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.

• From: Planning Inspectorate
• Published: 22 March 2013
• Last updated: 29 July 2026
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  1. 29 July 2026

     Minor updates have been made to bring the language in the policy in line with similar guidance elsewhere across government.

  2. 13 October 2025

     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.

  3. 16 March 2018

     Minor updates to references, and inclusion of a new section, ‘What is a conflict of interest?’

  4. 22 March 2013

     First published.

Applies to England

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Conflict of Interest Policy

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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