The government’s Ethics and Integrity Commission has launched a review of public ombudsman services. Independent member Ewen Ferguson, discusses their possible role in preventing crises.
Restricted budgets and difficult decision-making only increase how important it is to maintain good standards and governance in the public sector, Public Finance Live delegates were told.
Thirty years on, the Seven Principles of Public Life still provide a ‘North Star’ to good governance, underpinning every aspect of public service. PF reflects on how they have stood the test of time
Public bodies are failing to act on early warning signals that could help avert a disaster on the scale of the Horizon IT scandal, according to a report.
