Conflicts of Interest
Recommendations related to conflicts of interest
4
Recommendations
100% accepted
Government Response
Accepted (2)Accepted in Part (2)
Recommendations in This Theme
recommendation across 4 inquiries
Across 4 inquiries
Tagged Recommendations
4 total
ETI-2
Accepted in Part
Edinburgh Tram Inquiry
Inquiry Independence
Scottish Ministers must not appoint any department, agency, or government organization as inquiry sponsor where it or its employees had involvement in the project under investigation.
- In November 2023, the Scottish Government stated that guidance similar to that suggested was already in development (Transport Secretary Statement on Edinburgh Tram Inquiry …
Scottish Government
DM-14
Accepted in Part
Daniel Morgan Panel
Register membership of organisations like Freemasons
All police officers and police staff should be obliged to register in confidence with the Chief Officer of their police force, at either their point of recruitment to the police …
The government has not accepted this recommendation.
Home Office
RHI-40
Accepted
RHI Inquiry
Declaration of Interests
Ministers, Special Advisers and officials in Northern Ireland government Departments should declare their interests annually in writing. When any conflict of interest arises during the course of government business each …
- In October 2021, the NI Executive accepted this recommendation in full (NI Executive Response to RHI Inquiry, Department of Finance, October 2021). - The …
Northern Ireland Executi…
F285
Accepted
Mid Staffs Inquiry
Appointment of assistant deputy coroners
The Chief Coroner should issue guidance on how to avoid the appearance of bias when assistant deputy coroners are associated with a party in a case.
- The government's response in "Hard Truths" (Cm 8777, November 2013) accepted this recommendation (Hard Truths: the Journey to Putting Patients First, DHSC, November 2013). …