PSA ethics forum

The PSA invited members to a forum in Wellington to talk about setting up an ethics network.

Colin Hicks

PSA members at the ethics forum, June 2008

PSA members at the ethics forum, June 2008

PSA Public Sector Ethics Network Survey

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The maintenance of high ethical values is critical to the maintenance and enhancement of public trust and confidence in government and government services.

Terms of reference

The PSA executive has endorsed the terms of reference for the Ethics Network. Click here

Forum on public sector ethics, June 24

To launch the PSA Ethics Network, former PSA president Colin Hicks spoke at members’ forum in Wellington on public sector ethics. Colin was course co-ordinator in public sector ethics at Victoria University School of Government. Colin Hicks’ paper

Strong interest in ethics network

About 200 PSA members have asked to be spent papers and have expressed an interest being kept informed about the PSA Ethics Network. The PSA is to set up an email group and online discussion forum to further the debate around ethical standards.

PSA to set up an ethics network

Recent incidents have raised questions about ethical standards in the public sector. While isolated, they have the potential to undermine public confidence and the valuable work of public sector workers.
The PSA has identified the need for an ethics network to develop and promote a members’ perspective on issues of public sector ethics. Ethics are at the heart of public sector professionalism and to be vigilantly safeguarded.

For the good of others

In a New Statesman (UK) article, Peter Wilby asks whether the public sector ethos is on its last legs.

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Public sector ethos

Research finds that public sector ethos makes a real difference in the delivery of public services (see page 16).

Research in Public Policy