Committee on Standards in Public Life: Upholding Standards in Public Life
USPL-30
Response position Rejected
Delivery status Not started
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)
The government should include meetings held between external organisations and special advisers in transparency releases.
From: Committee on Standards in Public Life, Upholding Standards in Public Life, November 2021
Government response
Government response (the government's words)
The Government does not believe that transparency obligations should be extended to equivalent Special Advisers on the basis that Special Advisers cannot authorise public expenditure nor exercise any statutory powers.
From: HM Government. Source document ↗
Assessment by the issuing body
Assessment (the Committee's words)
rejected