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To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to consult Andrew Devine’s family on the content, enforcement, and consistency of the codes of ethical conduct required by the Public Office (Accountability) Bill before publishing statutory guidance or tabling any Government amendments.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to consult Andrew Devine’s family on the content, enforcement, and consistency of the codes of ethical conduct required by the Public Office (Accountability) Bill before publishing statutory guidance or tabling any Government amendments.
I have recently met members of the Devine family with the noble Lord to discuss these proposals and am grateful to them for their time.
To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to establishing a single statutory minimum code of ethical conduct applicable to all public authorities, which individual authorities could supplement but not dilute, rather than requiring each authority to formulate its own minimum standards.
To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to establishing a single statutory minimum code of ethical conduct applicable to all public authorities, which individual authorities could supplement but not dilute, rather than requiring each authority to formulate its own minimum standards.
The Public Office (Accountability) Bill requires public authorities to have and publish Codes of Ethical Conduct. Each code should explain how those working for the authority can demonstrate candour in the context of their particular organisation, its functions, and the individual’s specific role.
The Bill sets out the minimum requirements that public authorities must meet for their Code to be compliant.
To ask His Majesty's Government how breaches of codes established under clause 10 of the Public Office (Accountability) Bill will be investigated and enforced where the public official concerned has resigned, retired, or transferred to another authority before the complaint or investigation is concluded.
To ask His Majesty's Government how breaches of codes established under clause 10 of the Public Office (Accountability) Bill will be investigated and enforced where the public official concerned has resigned, retired, or transferred to another authority before the complaint or investigation is concluded.
The Bill sets out the minimum requirements that public authorities must meet for their Code of Ethical Conduct to be compliant. Public authorities are responsible for the disciplinary consequences for people who work for the authority failing to act in accordance with the standards of conduct expected of them.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the statutory guidance to be issued under clause 10 of the Public Office (Accountability) Bill will include a common core template; which elements of that template public authorities will be permitted to omit or modify; and how they will monitor consistency in its implementation.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the statutory guidance to be issued under clause 10 of the Public Office (Accountability) Bill will include a common core template; which elements of that template public authorities will be permitted to omit or modify; and how they will monitor consistency in its implementation.
Public authorities will be required to adopt and publish Codes of Ethical Conduct. These can be tailored to meet the requirements of their workforces and sectors.
The Bill sets out the minimum requirements that public authorities must meet for their Code to be compliant. Statutory guidance will be published to support them.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risk that separate codes under clause 10 of the Public Office (Accountability) Bill will create different standards, complaint routes, investigative arrangements, and sanctions for materially similar conduct in different public authorities.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risk that separate codes under clause 10 of the Public Office (Accountability) Bill will create different standards, complaint routes, investigative arrangements, and sanctions for materially similar conduct in different public authorities.
Public authorities will be required to adopt and publish Codes of Ethical Conduct. These can be tailored to meet the requirements of their workforces and sectors.
The Bill sets out the minimum requirements that public authorities must meet for their Code to be compliant. Statutory guidance will be published to support them.
To ask His Majesty's Government what work the Ethics and Integrity Commission and the Cabinet Office duty of candour team have undertaken on the proposed statutory guidance and common framework for codes of ethical conduct; when that work began; what public authorities and existing codes have been examined; and when...
To ask His Majesty's Government what work the Ethics and Integrity Commission and the Cabinet Office duty of candour team have undertaken on the proposed statutory guidance and common framework for codes of ethical conduct; when that work began; what public authorities and existing codes have been examined; and when...
In October 2025, the Ethics and Integrity Commission (EIC) was commissioned to report on how public bodies can develop, distribute and enforce Codes of Conduct so that they effect meaningful cultural change, ensuring that public officials act with honesty, integrity and candour at all times.
When published, the EIC will act as a ‘Centre of Excellence’ for public sector Codes of Conduct and provide guidance and best practice to public bodies. As an independent body, the EIC is responsible for setting the scope and direction of its work.
