Topic: Commission for Standards in Public Life
Former auditor general advising on changes to standards in public life law
Sue Winspear, the former auditor general, is working with the Commission for Standards in Public Life to update legislation relating to ethical behaviour and good governance by politicians and public servants.
Anti-corruption rules need ‘stronger teeth’ says corruption watchdog
Cayman's corruption watchdogs need tougher powers to deter MPs and civil servants from breaching rules, a conference has heard
Woody Foster to chair public-sector ethics watchdog
Woody Foster has been appointed as chairman of the Commission for Standards in Public Life, which oversees integrity in the government sector.
Former premier’s loan to MP could spur legal changes, says public sector watchdog
The body in charge of public sector oversight will consider whether legal changes are necessary after a loan made by the former premier to an MP.
Sonia Bush to head ethics watchdog
Attorney Sonia Bush has been appointed the new chairman of the Commission for Standards in Public Life.
Human Rights Commission: No parliamentary code of conduct leaves Cayman ‘behind’
The failure of Cayman Islands' lawmakers to enact a parliamentary code of conduct leaves the jurisdiction "behind compared to other Caribbean and Commonwealth nations", according to the chairman of the Human Rights Commission.
Volunteers sought for Commission for Standards in Public Life
Governor Martyn Roper has put a call out for volunteers to join the Commission for Standards in Public Life, which monitors the standards of behaviour of senior public officers.
Standards Commission takes over LA Register of Interests
The Legislative Assembly’s Register of Interests has been handed over to the Standards in Public Life Commission.
Standards in Public Life Law, regulations enacted
Cayman’s Standards in Public Life Law and its associated regulations have come into effect.
Ethics law enactment welcomed
The Commission for Standards in Public Life has said it is “encouraged” by the announcement that the Standards in Public Life Law will come into force on 1 March.
Caribbean anti-corruption conference starts Monday
Anti-corruption watchdogs from around the region will meet in Grand Cayman this week for the fifth annual conference of the Commonwealth Caribbean Association of Integrity Commissions and Anti-Corruption Bodies.
61 of 63 candidates file interests by deadline
The vast majority of the candidates for election to the Legislative Assembly filed their register of interest forms by the March 29 deadline, according to a review done Thursday by the Cayman Compass.
Cabinet ministers to approve their own ‘code of conduct’
An updated “code of conduct” for Cayman Islands government ministers – first considered three years ago – is expected to go to Cabinet members shortly for approval, which means the ministers themselves will approve rules for their own conduct.
