The Standards Board publishes a variety of material that aims to provide a clear understanding of the role of the Standards Board. This includes material relating to its investigatory function as well as literature that provides officers and members with a clearer understanding of the new ethical framework.
The Standards Board issues the following publications periodically:
- Annual Report and Accounts and Annual Review
- The Bulletin
- The Case Review
- Occasional Paper
- Town and Parish Standard
The Standards Board has also published the following specific guidance:
- The Code of Conduct 2007: Guide for members
- The Code of Conduct 2007: Pocket guide
- Guidance on standards committees
- How to conduct an investigation
- How to make a complaint
- Local investigations
- Standards committee determinations
- What happens in an investigation?
We will no longer be distributing hard copies of the following guidance, which relates to the 2001 Code of Conduct:
- The Code to Protect You
- Guide to Part III of the Local Government Act 2000
- How do I register and declare interests, and register gifts and hospitality?
- Lobby groups, dual-hatted members and the Code of Conduct
You can download all of these publications from the website, and some are available in hard copy. To find out about our printed publications and to place an order, email publications@standardsboard.gov.uk or call 0161 817 5300. Most of our publications are free but there is a charge for issues of the Case Review.
