Lobbying: current arrangements are not enough
...principle on how to deal with lobbyists, lowering the threshold for registering gifts and hospitality from £500 to £140 and introducing a new Code of Conduct for Members’ Staff with...
Common standards make common sense
Posted by:
Lord Paul Bew, Posted on:
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Categories:
Accountability, Ethical standards for providers of public services
The Seven Principles of Public Life – honesty, integrity, accountability, selflessness, objectivity, leadership and openness - first set down by Lord Nolan in 1995 – are now widely accepted baselines...
Public engagement in an age of disengagement
One of the key areas I really wanted to explore in our recent evidence gathering visit in Essex was how the PCC tried to engage with local people about local...
Recall of MPs Bill: ‘sham and bogus’ or ‘an important statement about our commitment to accountability and democracy’?
Just after 7.30 pm on the night of Monday 24th November, the Recall of MPs Bill 2014 finished its passage through the House of Commons. The House of Lords will...