Standards indicators

Report: 7
Date: 10 April 2008
By: the Chief Executive

Summary

The quarterly Standards Indicators are presented for the Committee’s information and comment.

A. Recommendation

That the Committee notes the Standards Indicators

B. Supporting information

1. One of the recommendations of the Audit Commission’s review of the MPA ‘Setting High Ethical Standards’ was that the Authority ‘undertake an assessment of standards of conduct at the MPA so that an appropriate programme of activity can be developed’.

2. The Standards Committee approved the development of a set of indicators that give some measure of what can broadly be described as ethical / good practice standards in the MPA. These proposals were subsequently endorsed by the full Authority.

3. Some of these relate specifically to member conduct and others to the organisation as a whole. These indicators will be reported to each meeting of the Standards Committee, with the information presented on a quarterly basis. Particularly over time as trends can be established, the Committee will be able to identify any areas of concern and explore how these might be addressed. Some issues will be for the Standards Committee to take forward, others could be referred to the appropriate committee, such as the Corporate Governance Committee, Human Resources Committee or the Equal Opportunities and Diversity Board.

4. Attached are the figures from 2005 to the last full quarter, ending December 2007. As suggested at the last meeting, the same quarter for the three years are shown side by side for comparison purposes.

C. Race and equality impact

There are no issues related directly to the contents of this report. Some of the indicators may have equalities implications (for example disciplinary or whistle blowing cases); if the Standards Committee has concerns about these in the future it can refer the matter to the relevant committee for further exploration.

D. Financial implications

None.

D. Background papers

None

E. Contact details

Report author: Simon Vile, Head of Corporate Secretariat, MPA.

For information contact:

MPA general: 020 7202 0202
Media enquiries: 020 7202 0217/18

Send an e-mail linking to this page

Feedback