"enforce a code of conduct" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It means to make sure that a set of rules or guidelines for behavior are being followed and adhered to. You can use this phrase in situations where there are specific rules or guidelines in place and someone is responsible for ensuring that they are being followed. For example: - Our company has a strict code of conduct that all employees must adhere to. It is the job of the HR department to enforce this code and take appropriate action if it is violated. - As a teacher, it is my responsibility to enforce a code of conduct in the classroom to maintain a positive learning environment for all students. - The police officers were tasked with enforcing a code of conduct during the protest to ensure the safety and peacefulness of the event.
Last month the Competition Commission said an ombudsman should be created to enforce a code of conduct preventing supermarkets forcing suppliers to supply them too cheaply.
Two weeks ago the Competition Commission said an ombudsman should be created to enforce a code of conduct preventing supermarkets forcing suppliers to supply them too cheaply.
The PCC is meant to enforce a code of conduct of its own devising, and deal with grievances brought to its attention; but its attempts to hold the tabloids to account have been pathetic.
Basic as it sounds, even many big companies fail to do this: 60% of the 2,000 large companies surveyed recently by Integrity Interactive, a risk consultancy, said they did not require suppliers to enforce a code of conduct.
Chaired by Baroness Buscombe, the PCC enforces a code of conduct that lays out how journalists should conduct their work.
Since the Goodman case, News of the World has enforced a code of conduct that prohibits reporters from hiring private investigators.
News International also said that since February 2007, The News of the World has been enforcing a code of conduct for reporters that prohibits using private investigators.
Correction: January 7, 2006, Saturday A report in the "Arts, Briefly" column on Thursday about Sirius Canada's decision not to broadcast Howard Stern's show misstated part of the name of a group that sets and enforces a code of conduct for broadcasters in Canada.
The Federal Trade Commission, which has already begun monitoring privacy violations, will have the ability to enforce compliance with a code of conduct to be developed by the Commerce Department or with advertising industry guidelines that companies would adopt voluntarily.
The Government has decided it would be impractical to legislate to enforce the practice, but believe a code of conduct agreed by ministers, unions and restaurant representatives would be more effective.
For more than a century, higher education followed the doctrine of in loco parentis — Latin for "in the place of a parent" — as they attempted to enforce a Victorian code of conduct of the sort my mother knew.
