Correspondence

Correspondence between Lord Evans and the Rt Hon Simon Clarke MP, Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Lord Evans wrote to the Rt Hon Simon Clarke MP, Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and received a response from Lee Rowley MP, Minister for Local Government

From:
Committee on Standards in Public Life
Published
20 October 2022
Last updated
4 May 2023 — See all updates

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Letter from Lord Evans to the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

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Letter from Lee Rowley MP, Local Government Minister, to Lord Evans

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Lord Evans has written to the Rt Hon Simon Clarke MP, Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, in light of the government’s recent response to the Committee’s 2019 report on Local Government Ethical Standards.

Lord Evans expressed disappointment that many of the Committee’s recommendations had not been accepted by the government despite clear evidence that the sector backed our call to strengthen the arrangements in place to support high ethical standards. Lord Evans urged the government to the reconsider the Committee’s recommendations.

Published 20 October 2022
Last updated 4 May 2023 + show all updates

  1. Letter received from Lee Rowley MP, Minister for Local Government to Lord Evans

  2. First published.