Statutory guidance will be published to support public authorities to comply with the duties in clause 10 of the Public Office (Accountability) Bill.
To ask His Majesty's Government what arrangements they propose to prevent duplication between public authorities, professional regulators, ombudsmen, inspectorates, and law-enforcement bodies in investigating and enforcing substantially the same ethical duties.
To ask His Majesty's Government what arrangements they propose to prevent duplication between public authorities, professional regulators, ombudsmen, inspectorates, and law-enforcement bodies in investigating and enforcing substantially the same ethical duties.
The Government recognises the importance of ensuring that Codes of Ethical Conduct operate effectively alongside existing ethical codes made and published by regulators, ombudsmen, inspectorates and law-enforcement bodies. Statutory guidance will be published to support public authorities to comply with the duties in clause 10 of the Public Office (Accountability) Bill.
To ask His Majesty's Government what data public authorities will be required to publish concerning complaints under their codes of ethical conduct, including the number received, investigated, upheld and referred to another body, the time taken, the remedies provided, and the sanctions imposed.
To ask His Majesty's Government what data public authorities will be required to publish concerning complaints under their codes of ethical conduct, including the number received, investigated, upheld and referred to another body, the time taken, the remedies provided, and the sanctions imposed.
Public authorities will be required to adopt and publish a Code of Ethical Conduct that includes information on how people who do not work for the public authority may make complaints. Public authorities may wish to publish additional relevant information alongside their Code of Ethical Conduct
To ask His Majesty's Government how members of the public will be able to (1) identify the applicable code, (2) make a complaint, (3) obtain independent investigation of a serious or systemic breach, and (4) secure a remedy where an authority’s internal employment or disciplinary procedure is unavailable or inappropriate.
To ask His Majesty's Government how members of the public will be able to (1) identify the applicable code, (2) make a complaint, (3) obtain independent investigation of a serious or systemic breach, and (4) secure a remedy where an authority’s internal employment or disciplinary procedure is unavailable or inappropriate.
The Public Office (Accountability) Bill requires public authorities to publish a Code of Ethical Conduct that includes information on how people who do not work for the public authority may make a complaint.
The method of investigation and possible outcomes will depend on the circumstances and the public authority concerned.
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of public authorities that will be required to establish and maintain a code of ethical conduct under clause 10 of the Public Office (Accountability) Bill; and how any such estimate is broken down by (1) type of...
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of public authorities that will be required to establish and maintain a code of ethical conduct under clause 10 of the Public Office (Accountability) Bill; and how any such estimate is broken down by (1) type of...
All core public authorities will be required to establish and publish a Code of Ethical Conduct, including all central government departments, National Health Services bodies, local authorities, police forces and state funded schools. Approximately six million public sector workers across the public sector are within scope of the Bill.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have updated the charter for the Defence Safety Authority regarding reporting lines to account for there not being a Second Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Defence; and, if so, how.
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have updated the charter for the Defence Safety Authority regarding reporting lines to account for there not being a Second Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Defence; and, if so, how.
To ask His Majesty's Government, in light of the NHS Oversight Framework including vaccination metrics for only the measles, mumps, rubella and varicella and healthcare worker influenza vaccination programmes, what steps they will take to ensure robust accountability for all national vaccination programmes following the transfer of commissioning responsibilities to...
To ask His Majesty's Government, in light of the NHS Oversight Framework including vaccination metrics for only the measles, mumps, rubella and varicella and healthcare worker influenza vaccination programmes, what steps they will take to ensure robust accountability for all national vaccination programmes following the transfer of commissioning responsibilities to...
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the extent to which existing codes applying to public authorities differ in respect of honesty, candour, record keeping, disclosure, correction of known error, reasons for decisions, protected reporting, complaints, investigation and sanctions.
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the extent to which existing codes applying to public authorities differ in respect of honesty, candour, record keeping, disclosure, correction of known error, reasons for decisions, protected reporting, complaints, investigation and sanctions.
