Articles tagged with: Laurie Magnus
Treasury minister resigns after PM's standards adviser completes investigation
15 Jan HR
Treasury minister resigns after PM's standards adviser completes investigation
Laurie Magnus says Tulip Siddiq did not breach code but that Keir Starmer may "want to consider her ongoing responsibilities" in letter to PM
Ministerial code update stresses need for 'partnership working' with civil servants
07 Nov 2024 HR
Ministerial code update stresses need for 'partnership working' with civil servants
Boosted powers for PM's standards adviser and scrapping cap on spad numbers also feature in latest rejig
Starmer signals new approach on ethics and civil service
08 Jul 2024 Civil Service Reform
Starmer signals new approach on ethics and civil service
Starmer meets with standards adviser on first day in post and clarifies how civil servants should refer to him
Ministers must disclose job-offer chats to their perm sec, ethics chief tells MPs
20 Jul 2023 HR
Ministers must disclose job-offer chats to their perm sec, ethics chief tells MPs
But Laurie Magnus is coy about using his investigatory powers to probe misuse of statistics, even when UKSA sounds the alarm
PM to consult ethics adviser after Braverman ‘asked civil servants for help with speeding fine’
22 May 2023 HR
PM to consult ethics adviser after Braverman ‘asked civil servants for help with speeding fine’
Sunak will also speak to Simon Case about claims the home secretary broke the ministerial code by asking officials to organise a private speed-awareness course
PM's new ethics adviser completes last Geidt report
06 Apr 2023 HR
PM's new ethics adviser completes last Geidt report
Laurie Magnus says evidence about minister’s “Islamophobia” allegations is inconclusive
'Greater rigour' needed in reporting ministers' interests, PM's ethics adviser says
23 Feb 2023 HR
'Greater rigour' needed in reporting ministers' interests, PM's ethics adviser says
But Sir Laurie Magnus admits "the 'good chap' approach" relies on ministers' honesty