Source · Select Committees · Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Recommendation 4
4
Accepted
Frequent accusations of Ministerial Code breaches create an undesirable situation
Conclusion
We believe the current situation where the Code sets a high bar for expectations which is regularly subject to accusations of being breached is undesirable. (Conclusion, Paragraph 18)
Government response summary AI-generated
The government acknowledges the Committee's concerns about the Ministerial Code setting an undesirable high bar for expectations and commits to updating its language.
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Government Response
Accepted
HM Government · verbatim extract
Accepted
8. The Government acknowledges the Committee’s concerns about the Code as currently drafted, and will look to update the language.
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