The EIC is busy holding verbal evidence sessions for our Ombudsman Review. It was great to meet Ken Sutton, the former Secretary to the Hillsborough Independent Panel, who shared his expertise and insight with us this week.

A message from the Chair on the 10th anniversary of the death of Jo Cox.

The EIC is very grateful to have attended today's event at No. 10 to mark the upcoming 10th anniversary of the tragic murder of Jo Cox MP. The 'Great Get Together' is an important event organised by The Jo Cox Foundation. Find an event near you below. www.jocoxfoundation.org/our-work/str...

The EIC has recently been busy holding verbal sessions for our Ombudsman Review. Thank you to those who have contributed so far, including Des Collins and Danielle Holliday, the lawyers behind the landmark Corby toxic waste case, who shared their expertise with us last week.

The EIC is grateful to all who have already responded to our Call for Evidence into the public sector ombudsman schemes. The Call for Evidence closes in a week on 30 April and we welcome as many views as possible. Click below to submit your response. eic.independent-commission.uk/ombudsman-re...

Our Chair, Doug Chalmers, gave evidence to the Parliamentary Administration and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee yesterday on the work of the new Ethics and Integrity Commission. Catch up on the session here: lnkd.in/erxq792U

The EIC were delighted to attend last week's LGSCO event, celebrating the launch of their Complaint Handling Code, and we thank them for inviting commission member Ewen Fergusson to speak about our Public Sector Ombudsman Review. See more below. eic.independent-commission.uk/ewen-ferguss...

Read: The Commission welcomes the government statement on strengthening the procedures that support high standards in public life: eic.independent-commission.uk/the-commissi... #standards #NolanPrinciples

The EIC has today launched its first review, exploring the role of public sector ombudsman schemes in identifying wider systemic failures. We are seeking input into our review via the link below. eic.independent-commission.uk/ombudsman-re...

Read EIC member Cllr Ruth Dombey’s new blog on the importance of putting the #NolanPrinciples into practice. eic.independent-commission.uk/page-12-putt... #publicsector #localgov #ethics #standards

Introducing our new Chief Executive, Stu Sterling OBE… Read Stu’s blog about building the Ethics and Integrity Commission: bit.ly/3KoIjKK

You can find all previous reports by our predecessor body the Committee on Standards in Public Life here: www.gov.uk/government/c...

Read our Chair’s new blog ‘A new era for public #standards’ ‘Standards are not an optional extra; they are part of the foundations of good government and strong public service.’ eic.independent-commission.uk/a-new-era-fo...