Upholding standards in public life: A keynote speech by Lord Evans
b'Questions about standards in public life have dominated politics in recent years. As Chair of the independent Committee on Standards in Public Life since 2018, Lord Evans KCB DL has been at the heart of these debates, leading the committee\\u2019s work to define and uphold ethical standards across the public sector. \\n\\nAs Lord Evans reaches the end of his five-year term, he joined the Institute for Government to reflect on the work of the committee and the UK\\u2019s approach to standards in public life more broadly. He discussed how the standards landscape has changed, the challenges he anticipates, and how he would like to see public standards strengthened in future. \\n\\nAfter his speech, Lord Evans was in conversation with Dr Hannah White, Director of the Institute for Government. There was an opportunity for questions from the audience.'