Welcome
Standards for England is the new operating name for the Standards Board for England. You can find out more about this new name in the About Us section.
Standards for England provides an independent, national overview of how local authorities promote and improve the ethical behaviour of their members.
We assist local authorities in this work by providing support and guidance, as well as investigating cases which are inappropriate for authorities to deal with themselves. We are a non-departmental public body, set up by an Act of Parliament.
See the About us page for more information on our duties and responsibilities.
The links below are a short cut to the latest news from Standards for England. This includes press releases and new information that has been added to the site:
- Press release: ‘Standards and Ethics’ award open for entries
- Details for the 2010 Standards and ethics award
- Press release: Standards Board guidance on joint standards committees published
- Joint standards committees guidance now online
- Dispensations guidance now online
- Bulletin 44 published
Standards for England organises and participates in a range of events – you can find out about our latest events here:
- Liberal Democrats Annual Conference
19 - 23 September - Labour Annual Conference
27 September - 1 October
Currently, the most popular pages on the site are:
- Standards and ethics award
- Planning ahead session material
- Case information
- Guidance on the Code of Conduct
- Guidance for standards committees
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