Ethical standards
The days after a general election, especially when power transfers to another political party, are a hectic time in government. After campaigning hard and knocking on doors, the new teams and staffers must familiarise themselves with their roles and departmental …
In this blog, Chief Constable Andy Marsh QMP, Chief Executive of the National College of Policing, talks about the development of the new statutory Code of Ethics for policing.
Having taken over as the Chair of CSPL, I have looked back at how and why the standards landscape in the UK has evolved as it has. That reading quickly highlights the major role that the Committee has played in establishing much of the standards scene that we now take for granted.
Doug Chalmers was appointed by the Prime Minister as the Chair of the Committee following an open recruitment process. He took up his appointment on 12 December.