Committee on Standards in Public Life: Getting the balance right: Implementing standards of conduc…
R10-1
Published January 2005
Response position and delivery status are recorded separately. Acceptance does not establish implementation.
Recommendation (the Committee's words)
Departments should give serious consideration to giving their central appointments units operational responsibility for public appointments, particularly in cases where sponsor teams manage only one or two competitions a year.
From: Committee on Standards in Public Life, Getting the balance right: Implementing standards of conduct in public life, January 2005
Government response
Government response (the government's words)
The Government accepts this recommendation. It is already the practice in a number of departments for central units to work closely with sponsor teams, advising on policy matters, overseeing the appointments process, and in some cases, undertaking the day-to-day administration of competitions. Departments which currently do not operate in this way will be encouraged to review their arrangements in the light of this recommendation to ensure that they have the most effective system in place which meets their needs.
From: HM Government. Source document ↗