Guidance

Openness and transparency on personal interests: guidance for councillors

This guide gives basic practical information to councillors about how to be open and transparent about their personal interests.

• From: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021)
• Published: 21 March 2013
• Last updated: 20 September 2013
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  1. 20 September 2013

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  2. 21 March 2013

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  3. 21 March 2013

     First published.

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Openness and transparency on personal interests: a guide for councillors

Ref: ISBN 9781409836049

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This guide gives basic practical information to councillors about how to be open and transparent about their personal interests. It is designed to help councillors, including parish councillors, now that new standards arrangements have been introduced by the Localism Act 2011.