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Written question asked by Baroness Finn (Conservative) on Thursday, 24 July 2025, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 7 August 2025. It was answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent (Labour) on Wednesday, 6 August 2025 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.

Ethics and Integrity Commission and Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards: Management

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 21 July (HLWS867), what the line management structure will be of (1) the Ethics and Integrity Commission, and (2) the secretariat supporting the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards; and whether those staff will report to a named senior civil servant in the Cabinet Office.

Answer

Line management for the secretariat of the Committee on Standards in Public Life - which will be established as the Ethics and Integrity Commission - and for the Independent Adviser Secretariat sits in the Propriety and Constitution Group of the Cabinet Office. There are no current plans to alter these arrangements.

The EIC, as with CSPL, will remain an independent Advisory Non-Departmental Public Body of the Cabinet Office, led by its Chair and other officeholders. The Independent Adviser remains an independent office-holder, as set out in the role's existing terms of reference.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL9879
Session
2024-26
Related items
Government of service
Monday, 21 July 2025
Written statements
House of Lords
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Management Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards Ethics and Integrity Commission
Link
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