There is a worrying increase in the frequency and scale of corruption in sport. Kickbacks, bribes, or plain cheating - corruption now seems to permeate all manner and all levels of sport, national and international, from football and cricket to …
What is an ethical regulator? The Nolan Principles provide a good starting point: ethical regulators are those that uphold and enact the values of selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership. There has been considerable academic and policy focus, …
This week the House of Lords debated the impact of the government’s proposed change to the political levy of trades unions which would require members to ‘opt in’ rather than, at present ‘opt out’. The Committee has some history here. …
In September Dr Felicity Matthews from the University of Sheffield presented to the Committee, findings from her and Prof Matthew Flinders research, into the UK’s experience of public appointments in a comparative context. Dr Felicity Matthews provides further insights from their …
Ed Hammond, Head of Programmes, Local Accountability, from the Centre for Public Scrutiny has shared his thoughts on the Committee’s most recent report ‘Tone from top, leadership, ethics and accountability in policing’, which was published in June. Thoughts on 'Tone from …
Last month the Committee on Standards in Public Life published their report ‘Tone from the top: leadership, ethics and accountability’. Alongside the report the Committee also published new research on public understanding of police accountability, which was reflected on throughout …
Last week, after an eight month inquiry, the Committee produced its evaluation of accountability of local policing and publicly launched its report ‘Tone from the top - leadership, ethics and accountability in local policing’. The Committee shared key findings of …
The Business Services Association and CSPL recently ran two round table meetings to discuss ethical standards for providers of public services. High ethical standards can and should be achieved by any public service provider. The sector they come from is not …
The Committee on Standards in Public Life has now held its final roundtable meeting as part of the inquiry into the accountability, ethics and leadership of local policing. We've published summary notes of the roundtable of Chief Executives of PCCs' …
The Hansard Society’s Audit of Political Engagement published today makes for a depressing read for those of us involved in promoting high standards in public life. The Committee’s six questions – which are an attempt to continue to track trends from our …
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