PAT Asks Are You Acting Beyond Your Principals Authority?
As public office holders your obligations to the public are as follows:
Uphold the 7 principles of public life acting solely in the public's interest and must act impartially and
fairly and on merit and using the best available evidence and without bias act upon that evidence according to the trust put into you and
act at all times to be open and in a transparent manner and you should be truthful at all times to the public.
PAT Says Uphold the Nolan Principles:
The Nolan Principles provide a guiding framework for those in public office to act with integrity, honesty, and accountability. The public can demand that council heads and their staff adhere to these principles, ensuring their actions are transparent, selfless, and in the best interest of the community.
By holding public officeholders accountable to these principles, the public can call for investigations into harms, seeking disciplinary action against those who fail to uphold ethical standards.
PAT Says The Localism Act: A Tool for Empowerment:
The Localism Act 2011 aims to devolve power to local communities, giving them a say in decision-making processes and holding councils accountable. Understanding the rights granted by this act, such as the right to bid for community assets or to shape local development plans, empowers the public to actively participate in local governance.
By utilizing these rights, communities can challenge decisions that contribute to financial impropriety or unjust tax impositions.
PAT Says Challenging Unlawful Practices:
Where local councils appear to be violating laws and statutes, individuals and communities have the right to seek lawful recourse. It is crucial to gather evidence and document instances of fraud, false liability orders, and unlawful tax impositions.
Standards in Public Life - The seven principles of public life, Publicly known as The 'Nolan' Principles
The Seven Principles of Public Life (also known as the Nolan Principles) apply to anyone who works as a public office-holder.
This includes all those who are elected or appointed to public office, nationally and locally, and all people appointed to work in the Civil Service, local government, the police, courts and probation services, non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs), and in the health, education, social and care services.
All public office-holders are both servants of the public and stewards of public resources. The principles also apply to all those in other sectors delivering public services.
Source Gov.uk: The Seven Principles of Public Life
PAT Will Work With All Public Office Holders Who Abide By Their Obligations
PAT believes that by aligning certain core principles with Councils we can set the foundation for an open, honest and transparent relationship, in line the true purpose of public service.
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Selflessness
Holders of public office should act solely in terms of the public interest.
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Integrity
Holders of public office must avoid placing themselves under any obligation to people or organisations that might try inappropriately to influence them in their work. They should not act or take decisions in order to gain financial or other material benefits for themselves, their family or their friends. They must declare and resolve any interests and relationships.
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Objectivity
Holders of public office must act and take decisions impartially, fairly and on merit, using the best evidence and without discrimination or bias.
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Accountability
Holders of public office are accountable to the public for their decisions and actions and must submit themselves to the scrutiny necessary to ensure this.
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Openness
Holders of public office should act and take decisions in an open and transparent manner. Information should not be withheld from the public unless there are clear and lawful reasons for doing so.
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Honesty
Holders of public office should be truthful.
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Leadership
Holders of public office should exhibit these principles in their own behaviour. They should actively promote and robustly support the principles and be willing to challenge poor behaviour wherever it occurs.
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