Committee on Standards in Public Life

First Report of the Committee on Standards in Public Life

Contents

• Foreword by Lord Neill of Bladen, QC
• Part 1: Introduction
• Part 2: Members of Parliament
  • The recommendations of the First Report
  • An overview of implementation
  • Procedure for hearings and appeals
  • MPs and the criminal law of corruption
  • Paid outside employment
  • Lobbying
  • Register of Interests
  • Code of Conduct for Members of Parliament
  • Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards
  • A statute of limitations
  • Penalties
• Part 3: Ministers
  • The recommendations of the First Report
  • An overview of implementation
  • Ministerial Code of Conduct
  • Business appointment rules for Ministers
  • A departmental register of hospitality
  • Handling allegations of misconduct
• Part 4: Civil Servants
  • The recommendations of the First Report
  • An overview of implementation
  • Core Values
  • Civil Service Code
  • A Civil Service Act
  • Business appointment rules
  • Special advisers
  • Sponsorship of Government departments
• Part 5: Public Appointments and Proportionality
  • The recommendations of the First Report
  • Introduction
  • Proportionality
• Bibliography

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