Labour will enact the Public Sector Standards Bill, establishing a Public Sector Standards Commissioner, to oversee a new framework, operational at local and national level for the first time, of ethical standards for public representative and public officials. The Bill imposes statutory prohibitions on the use of insider information and on the seeking by public officials of benefits to further their interests. The Bill also provides for a new statutory board to address conflicts of interest that might arise as public officials take up roles in the private sector.
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