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Lickspittle Appointed With Zero Authority
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Still can’t launch investigations into ministerial misdeeds though.
Another broken pencil.
Still can’t launch investigations into ministerial misdeeds though.
Another broken pencil.
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He's an advisor, he's not supposed to police it.
If for instance the PM wanted to appoint a Russian spy to the house of Lords because he was his mate he would go to his ethics advisor first to check whether it was an ethically sound idea.
It just saves them having to know the rules thoroughly themselves I suppose.
If for instance the PM wanted to appoint a Russian spy to the house of Lords because he was his mate he would go to his ethics advisor first to check whether it was an ethically sound idea.
It just saves them having to know the rules thoroughly themselves I suppose.
From the Institute For Government website.
Various groups, including the Committee on Standards in Public Life[5], the Labour Party[6] and the Institute for Government has called for the independent adviser to be able to initiate his own investigations into potential breaches of the ministerial code, as without this power the role is not sufficiently independent from the prime minister. The Institute has also argued that the adviser should be able to publish the findings of any investigations independently.
When he appointed Lord Geidt the prime minister expressly rejected these recommendations, saying that ‘I cannot and would not wish to abrogate the ultimate responsibility for deciding on an investigation into allegations concerning ministerial misconduct. That vital responsibility is quite properly mine alone’.[7]
In May 2022, prime minister Boris Johnson published an updated ministerial code. [8] On 14 June Geidt appeared before Parliament's Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee. He resigned the following day.
Various groups, including the Committee on Standards in Public Life[5], the Labour Party[6] and the Institute for Government has called for the independent adviser to be able to initiate his own investigations into potential breaches of the ministerial code, as without this power the role is not sufficiently independent from the prime minister. The Institute has also argued that the adviser should be able to publish the findings of any investigations independently.
When he appointed Lord Geidt the prime minister expressly rejected these recommendations, saying that ‘I cannot and would not wish to abrogate the ultimate responsibility for deciding on an investigation into allegations concerning ministerial misconduct. That vital responsibility is quite properly mine alone’.[7]
In May 2022, prime minister Boris Johnson published an updated ministerial code. [8] On 14 June Geidt appeared before Parliament's Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee. He resigned the following day.
I'm sure that it is "jolly comforting" to know that out friends from beyond the ice wall are "concerned about ensuring that ethics and honesty are standard practice in England. The people of England are themselves concerned ... that he doesn't follow the guidelines used by the "ethics advisers" used in Edinburgh.
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