Committee on Standards in Public Life: Upholding Standards in Public Life
USPL-8
Response position Partially accepted
Delivery status In progress
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 Independent Adviser should be able to initiate investigations into breaches of the Ministerial Code.
From: Committee on Standards in Public Life, Upholding Standards in Public Life, November 2021
Government response
Government response (the government's words)
In line with the latest Terms of Reference and Ministerial Code, the Independent Adviser may now initiate an investigation having consulted the Prime Minister. While the Prime Minister could choose not to consent to an investigation where the Prime Minister considers there are public interest reasons for doing so, the Independent Adviser is able to require that the reasons be made public.
From: HM Government. Source document ↗
Assessment by the issuing body
Assessment (the Committee's words)
Partially met