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| − | Non-lobbying and non-partisan | + | *Non-lobbying and non-partisan |
| − | Mutual trust - access to learning with respect for highly sensitive information (commercial/political) | + | *Mutual trust - access to learning with respect for highly sensitive information (commercial/political) |
| − | Transparent and open | + | *Transparent and open |
| − | Responsive to the interests of MSPs | + | *Responsive to the interests of MSPs |
| − | + | Policies safeguarding these principles include: | |
| − | letter of undertaking from participants and hosts respectively, relating to placement programmes | + | *letter of undertaking from participants and hosts respectively, relating to placement programmes |
| − | acknowledging, where appropriate, specific programme topics subject to commercial confidentiality | + | *acknowledging, where appropriate, specific programme topics subject to commercial confidentiality |
| − | publication by The Exchange of programme costs | + | *publication by The Exchange of programme costs |
| − | guidelines to MSPs from Clerk to Standards Committee on registration of interests | + | *guidelines to MSPs from Clerk to Standards Committee on registration of interests |
| − | surveys of MSPs' interests and circulating of programme ideas for MSPs' responses | + | *surveys of MSPs' interests and circulating of programme ideas for MSPs' responses |
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Source: [http://www.spbe.org.uk] | Source: [http://www.spbe.org.uk] | ||
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==The Reality== | ==The Reality== | ||
Revision as of 20:07, 12 November 2005
SPBE claims
Members sign up to, and programmes are planned and delivered, under certain key principles
*Non-lobbying and non-partisan
*Mutual trust - access to learning with respect for highly sensitive information (commercial/political)
*Transparent and open
*Responsive to the interests of MSPs Policies safeguarding these principles include:
*letter of undertaking from participants and hosts respectively, relating to placement programmes
*acknowledging, where appropriate, specific programme topics subject to commercial confidentiality
*publication by The Exchange of programme costs
*guidelines to MSPs from Clerk to Standards Committee on registration of interests
*surveys of MSPs' interests and circulating of programme ideas for MSPs' responses
Source: [1]
The Reality
Spinwatch Resources
David Miller, a question of privilege Spinwatch, Nov-Dec 2002 David Miller, Corporate power, institutional corruption, Spinwatch, September/October 2003 David Miller, Taking The Risk Out Of Devolution Spinwatch, 6 September 2004
http://www.spinwatch.org/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=304
External links
SPBE website [2]]
