Committee on Standards in Public Life: Reinforcing Standards
R6-11
Published January 2000
Response position and delivery status are recorded separately. Acceptance does not establish implementation.
Recommendation (the Committee's words)
Paragraph 123 of the Ministerial Code should be amended to make it clear that a Minister, having had the advice of his or her Permanent Secretary on potential conflicts of interests, must take full responsibility for any subsequent decision.
From: Committee on Standards in Public Life, Reinforcing Standards, January 2000