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Conflicts of Interest

Recommendations related to conflicts of interest

4 recommendations 100% accepted

Tag overview

Government Response
Accepted (3)
Accepted in Part (1)
Recommendations in This Theme

recommendation across 4 inquiries

Across 4 inquiries

Tagged Recommendations

4 total
ETI-2 Accepted in Part Edinburgh Tram Inquiry

Inquiry Independence

Scottish Ministers must not appoint any department, agency, or government organization as inquiry sponsor where it or its employees had involvement in the project under investigation.

- In November 2023, the Scottish Government stated that guidance similar to that suggested was already in development (Transport Secretary Statement on Edinburgh Tram Inquiry …
Scottish Government
DM-14 Accepted Daniel Morgan Panel

Register membership of organisations like Freemasons

All police officers and police staff should be obliged to register in confidence with the Chief Officer of their police force, at either their point of recruitment to the police …

Home Office
RHI-40 Accepted RHI Inquiry

Declaration of Interests

Ministers, Special Advisers and officials in Northern Ireland government Departments should declare their interests annually in writing. When any conflict of interest arises during the course of government business each …

- In October 2021, the NI Executive accepted this recommendation in full (NI Executive Response to RHI Inquiry, Department of Finance, October 2021). - The …
Northern Ireland Executi…
F285 Accepted Mid Staffs Inquiry

Appointment of assistant deputy coroners

The Chief Coroner should issue guidance on how to avoid the appearance of bias when assistant deputy coroners are associated with a party in a case.

- The government's response in "Hard Truths" (Cm 8777, November 2013) accepted this recommendation (Hard Truths: the Journey to Putting Patients First, DHSC, November 2013). …