Committee on Standards in Public Life: Getting the balance right: Implementing standards of conduc…
R10-17
Published January 2005
Response position and delivery status are recorded separately. Acceptance does not establish implementation.
Recommendation (the Committee's words)
The Government should announce its intention to amend Part III of the Local Government Act 2000 in the parliamentary session 2005/06 to enable the sifting of complaints to be undertaken by local Standards Committees.
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)
We accept in principle that the Local Government Act 2000 should be amended to provide for more locally based decision-making. We will aim to make the necessary amendments as soon as Parliamentary time allows. In advance of the introduction of the revised regime, the Government wants the Board to work closely with local authorities so that standards committees and monitoring officers are properly supported, and have the capacity and capability to do their jobs.
From: HM Government. Source document ↗