The chair of the standards watchdog said there should be an overhaul of the system for ensuring compliance with the rules after ‘significant’…
Political turbulence in recent years has placed the Nolan principles of public life under “great pressure”, the chairman of Whitehall’s standards watchdog has warned.
Lord Evans said the seven Nolan principles – selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership – are not on their own enough and must be underpinned by strengthened codes of conduct. “The attempt to tear up the independent system for maintaining standards in Parliament in November 2021 … the Owen Paterson affair was scandalous and it was damaging, and we’ve also seen instances of poor practice in hospitals, in police and elsewhere – all part of a wider public landscape that undermines public confidence.
Polarisation also opens the door to extremism and intimidation of those in public life, he said, leading to difficulty in recruiting some of the best candidates, especially among women and ethnic minorities. “Significant” risks including of foreign interference also arise from the Government’s failure to close loopholes in election donations law, Lord Evans said.
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