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Accountability

Regulators and the revolving door

Richard Thomas, 8 February 2017 - Accountability, Ethical standards for providers of public services, Regulators, Revolving door

  A flurry of recent news stories has raised controversy about ex-ministers and senior civil servants passing through ‘the revolving door’- moving from government service into well-remunerated positions in the private sector. But at least such moves are overseen by …

Accountability cuts both ways

Jane Ramsey, 6 January 2017 - Accountability, Ethics in practice

...To quote John Major (back in 1994) once again: 'The freedom to comment, to attack, to condemn, to expose public institutions and public figures, is very great. In a free...

Fair Play - Standards in Sport

Monisha Shah, 4 October 2016 - Accountability, Ethical standards, Ethics in practice, Transparency

...behaviour is therefore a ‘natural’ consequence. The argument goes further. I heard one football agent argued on the radio last week that corruption scandals took nothing away from audiences; audiences...

Why Standards continue to matter

Paul Croney, 8 July 2016 - Accountability, Ethical standards

...as relevant to every day working life, not exceptions. Writing Codes or ticking boxes don't by themselves promote good behaviour. Some of the best written Codes were to be found...

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The Committee on Standards in Public Life (CSPL) is an independent advisory non-departmental public body that advises the Prime Minister on ethical standards across the whole of public life in the UK. It monitors and reports on issues relating to the standards of conduct of all public office holders.

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