Holders of public office should exhibit these principles in their own behaviour and treat others with respect. They should actively promote and robustly support the principles and challenge poor behaviour wherever it occurs.
A recent review of the Nolan Principles was made by the Committee on Standards in Public Life [CSPL] and published - click here to see.
It concludes:
What seems clear is that the public does not have much trust in what is driving those in high political office and that cynicism, coupled with the emergence of new means of expressing that distrust in the form of social media, has further eroded the public’s confidence that the political system and government more widely is working effectively on its behalf.
Where institutions (or individuals in them) become self-protecting against external (or internal) scrutiny, take steps to shift blame and responsibility, or attempt to cover up its activities, they are violating their responsibilities to act honestly, openly and in an accountable manner, and they are putting the interests of members of the organization before their responsibilities to serve the public.
One cannot agree more !