UK Integrity & Ethics

Statement on the CSPL report, Standards Matters 2

Spotlight on Corruption strongly welcomes today’s Committee on Standards in Public Life roadmap for upgrading how standards in public life are regulated. This roadmap represents a realistic but robust agenda...

Boardman’s Greensill review makes a pitch for bold reform – will it shift the dial?

Nigel Boardman’s 19 recommendations and 5 suggestions resulting from the Greensill scandal were finally published last week, after sitting in the government’s in-tray since early August. It has been worth...

Updated statement on the Boardman review into the Greensill scandal

Statement on the Boardman review into the Greensill scandal

The UK’s framework for regulating ethical standards in government is not working. It’s time for an independent Ethics Commission.

• George Havenhand

Introduction The UK’s approach to regulating ethical standards in government is in dire need of reform. The patchwork of regulatory bodies has developed in response to scandals rather than as...