...views. What they shouldn’t expect is abuse, threats of violence and physical assault. Evidence submitted to our review of Intimidation in Public Life, published in 2017, and our local government...
...involves a reciprocal relationship between those in public life and the public. I recently discussed with the Chair of the LGA their consultation on the new model code for councillors....
...Ministerial Interests should have greater powers to initiate his own investigations under the Ministerial Code was overlooked. That was a decision of the elected government of the day - the...
...and Departmental Boards. We also argued that public office holders who are outside the scope of the Freedom of Information Act (including Members of Parliament, Peers and Councillors) should be...
