Whether it intends to implement the recommendations made in the Tenth Report of the Committee on Standards in Public Life, Getting the Bala…

The Tenth Report of the Committee on Standards in Public Life, Getting the Balance Right: Implementing Standards of Conduct in Public Life, was submitted to the Prime Minister on 19 January 2005 and the UK Government will respond in due course. The Scottish Executive provided the committee with evidence on the Scottish situation with regards to certain areas of ethical standards and public appointments which are devolved areas. We intend to monitor the developments and will consider what, if any, action need be taken by the Scottish Executive. It should be noted that there were no recommendationsmade to the Scottish Executive.