In a letter to the Prime Minister, published today, the independent Ethics and Integrity Commission has set out its progress since October and programme of work for the year. Building on the Committee on Standards in Public Life’s reputation for independent, evidence-based work, the Commission has outlined the work underway to deliver the EIC’s new,...
Michael Tomlinson KC has been appointed as the Conservative member of the Ethics and Integrity Commission (EIC). The Rt Hon Michael Tomlinson was the Member of Parliament for Mid Dorset and North Poole from 2015 to 2024. He served in various government positions, including in the Whips Office 2020-2022, as Solicitor General 2022-2023 and in...
Cllr Ruth Dombey OBE Five gold stars if you can name all seven of the Nolan principles. But no stars if you know the principles are integral to your organisation but not sure what that means in practice. Since the principles were established by the Committee on Standards in Public Life thirty years ago, they have...
Stu Sterling OBE, Chief Executive of the Ethics and Integrity Commission A month into my role as Chief Executive of the Ethics and Integrity Commission, it is clear that building the organisation envisaged in our remit – and reflected in the Prime Minister’s establishing letter – will be a steady, deliberate process. The recent PACAC...
The EIC welcomes the government’s proposals for a stronger and more accountable standards system for local government published today. The proposed changes, which include a mandatory code of conduct and sanctions for serious misconduct, pick up the recommendations made by our predecessors. We know the majority of councillors and officers want to maintain the highest...