You asked
I would like to know how you guard against conflicts of interest. Do you have a policy and a list where people have to declare conflicts of interest? If so please send these to me.
Has there been any investigations and what was the result?
We said
Thank you for your Freedom of Information request. We are pleased to confirm that we have a series of processes in place to guard against corruption from conflicts of interest in your example. These are:
General Conduct
Fraud, Bribery and Corruption
Gifts & Hospitality
Whistleblowing Procedure
Conflict of Interest declaration form
Non Disclosure Agreement
The information you requested regarding any potential lists of conflicts is being withheld by virtue of section 40(2) (personal information) and section 41 of the FOIA (information provided in confidence).
We can confirm that any conflict of interest is managed in accordance with our policies and procedures.
Downloads associated with request
- Whistleblowing and raising a concern (108.2 kB pdf)
- Final conflict of interest policy (70.1 kB pdf)
- General conduct policy (41.8 kB pdf)
- Gifts and hospitality (48.2 kB pdf)
- Model non disclosure agreement (37.7 kB pdf)
- ONS fraud, bribery and corruption policy (52.2 kB pdf)