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Accountability cuts both ways

Posted by: Jane Ramsey, Posted on: 6 January 2017 - Categories: 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...

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Developing principles and rules on Conflicts of Interest

Posted by: Professor Sir Malcolm Grant, Posted on: 3 November 2016 - Categories: Ethical standards

...of gratitude and therefore important not to curtail, and gifts from suppliers, which the group felt there was no legitimate reason to accept with the exception of very minor promotional...

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Fair Play - Standards in Sport

Posted by: Monisha Shah, Posted on: 4 October 2016 - Categories: Accountability, Ethical standards, Ethics in practice, Transparency
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...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...

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Adopting Best Practice in Healthcare Regulation

Posted by: Sarah Devaney, Posted on: 19 September 2016 - Categories: Ethical standards, Regulators
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...the UK nurse who contracted Ebola while treating patients in Sierra Leone, was cleared of misconduct charges. It had been alleged that she had allowed an inaccurate recording of her...

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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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