Guidance
Conflict of Interest policy
The Planning Inspectorate is committed to maintaining the highest standards of integrity, openness, fairness and impartiality. We identify, declare and manage conflicts of interest to protect public confidence in our work.
Applies to England
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This guidance explains:
- identifying potential conflicts of interest and allocating work
- property interests
- financial interests
- previous work and/or employment or other unpaid activities
- political Interests
Updates to this page
Published 22 March 2013
Last updated 29 July 2026
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Minor updates have been made to bring the language in the policy in line with similar guidance elsewhere across government.
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Policy re-written to apply to all employee and contractor roles, rather than only inspectors. Updated to reflect best practice, including defining potential conflicts clearly.
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Minor updates to references, and inclusion of a new section, ‘What is a conflict of interest?’
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First published.