6 For example, an NHS Constitution, setting out six core NHS values, was originally published in January 2009 and subsequently revised in March 2011, and the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (PSA) (formerly the Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence (CHRE)) has published new standards for members of NHS Boards and CCG governing bodies in England (November 2012). 7 CIPFA/SOLACE, Delivering good governance in local government: Framework – addendum, December 2012. 8 Sources: Committee on Standards in Public Life, Standards of conduct of local government in England, Scotland and Wales (Third Report), Cm 3702, July 1997; Committee on Standards in Public Life, Getting the balance right: Implementing standards in public life (Tenth Report), Cm 6407, January 2005, chapter 3; and ODPM: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Committee, The role and effectiveness of the Standards Board for England, HC 60-I, April 2005. S t a n d a r d s ma t t e r 9 Lord Justice Leveson made this point in paragraph 99 of the executive summary of the Leveson Inquiry. 10 ACAS, Bullying and harassment at work: A guide for managers and employers, July 2011, p. 3. 11 Simon Webley, Developing a code of business ethics: A guide to best practice Including the IBE illustrative code of business ethics, October 2003. 12 First Report, p. 14. 13 A large number of research, academic, medical, legal and other professional bodies now also have ethics committees which are specifically tasked to address the ethical issues arising in their areas of expertise. 14 Committee on Standards in Public Life, MPs’ expenses and allowances: Supporting parliament, safeguarding the taxpayer (Twelfth Report), Cm 7724, November 2009, recommendation 51. Commonwealth Governance Handbook 2013/14 51
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