It is based on the seven principles of public life: selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership.
As holders of a public office, trustees should also be aware of the Nolan principles of public life: selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership.
"These are based on concepts of selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership... qualities of which Mr Devine demonstrated a woeful inadequacy".
The code requires members to act in the public interest and in accordance with the seven general principles of conduct identified by the committee on standards in public life: selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership.
The seven principles of public life – selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership – should apply not just to public officials, but also private and voluntary sector providers of public services, according to a report by the Committee on Standards in Public Life.
The committee I chair, set up in October 1994 by the then prime minister, John Major, in response to concerns that conduct by some politicians was unethical – believes that Nolan's seven principles of public life – honesty, integrity, selflessness, objectivity, leadership, accountability and openness – should apply across the board to anyone delivering public services.
As the Times journalist Louis Heren said when asked what went through his mind when a politician shared a confidence, many members of the public hear an MP and think: "Why is this lying bastard lying to me?" Selflessness, integrity, objectivity, leadership, accountability, openness and honesty are not regarded as defining features of our elected representatives.
A few publications don't comply with these basic rules and are generally deemed as "fluff" journalism, but in the main, newspapers, broadcast and online news organizations adhere to the journalistic principles of truthfulness, accuracy, objectivity, fairness, public accountability and impartiality.
"He argued tirelessly about accountability, and objectivity and independence in the profession," Mr. Carlino said.
Those general criteria were: effectiveness, fairness, objectivity of standards, independence and transparency of enforcement and compliance, credible powers and remedies, reliable funding and effective accountability.
It embodies the European convention on human rights, asserts the accountability of the government to the people, and calls on public officials to act with "integrity, honesty, objectivity and impartiality".
