Committee on Standards in Public Life: Upholding Standards in Public Life
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Response position Accepted
Delivery status Implemented
Published November 2021
Addressed to Cabinet Office
Response position and delivery status are recorded separately. Acceptance does not establish implementation.
Recommendation (the Committee's words)
ACOBA rulings should be directly binding on applicants.
From: Committee on Standards in Public Life, Upholding Standards in Public Life, November 2021
Government response
Government response (the government's words)
The Government is clear that the Business Appointment Rules must be binding on all who are subject to them. The Government's proposal is that for those on new terms and conditions, the proposal will change from one where they apply to ACoBA for advice to one where they consult the Rules and their contract for the resulting conditions. In such cases, it will be the contractual clauses - rather than ACoBA rulings - that will be binding on individuals.
From: HM Government. Source document ↗
Assessment by the issuing body
Assessment (the Committee's words)
Fully met