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Ethical standards

The Collapse of Carillion - a Failure of Ethical Standards?

Sheila Drew Smith, 1 February 2018 - Ethical standards, Ethical standards for providers of public services

As further details emerge about the collapse of Carillion, it is tempting to put their failures down to a lack of poor strategic leadership and competent financial management. Details supporting that thesis may well emerge over the coming months as …

Building a better culture in Parliament

Monisha Shah, 23 November 2017 - Accountability, Ethical standards, MPs, Nolan Principles

...new MPs, new and explicit codes of conduct, and the extraordinary bravery of individual voices in bringing bad behaviour to light, these scandals recur with unedifying regularity. A scandal breaks,...

A new era for public standards regulation?

Gillian Peele, 17 August 2017 - Accountability, Ethical standards, Transparency

...United Kingdom and the United States. What is of interest for those concerned with standards issues is how far in such a climate it is possible to make statements of...

Metro Mayors - high standards will help them deliver

Jane Martin, 18 July 2017 - Accountability, Ethical standards, Local government

...between national and local government in England. As leaders of combined authorities, they take over powers from central government for key policy and strategic issues as wide as transport, housing,...

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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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