Ethics and Integrity Commission

Ethics and Integrity Commission
Agency overview
Formed13 October 2025 (2025-10-13)
Preceding agency
Headquarters
Agency executives
Parent department
Cabinet Office
Websitehttps://eic.independent-commission.uk/

The Ethics and Integrity Commission is an advisory non-departmental public body in the United Kingdom. It is sponsored by the Cabinet Office and succeeded the Committee on Standards in Public Life (CSPL) on 13 October 2025.

Background

On 21 July 2025, the Starmer government announced plans for a new body to oversee the ethical standards of ministers and public officials, called the Ethics and Integrity Commission. The Labour Party had committed to creating this body in their 2024 manifesto.

The Ethics and Integrity Commission replaced the Committee on Standards in Public Life (CSPL).

References

  1. ↑ "Ethics and Integrity Commission". GOV.UK. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
  2. 1 2 This article incorporates text published under the United Kingdom Open Parliament Licence: Rhodes, Chris (22 July 2025). Ethics and Integrity Commission (Report). House of Commons Library. CBP-10310. Retrieved 25 July 2025.