The 2007 Civil Service Regulations are based on the principles of transparency, justice, equal opportunity and nondiscrimination(gender equity) in dealing with the rights, duties and responsibilities of civil servants in the performance of their work, and the Civil Service Commission observes those principles in its planning, human resource management, and selection and appointment procedures. In addition, in 2009 the Council of Ministers approved amendments to the Civil Service Regulations prescribing more severe disciplinary penalties for anyone who causes physical punishment to be inflicted upon any child in any governmental establishment, including any educational, vocational or training institution or institution providing care or protection.