00000nam 2200000za 4500 9.853141 CaOODSP 20221123120149 cr ||||||||||| 180308s2012 onc ob f000 0 eng d CaOODSP eng n-cn--- YM32-2/2006-2E-PDF Smith, Alex (Analyst) Ministerial staff [electronic resource] : issues of accountability and ethics / Alex Smith, International Affairs, Trade and Finance Division, Parliamentary Information and Research Service. Rev. 1 Dec. 2008, reviewed 17 May 2012. [Ottawa] : Library of Parliament, 2012. i, 12 p. Background paper ; publication no. 2006-02-E Issued also in French under title: Le personnel des cabinets des ministres : questions de responsabilité et d'éthique. Cover title. Includes bibliographical references. “In addition to staff allotted to Members of Parliament and Senators for their parliamentary and constituency offices, ministers of the Crown can hire political staff which are paid by public funds. These are often referred to as “exempt staff” because they are exempt from the normal public service hiring processes and regulations. They are expected to provide ministers with the political support and advice that the non-partisan public service cannot. This paper provides background on the employment of ministerial staff and discusses issues of accountability and ethics. It examines guidance documents on the accountability of ministerial staff, explores several controversies involving ministerial staff and outlines standards of ethical conduct, such as conflict of interest requirements. This paper also looks at how Australia and the United Kingdom utilize ministerial staff"--Introd., p. 1. gccst Ministers gccst Accountability gccst Ethics Ministerial responsibility Canada. Library of Parliament. Canada. Parliamentary Information and Research Service. Le personnel des cabinets des ministres (CaOODSP)9.853142 Ministerial staff : (CaOODSP)9.560725 Background paper (Canada. Parliamentary Information and Research Service) publication no. 2006-02-E. (CaOODSP)9.504772 PDF 175 KB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2018/bdp-lop/bp/YM32-2-2006-2-eng.pdf