Committee on Standards in Public Life: Local government ethical standards: report
R19-18
Response position Rejected
Published January 2019
Response position and delivery status are recorded separately. Acceptance does not establish implementation.
Recommendation (the Committee's words)
The criminal offences in the Localism Act 2011 relating to Disclosable Pecuniary Interests should be abolished.
From: Committee on Standards in Public Life, Local government ethical standards: report, January 2019
Government response
Government response (the government's words)
It is a criminal offence to fail to declare pecuniary interests, which acts as a strong deterrent against corruption.
The government does not agree with this recommendation, but rather believes the criminal offence of a non-disclosure of pecuniary interest to be a necessary and proportionate safeguard and deterrent against corruption.
The high bar of police involvement has served to discourage politically motivated and unfounded complaints.
The government does not agree with this recommendation, but rather believes the criminal offence of a non-disclosure of pecuniary interest to be a necessary and proportionate safeguard and deterrent against corruption.
The high bar of police involvement has served to discourage politically motivated and unfounded complaints.
From: HM Government. Source document ↗