Committee on Standards in Public Life: Striking the Balance: Upholding the Seven Principles of Pub…
STB-2
Published September 2016
Response position and delivery status are recorded separately. Acceptance does not establish implementation.
Recommendation (the Committee's words)
Unless expressly authorised in the statutory foundation of the regulator, ministers should not have the power to hire or fire the Chief Executive or any other operational staff.
From: Committee on Standards in Public Life, Striking the Balance: Upholding the Seven Principles of Public Life in Regulation, September 2016