ETHICS RULES AND THE NEED FOR TRAINING OF HOLDERS OF PUBLIC OFFICE (HPOs)

As the number of ethics rules and standards increase, holders of public office must be made aware of the rules adopted. While adopting new rules and standards is a key element to any successful ethics regime, holders of public office also need to be educated with regard to those rules. Training is an important instrument in any strategy to increase awareness of the existence of rules and standards. However, ‘one-stop training’ is not enough either. The effective implementation of a conflicts of interest policy requires the ongoing education of all holders of public office.