Public authorities are responsible for adopting and maintaining their organisational Code of Ethical Conduct. It is for each public authority to ensure that their organisation’s Code complies with the requirements set out in Chapter 2, Clause 10 of the Bill. This includes providing information about how staff can make protected disclosures and make complaints about the conduct of an organisation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of proposed reorganisation on democratic accountability in Lancashire.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of proposed reorganisation on democratic accountability in Lancashire.
I refer the Hon. Member to the Secretary of State’s oral statement of 7 September 2026. The Government has withdrawn the March 2026 decisions for Essex, Hampshire, Norfolk and Suffolk, and paused activity in the other 14 areas while a full review of the local government reorganisation programme is conducted. We recognise the need for clarity and will set out next steps as soon as possible.
The Government has published a summary of consultation analysis on GOV.UK.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the written statement of 9 September 2026: Civil Service Pension Scheme, what steps her Department taking to hold Capita to account for inadequacies in the administration of civil service pensions
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the written statement of 9 September 2026: Civil Service Pension Scheme, what steps her Department taking to hold Capita to account for inadequacies in the administration of civil service pensions
To ask His Majesty's Government which existing codes of ethical or professional conduct they obtained and considered when preparing clause 10 of the Public Office (Accountability) Bill; and whether they will place copies of, or links to, those codes in the Library of the House.
To ask His Majesty's Government which existing codes of ethical or professional conduct they obtained and considered when preparing clause 10 of the Public Office (Accountability) Bill; and whether they will place copies of, or links to, those codes in the Library of the House.
The provisions set out in the Bill have been developed on the basis of the Seven Principles of Public Life (the Nolan Principles). Codes must be used to drive ethical behaviour in a public authority and to be embedded in all aspects of their organisation’s work - the delivery of public services.
Public authorities will be required to take steps to make their staff aware of the Code and the consequences of failing to comply with it. Public authorities are required to publish their respective Code of Ethical Conduct.
To ask His Majesty's Government why the costs and resource implications of clause 10 of the Public Office (Accountability) Bill were not separately quantified in the Bill’s impact assessment; and whether they will publish a supplementary assessment before the beginning of Committee stage in the House of Lords.
To ask His Majesty's Government why the costs and resource implications of clause 10 of the Public Office (Accountability) Bill were not separately quantified in the Bill’s impact assessment; and whether they will publish a supplementary assessment before the beginning of Committee stage in the House of Lords.
Most, if not all, public bodies will already be covered by a form of a Code of Ethical Conduct. Therefore, it is not anticipated that the impact in terms of costs will be substantial.
The scale of these costs can only be fully determined after Royal Assent. A further assessment of impact will, therefore, be undertaken at the appropriate stage.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many of the public authorities they expect to be subject to clause 10 of the Public Office (Accountability) Bill already have a code of ethical or professional conduct applying to their public officials.
To ask His Majesty's Government how many of the public authorities they expect to be subject to clause 10 of the Public Office (Accountability) Bill already have a code of ethical or professional conduct applying to their public officials.
The requirement to adopt a Code of Ethical Conduct is intended to sit alongside, not replace, existing ethical or candour frameworks.
In many cases public authorities will be able to satisfy the requirement by updating or amending existing codes to meet the minimum standards. For example, the Civil Service Code will act as the Code of Ethical Conduct for the Civil Service.
What steps his Department is taking under the Product Regulation and Metrology Act 2025 to hold online marketplaces accountable for the safety of products sold on their platforms.
What steps his Department is taking under the Product Regulation and Metrology Act 2025 to hold online marketplaces accountable for the safety of products sold on their platforms.
Statement on the publication of the twelfth report of the Committee of Public Accounts, Government compensation schemes, (HC 88).
Statement on the publication of the twelfth report of the Committee of Public Accounts, Government compensation schemes, (HC 88).