MoD has this week advised Sir Jeremy Heywood KCB, CVO, Secretary of the Cabinet and Head of the Civil Service, that it should remain an offence to refuse to obey a direct order to make a false declaration regarding airworthiness and financial probity. To issue such an order is not an offence.
To obey such an order is to commit fraud and constitutes misconduct in public office.
Sir Jeremy accepted this advice and personally signed the letter containing his ruling on 28th October.
This still amazes me; do you have a link to a copy of the letter, or is anything regarding this publicly accessible..?