Articles tagged with: Ethics and Integrity Commission
Ethics watchdog highlights ‘unimplemented’ past advice in letter to PM
18 Mar Civil Service Reform
Ethics watchdog highlights ‘unimplemented’ past advice in letter to PM
Doug Chalmers welcomes request for review of lobbying, disclosure and access to government but notes that "adoption of recommendations makes the real difference"
Cabinet Office launches overhaul of appointments and vetting in Whitehall
12 Mar HR
Cabinet Office launches overhaul of appointments and vetting in Whitehall
Move follows publication of papers detailing process for Peter Mandelson’s installation as US ambassador 
Can public sector ombudsmen help detect system failures sooner?
05 Mar Politics & Constitution
Can public sector ombudsmen help detect system failures sooner?
What is often dismissed as an "unfortunate individual error" can actually be the first sign of a systemic issue
Ethics and Integrity Commission reveals topic for first review
11 Feb HR
Ethics and Integrity Commission reveals topic for first review
Probe will look at whether the public sector ombudsman system should play greater role in examining “systemic issues”
‘The way leaders respond to concerns has a ripple effect’ – Ethics watchdog Doug Chalmers on culture and curiosity
01 Jan Leadership
‘The way leaders respond to concerns has a ripple effect’ – Ethics watchdog Doug Chalmers on culture and curiosity
Doug Chalmers also discusses his first few months leading the new Ethics and Integrity Commission
Lord Evans: We don't talk enough about ethics
12 Nov 2025 Civil Service Reform
Lord Evans: We don't talk enough about ethics
Former standards committee chair recalls thinking it was 'laughable' to be told by perm sec there were no ethical issues in their department
PM asks Ethics and Integrity Commission to help public bodies create duty of candour codes
29 Oct 2025 Civil Service Reform
PM asks Ethics and Integrity Commission to help public bodies create duty of candour codes
Ethics body chair Doug Chalmers says “pressures and uncertainty” can make it difficult for public servants to do their jobs well
Shame in itself is not an effective tool – the government’s standards regime shakeup should have gone further
23 Jul 2025 Civil Service Reform
Shame in itself is not an effective tool – the government’s standards regime shakeup should have gone further
When it comes to standards oversight, it’s not the acronym that matters – it’s the powers that go with it and the independence to make politically difficult decisions
Acoba abolished as McFadden sets out plans for Ethics and Integrity Commission
21 Jul 2025 Civil Service Reform
Acoba abolished as McFadden sets out plans for Ethics and Integrity Commission
Committee on Standards in Public Life to become beefed-up commission, while revolving-doors regulator's functions will be split up