Committee on Standards in Public Life: Getting the balance right: Implementing standards of conduc…

R10-3

Published January 2005

Response position and delivery status are recorded separately. Acceptance does not establish implementation.

Recommendation (the Committee's words)
More systematic sharing of good practice in the making of appointments across public administration is urgently required. The Cabinet Office should convene an annual seminar of UK public appointments regulators and appointing authorities to exchange and debate good practice.

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 the need for systematic sharing of good practice. The Cabinet Office already promotes good practice in public appointments through regular meetings with departments and in its guidance Making and Managing Public Appointments. Guidance for Departments. It will continue to discuss key developments and share good practice with public appointment regulators departments and other stakeholders.

From: HM Government. Source document ↗