The Integrity Commission needs help getting Andrew Holness’s administration members to sign off on its leadership code of conduct. Despite being informed of the document’s existence, nobody in the Andrew Holness administration has yet to bat an eye on the document.
And the PNP is hardly better. To date, only six of its members have signed the document.
The Government Minister with responsibility for Information, Robert Nesta Morgan, questioned the process the Integrity Commission implemented to have politicians sign off on its leadership code of conduct.
He says he has yet to see the letter covering the code of conduct.
In a recent press briefing, a journalist asked Morgan whether government members had signed the Integrity Commission document, which requires government officials to adhere to the seven principles of public life strictly.
The seven principles include selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty, and leadership.
Speaking on Nationwide’s, ‘This Morning,’ the Information Minister stated that while he has no issue with the IC crafting a code of conduct for politicians, he has yet to see the Commission’s letter covering the code of conduct.
In addition, the Minister questioned why the IC sent the document to the Prime Minister instead of sending it to members of Parliament separately.
According to Morgan, it is not the Prime Minister’s responsibility to advise JLP politicians about the Integrity Commission’s code of conduct.
The Integrity Commission said it invited Prime Minister Andrew Holness, members of his Cabinet, Opposition Leader Mark Golding, and his shadow Cabinet to commit themselves to the leadership code of conduct five months ago.
Still, nobody in the Government has signed the document, and only six Opposition members have.
Also, the Information Minister says the Integrity Commission should not use the media to intimidate individuals into signing off on its leadership code of conduct.