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Ethics and Integrity Commission

Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 20 May 2025UIN 51151

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether appointments to the Ethics and Integrity Commission will be included in the Public Bodies Order in Council; and whether the chair will be classified as a significant appointment.

Answered by Georgia Gould

We are restoring confidence in government and the highest standards in public life.

This government is committed to establishing the right structures to do so and have already taken steps to improve probity and transparency, including through introducing a new Ministerial Code with emphasises the principles of public life, by strengthening the Terms of Reference for the Independent Adviser, and by introducing a new monthly Register of Gifts and Hospitality.

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