Tag: Alan Doig
The UK needs to put an approach to public ethics and integrity on a permanent, professional and evidenced basis
Are other approaches to public integrity needed? Alan Doig suggests in his final blog on the subject of standards in public life that it is important to re-think how we sustain public integrity in order to ensure we get policy in this crucial area right. Similar PostsThe Committee on Standards in Public Life needs reform if […]
The Committee on Standards in Public Life needs reform if it is to fulfil its important role properly in the future
If the approach to public integrity taken by local government is anything to go by, the Committee on Standards in Public Life is no substitute for the Standards Board or the Audit Commission in terms of strategy or scrutiny. Alan Doig suggests that now is the time to consider another approach. Similar Posts“Some of the […]
Mission creep and the Committee on Standards in Public Life; why its time for a new approach to get back to basics
The Committee on Standards in Public Life was introduced in order to restore a degree of confidence in the integrity of public officials following a number of scandals during the late 1980s and early 1990’s. Alan Doig suggests that the committee is not performing effectively, and that it is still unclear how to deliver and […]
The UK needs to rethink its approach to the upholding of standards in public life
Is it time to re-think the UK’s public integrity strategy? Alan Doig argues that a new approach should be considered to take over from successive iterations of an increasingly ineffectual Committee on Standards in Public Life. Similar PostsMission creep and the Committee on Standards in Public Life; why its time for a new approach to get […]
After the government’s reforms, local authorities now have less capacity to detect and investigate instances of misconduct in public life
With the abolition of the Audit Commission and Standards Board, the government has radically reformed the monitoring and investigation of ethical standards in local government. Alan Doig discusses these changes and sets them in a wider context of reform, for instance the changing relationships between councils, the police and the NHS. He argues that the lack […]
The Committee on Standards in Public Life is responding to the need for scrutiny of ethical standards in local government
On the 10th March on the Democratic Audit blog, Alan Doig argued that the Committee on Standards in Public Life (CSPL) has been ineffective in safeguarding ethical standards across local government. In response, the Chair of the Committee, Lord Bew , describes the role of the committee, its recent activities, and how it contributes to upholding […]
The Committee on Standards in Public Life has proven itself ineffective in safeguarding ethical standards across local government
The government had made significant changes to the way ethical standards are monitored, especially in local government. In this post, Alan Doig argues that the weakening of monitoring regimes is in part a failure of the Committee on Standards in Public Life to ensure its strategic objectives are implemented across the public sector. Similar PostsAfter […]
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