Committee on Standards in Public Life: Getting the balance right: Implementing standards of conduc…
R10-13
Published January 2005
Response position and delivery status are recorded separately. Acceptance does not establish implementation.
Recommendation (the Committee's words)
The political activity questionnaire was designed and intended for monitoring purposes only. We recommend that the Commissioner’s Code of Practice should set out clearly that the questionnaire should not be shown to anyone involved in the selection process.
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 agrees with this recommendation and has consulted the Commissioner who intends to revise her Code of Practice accordingly.
Cabinet Office guidance Making and Managing Public Appointments. Guidance for Departments already makes clear that the questionnaire is for monitoring purposes and should play no part in the selection process. This is with the exception of a very limited number of cases where there is either a statutory requirement that political balance is a consideration or where political parties are required to be represented.
Cabinet Office guidance Making and Managing Public Appointments. Guidance for Departments already makes clear that the questionnaire is for monitoring purposes and should play no part in the selection process. This is with the exception of a very limited number of cases where there is either a statutory requirement that political balance is a consideration or where political parties are required to be represented.
From: HM Government. Source document ↗