As part of its Lobbying, Disclosure, and Access to Government Review, the Ethics and Integrity Commission asked Spotlight on Corruption, Transparency International UK, and Unlock Democracy to conduct research into the operation of government transparency releases. They found that although there has been some improvement in transparency releases since this government came into office, there...
The Ethics and Integrity Commission has today published a report by Dr Rebecca Dobson Phillips on the institutions that regulate standards in public life in the UK. The report focuses on Westminster and Whitehall, local government, and functions that are governed by central agencies. This report was commissioned by the Ethics and Integrity Commission and...
We were delighted to attend the LGSCO event on 26 March (to launch their Complaint Handling Code). Thank you to the LGSCO for inviting commission member Ewen Fergusson to speak about our new Public Sector Ombudsman Review. Ewen shared how our review will explore whether public service ombudsman schemes should play an enhanced role in investigating systemic...
In response to the Prime Minister’s letter of 11/03/2026, the Ethics and Integrity Commission is carrying out a review into lobbying, disclosure, and access to government. We will aim to publish the final report before the summer recess, focussing on the areas the Commission believes it can have the greatest impact. Full details, including the...
Doug Chalmers, Chair of the Ethics and Integrity Commission (EIC), has written to the Prime Minister responding to his request for the EIC to review lobbying, disclosure, and access to government. The Chair’s Letter to the Prime Minister The Prime Minister’s Letter to The Chair Doug Chalmers, Chair of the EIC, said; “We welcome this...