Jonathan Evans – 2022 Letter to Government Over Rejecting Much of Committee’s 2019 Report on Local Government Ethical Standards (Baron Evans of Weardale)

The letter written by Jonathan Evans, Baron Evans of Weardale, to Simon Clarke, the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, on 20 October 2022. Lord Evans expressed disappointment that many of the Committee’s recommendations had not been accepted by the government despite clear evidence that the sector backed our call to strengthen the arrangements in place to support high ethical standards. Lord Evans urged the government to the reconsider the Committee’s recommendations.

Letter (in .doc format)