Committee on Standards in Public Life: Standards of conduct of local government in England, Scotla…
R3-37
Published July 1997
Response position and delivery status are recorded separately. Acceptance does not establish implementation.
Recommendation (the Committee's words)
Local authorities should adopt rules on openness that allow planning agreements to be subject to discussion by members of the authority and the public. They should not restrict access to supporting documents except where justified by the requirements of commercial confidentiality, which should be interpreted narrowly.
From: Committee on Standards in Public Life, Standards of conduct of local government in England, Scotland and Wales, July 1997