The Committee on Standards in Public Life published its report, Recognising and Responding to Early Warning Signs in Public Sector Bodies, on 25 March 2025.
In this guest blog, Paul Hoey, co-founder of Hoey Associates, writes about how to improve the local government standards framework.
Lord Evans, Committee Chair, reflects on public standards issues over the past year and calls for proactive and ongoing attention to standards to ensure the systems and processes are able to meet the challenges faced today.
Committee chair Lord Evans looks ahead to the publication of CSPL's next report on embedding the Nolan Principles in the culture of public sector organisations.
The Standards Commission for Scotland writes on the key principle of objectivity which obliges those in public life, including politicians, to make decisions solely on merit, impartially and without discrimination or bias.
