Ministerial standards

Westminster and Holyrood have both been engulfed by scandals over ministerial behaviour in the past year. The Committee on Standards in Public Life (CSPL) has launched a further review, Standards Matter 2, to evaluate the institutions and processes that uphold standards of conduct in Westminster and beyond. Sir Alex Allan, former Independent Adviser on Ministers’ Interests, will discuss the standards regime in Westminster and Whitehall; to discuss the standards regime in Scotland we have Susan Deacon, former Minister for Health in Scotland, and former chair of the Scottish Police Authority; and Richard Thomas CBE, Member of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments, will discuss recent evidence submitted to the CSPL and PACAC on this topic.

Speakers

Sir Alex Allan, former Independent Adviser on Ministers’ Interests
Susan Deacon, former Minister for Health in Scotland, and former chair of the Scottish Police Authority
Richard Thomas CBE, Member of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments and former Information Commissioner

Chair

Professor Robert Hazell, The Constitution Unit

Links

• Committee on Standards in Public Life
• Standards Matter 2