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✉️ The first @ethicsandintegrity.bsky.social annual letter to the PM provides a welcome health check on the UK’s standards framework. But it warns that “progress is at risk of stalling” without personal leadership from the PM.

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🗒️ In our latest blog, we highlight four areas where urgent action is needed: www.spotlightcorruption.org/one-year-on-...

spotlightcorruption.orgOne year on - the Ethics and Integrity Commission’s health check letter to the PM must be a spur for actionThe first Ethics and Integrity Commission’s (EIC) annual letter to the Prime Minister is out and it provides a really welcome annual health check up on the UK’s standards framework. The letter warns t...

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1. Local government standards: The government must bring forward legislation to strengthen standards in local authorities and enhance democratic accountability, including for mayoralties.

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2. Lobbying transparency: The government must act on the EIC’s recommendations, including extending transparency to special advisers and creating a single, accessible transparency database.

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3. Political donation caps: The EIC recognises that reliance on large donations from a limited number of sources risks undue influence and damages trust in politics. The government should use the Representation of the People Bill to introduce a donation cap.