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Government unveils Ministerial Code

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Number 10
Friday 21 May 2010

The Government has today published three documents to ensure greater accountability and transparency for Ministers.
The Ministerial Code, published by the Prime Minister, sets out the standards of conduct expected of Ministers.
Read the Ministerial Code [Cabinet Office website]
The Code bars former Ministers from lobbying Government for two years; tightens controls on government cars and numbers of special advisers; and requires the regular publication of Ministerial meetings, hospitality, gifts and travel.
The Ministerial Code covers all aspects of ministerial life from access to official papers and appointments to the use of Government resources and the handling of Ministers? private interests.
The Government has also published a list of Cabinet Committees which shows the membership of each committee and shows a significant reduction in the total number of Committees.
The third document is the Coalition Agreement for Stability and Reform which sets out the practical and operational arrangements for how the Parties will work together in coalition.

Full post as published by UK Freedom of Information Act Blog on May 24, 2010 (boomark / email).