Committee on Standards in Public Life: Upholding Standards in Public Life
USPL-9
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 Independent Adviser should have the authority to determine 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)
The Government considers the Prime Minister must retain the ultimate right to make a determination on whether or not a Minister has breached the Ministerial Code.
From: HM Government. Source document ↗
Assessment by the issuing body
Assessment (the Committee's words)
rejected