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Welcome to the Committee on Standards in Public Life website - promoting high standards of behaviour in the public sphere through the Seven Principles of Public Life enunciated by the Nolan Committee
RECENT NEWS
27 April 2012
Sir Christopher Kelly has released a statement regarding calls for an inquiry into the allegations emerging from the Leveson Inquiry.To view the statement click here.
16 April 2012
The Committee has published its response to the government's consultation on proposals for a register of lobbyists. To view the Committee's response click here.
25 March 2012
Sir Christopher Kelly released a statement responding to recent stories about party political donations and access here.
To view an article by Sir Christopher Kelly which was published in the Daily Telegraph on party funding click here.
February 2012
The Committee published its submission to the Political and Constitutional Reform Select Commitee which is currently conducting pre-legislative scrutiny of the Government's draft Bill on the recall of MPs. You can view the submission here.
January 2012
The Committee on Standards in Public Life held a seminar, which was open to the public, on researching public attitudes towards public life. A transcript of the event is available here. An additional note on the Committee's research responding to questions raised at the seminar is also available here.
The Committee published its response to the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority's 2011 review of the MPs' expenses scheme. You can find the document here.
November 2011
The Committee on Standards in Public Life published its report on political party finance in November 2011. You can download the report - Political Party Finance - Ending the big donor culture - and supporting documents here.
11 November 2011
The Committee has moved offices and all of our contact details have changed. You can find our new details here.
PREVIOUS NEWS
September 2011
The Committee on Standards in Public Life published its Annual Report 2010/11. You can download a copy here (pdf 531Kb).
The Committee has also published its fourth biennial survey of attitudes towards conduct in public life, including the results of research into political party finance as part of its current inquiry. You can download a copy of the survey here.
January 2011
The Committee on Standards in Public Life has submitted evidence to the Public Bill Committee on the Localism Bill setting out its concerns about the proposed abolition of the local government standards regime. To download a copy of the submission, please click here (pdf 100Kb).
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