Ministerial Code

The Ministerial Code is a document setting out "rules" and standards for government ministers of the United Kingdom. Separate codes exist for ministers of the Scottish Government, the Northern Ireland Executive (based on the St Andrews Agreement) and the Welsh Government.

Such codes of conduct for ministers are amongst a range of initiatives designed to respond to perceptions of the erosion of ministerial ethics and accountability, and to preserve public trust in the institutions of cabinet government.

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