UK civil servants could be given means to raise ethical concerns, report suggests

Chair of Institute of Regulation says open letters could publicly highlight worries about ministerial integrity

Civil servants could be given a way to publicly flag concerns about integrity if ministers are in danger of asking them to breach ethical codes, a report has suggested.

The paper, by Marcial Boo, a former head of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, said civil servants could write open letters, known as ministerial directions, to highlight their worries about matters of integrity.