Seven Principles of Public Life

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The Seven Principles of Public Life are a set of ethical standards—such as selflessness, integrity, and accountability—that guide the conduct of individuals in public office in the United Kingdom.

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instanceOf ethical code ⓘ
public sector standard ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Nolan Principles ⓘ
appliesTo civil servants ⓘ
elected representatives ⓘ
holders of public office ⓘ
members of public bodies ⓘ
public officials ⓘ
those delivering public services ⓘ
category Ethics in the United Kingdom ⓘ
Public administration in the United Kingdom ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
describedIn First Report of the Committee on Standards in Public Life ⓘ
establishedBy Committee on Standards in Public Life ⓘ
field governance ⓘ
public administration ⓘ
public ethics ⓘ
hasPart Accountability ⓘ
Honesty ⓘ
Integrity ⓘ
Leadership ⓘ
Objectivity ⓘ
Openness ⓘ
Selflessness ⓘ
hasPrincipleDefinition Accountability means being accountable to the public and submitting to appropriate scrutiny ⓘ
Honesty means being truthful ⓘ
Integrity means avoiding obligations to people or organisations that might influence official duties ⓘ
Leadership means exhibiting these principles in one’s own behaviour ⓘ
Objectivity means making decisions impartially, fairly and on merit ⓘ
Openness means acting and taking decisions in an open and transparent manner ⓘ
Selflessness means acting solely in the public interest ⓘ
inception 1995 ⓘ
influenced codes of conduct in UK public bodies ⓘ
inspired ethical frameworks in other countries ⓘ
jurisdiction United Kingdom public sector ⓘ
language English ⓘ
namedAfter Michael Patrick Nolan, Baron Nolan ⓘ
purpose to guide conduct of public office holders ⓘ
to promote ethical standards in public life ⓘ
regulates behaviour of public office holders ⓘ
usedBy NHS organisations in the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: NHS organisations

UK central government ⓘ
linked to: UK government

local authorities in the United Kingdom ⓘ
non‑departmental public bodies in the United Kingdom ⓘ

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Seven Principles of Public Life → alsoKnownAs → Nolan Principles ⓘ
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Seven Principles of Public Life → describedIn → First Report of the Committee on Standards in Public Life ⓘ
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Committee on Standards in Public Life → notableWork → Seven Principles of Public Life ⓘ
Committee on Standards in Public Life → defined → Seven Principles of Public Life ⓘ
Michael Patrick Nolan, Baron Nolan → knownFor → Nolan Principles of public life ⓘ
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Michael Patrick Nolan, Baron Nolan → notableWork → Report of the Committee on Standards in Public Life ⓘ
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