Statement by the Chair, CSPL, welcoming the new Ministerial Code.
Statement by the Chair, Committee on Standards in Public Life, welcoming the new Ministerial Code.
Maintaining high standards in public life requires聽leadership and regular attention to ensure processes and systems are effective in encouraging conduct that lives up to the Principles of Public Life.
皇冠体育app Committee therefore welcomes the publication of the new Ministerial Code today聽which outlines the conduct and standards the Prime Minister expects from his聽Ministerial team.
We welcome the prominence given to the Nolan Principles in the Code.聽聽Those Principles, which have stood the test of time,聽reflect what is聽expected of all those serving the public - whether elected or appointed.
We鈥檙e also pleased that the new Code strengthens the independence of the聽Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards, giving them the power to聽initiate investigations. This was recommended in the Committee鈥檚 2021 report, Upholding Standards in Public Life.聽聽
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