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Essentially the Principles are the basis of the ethical standards expected of public office holders, which would include even school staff.
They were first set out by Lord Nolan in 1995 in the first report of the Committee on Standards in Public Life and they are included in a
range of Codes of Conduct across public life.
What are the Nolan Principles?
The GOV.UK website explains the Seven Principles of Public Life (also known as the Nolan Principles) apply to
anyone who works as a public office-holder.
This includes all those who are elected or appointed to public office, nationally and locally, and all people appointed to work in the Civil
Service, local government, the police, courts and probation services, non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs), and in the health, education, social
and care services.
We outline the Principles below:
1 Selflessness
Holders of public office should act solely in terms of the public interest
2 Integrity
Holders of public office must avoid placing themselves under any obligation to people or organisations that might try inappropriately to influence
them in their work. They should not act or take decisions in order to gain financial or other material benefits for themselves, their family, or their
friends. They must declare and resolve any interests and relationships
3 Objectivity
Holders of public office must act and take decisions impartially, fairly and on merit, using the best evidence and without discrimination or bias
4 Accountability
Holders of public office are accountable to the public for their decisions and actions and must submit themselves to the scrutiny necessary to
ensure this
5 Openness
Holders of public office should act and take decisions in an open and transparent manner. Information should not be withheld from the public
unless there are clear and lawful reasons for so doing
6 Honesty
Holders of public office should be truthful
7 Leadership
Holders of public office should exhibit these principles in their own behaviour. They should actively promote and robustly support the principles
and be willing to challenge poor behaviour wherever it occurs.
Measure these principle when you next listen to, speak with, or interaction with any person covred by these principles then decide whether they
are meeting any or all of the required principles of public life.
Use the quick score card whenever you hear any public person who opens their mouths or takes action and it will open your eyes as to our so
called leaders and representatives,
Give it a try-open your eyes. listen with this as your yard stick to measure them.
Hands up everyone who feel that those chosen or elected to represent and act in
our interest don’t actually meet their required level of competence.
Wow! that’s a lot!
They promise much and deliver little, they lie and distort the truth, they hide the
truth from us and don’t tell the truth. They are in it for themselves etc. etc.
Hands up those who feel this is their personal experience of those in public life!
Wow,again!
Don’t you just wish they could be held accountable for their actions ?
Well, we can tell you a secret- they can because they all sign up to something called the Nolan Principles of public service!!!!!
Date:
Name of Assessed person:
Principle
Requirement
SCORE/10
Selflessness
Holders of public office should act solely in terms of the public
interest
Integrity
Holders of public office must avoid placing themselves under any
obligation to people or organisations that might try inappropriately
to influence them in their work. They should not act or take
decisions in order to gain financial or other material benefits for
themselves, their family, or their friends. They must declare and
resolve any interests and relationships
Objectivity
Holders of public office must act and take decisions impartially, fairly
and on merit, using the best evidence and without discrimination or
bias
Accountability
Holders of public office are accountable to the public for their
decisions and actions and must submit themselves to the scrutiny
necessary to ensure this
Openness
Holders of public office should act and take decisions in an open
and transparent manner. Information should not be withheld from
the public unless there are clear and lawful reasons for so doing
Honesty
Holders of public office should be truthful
Leadership
Holders of public office should exhibit these principles in their own
behaviour. They should actively promote and robustly support the
principles and be willing to challenge poor behaviour wherever it
occurs
You now have to
decide if that score
is acceptable
Total Score/70
INTEGRITY IN SERVICE OF THE PEOPLE