R15-1

We recommend that the Cabinet Office should: ■■ adopt a strategic programme to reinforce: ●● the message that the Seven Principles of Public Life apply to any organisation delivering public services; and ●● the frameworks required to support ethical standards; ■■ ensure that ethical standards reflecting the Seven Principles of Public Life are addressed in contractual arrangements, with providers required to undertake that they have the structures and arrangements in place to support this; ■■ ensure that high ethical standards are championed by Crown Representatives in their relationship with their strategic suppliers; and ■■ ensure that Crown Representatives provide specific advice to Ministers on this aspect of their relationship with suppliers; ■■ work collaboratively with the National Audit Office and HM Treasury to develop guidance on how value for money can be aligned with high ethical standards. 8