CSPL · MPs, Ministers and Civil Servants, Executive Quangos

R1-54

May 1995

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

Recommendation

Executive NDPBs, supported by their sponsor departments, should: develop their own codes of openness, building on the government code and developing good practice on the lines recommended in this report; [B] ensure that the public are aware of the provisions of their codes; [B] sponsor departments should: encourage executive bodies to follow best practice and improve consistency between similar bodies by working to bring the standards of all up to those of the best; [B] the Cabinet Office should: produce and periodically update guidance on good practice for openness in executive NDPBs and NHS bodies.

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