Working
with Others
5.7 As will be evident from some of the earlier pages
of this report, the Registrar and I also maintain close links
with colleagues in other UK standards-related bodies, including
the Committee on Standards in Public Life, the Electoral Commission
and the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments. In October
2006, the Registrar attended the conference for local government
standards committees organised in Birmingham under the auspices
of the Standards Board for England. We also value highly our relations
with those concerned with standards matters in the Scottish Parliament
and the Northern Ireland and Welsh Assemblies, and were pleased
to be invited in April 2007 to attend one of the occasional meetings
with representatives of these bodies, this one held in Cardiff.
5.8 Over my years as Commissioner, I have also come
to value greatly the informal relationships I have built up with
those occupying similar regulatory roles in the UK public sector.
These roles are potentially isolated and the opportunities for
mutual learning and encouragement such relationships provide are
therefore particularly welcome. I thank all those who, through
such relationships, have provided me with their help and encouragement.
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