Committee on Standards in Public Life: Strengthening Transparency Around Lobbying
R14-15
Published November 2013
Response position and delivery status are recorded separately. Acceptance does not establish implementation.
Recommendation (the Committee's words)
Accounting officers personally should certify annually that they have satisfied themselves about the adequacy of their organisation’s arrangements for safeguarding high ethical standards. This annual certification should include ensuring that officials are vigilant about contact by lobbyists, and in the case of Permanent Secretaries, that their Ministers and special advisers are reporting relevant contacts.
From: Committee on Standards in Public Life, Strengthening Transparency Around Lobbying, November 2013