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GuIdAnCE
Standards in Public Life in its Accountability
First Report as applying to holders Holders of public office are
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of public office. These principles accountable for their decisions
will be taken into consideration and actions to the public and must
when any complaint is received of submit themselves to whatever
breaches of the provisions in other scrutiny is appropriate to their
sections of the Code. office.
Selflessness Openness
Holders of public office should Holders of public office should be
take decisions solely in terms of the as open as possible about all the
public interest. They should not do decisions and actions that they
so in order to gain financial or other take. They should give reasons
material benefits for themselves, for their decisions and restrict
their family, or their friends. information only when the wider
Integrity public interest clearly demands.
Holders of public office should Honesty
not place themselves under any Holders of public office have a
financial or other obligation to duty to declare any private interests
outside individuals or organisations relating to their public duties and
that might influence them in the to take steps to resolve any conflicts
performance of their official duties. arising in a way that protects the
Objectivity public interest.
In carrying out public business, Leadership
including making public Holders of public office should
appointments, awarding contracts, promote and support these
or recommending individuals for principles by leadership and
rewards and benefits, holders of example.
public office should make choices
on merit.
1 Cm 2850-I, p 14.
