Ethics and Integrity Commission

Doug Chalmers, Chair of the EIC, has written to the Prime Minister this morning on the health of ethical standards in public life.

While acknowledging where progress has been made, the letter urges the government to accelerate reform in a range of areas.

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'There is a vast difference between the public services of the 1960s, when ombuds were first established, and the public services of today.'

Ewen Fergusson has written for the EIC reflecting on the progress of the Ombudsman Review.

Read it in full here: eic.independent-commission.uk/blog-ombudsman…

"We are at a pivotal moment for standards reform."

In a new blog post, EIC Chair Doug Chalmers reflects on last week's letter to the Prime Minister, public trust, and the importance of the Commission's lobbying recommendations.

Read it here: eic.independent-commission.uk/blog-a-trustwo…

It was a privilege to join the panel @UCL's 'Policy and Practice' seminar yesterday on the future of lobbying regulation in the UK.

The panel highlighted how crucial the implementation of the recommendations, made in the EIC's July report, is to trust in public life.

On the day before the EIC publishes its first letter to the Prime Minister on the health of standards in public life, our Chief Executive, Stu Sterling, reflects on a 'productive inaugural year' for the EIC in a new blog post.

Read more below.

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