Structure of answer:

• Introduction (What it relevance and significance to civil service).
• What is probity in ethics?
• What is integrity?
• Importance of probity and integrity in ethics.
• Case study.
• Conclusion.

Key points:

• Probity is the evidence of ethical behaviour in a particular process.
• For Government employees and agencies, maintaining probity involves more than simply avoiding corrupt or dishonest conduct.
• It involves applying public sector values such as impartiality, accountability and transparency.
• Integrity is following strong moral principles while Probity of having strong moral principle.
• Why it is important? It requires that Boards act ethically, impartially, honestly and with fairness.
• It has been defined by intellectuals that Probity is the indication of ethical behaviour in a particular process.
• The term probity entails integrity, uprightness and honesty.