Code of conduct

The FMLM Board of Trustees has adopted the following code of conduct that all persons working in an official capacity on behalf of FMLM will adhere to, including Trustees, committee members and staff. This code is focused on the Nolan principles which are the basis of the ethical standards expected of all office holders. 

FMLM Trustees and all committee members will: demonstrate core values of FMLM in all areas of their work, including our ethos, advocacy and standards; act in accordance with their statutory and organisational roles and responsibilities as set out in FMLM’s Articles of Association and Standing Orders; demonstrate at all times the following principles:

• Selflessness – to act solely in terms of the public interest
• Integrity – to avoid placing themselves under any obligation to people or organisations that might try inappropriately to influence them in their work; they should not act or take decisions in order to gain financial or other material benefits for themselves, their family, or their friends. They must declare and resolve any interests and relationships
• Objectivity – to act and take decisions impartially, fairly and on merit, using the best evidence and without discrimination or bias
• Accountability – to be accountable to the public for their decisions and actions and must submit themselves to the scrutiny necessary to ensure this
• Openness – to act and take decisions in an open and transparent manner. Information should not be withheld from the public unless there are clear and lawful reasons for so doing
• Honesty – to be truthful
• Leadership – to exhibit these principles in their own behaviour and actively promote and robustly support the principles and be willing to challenge poor behaviour wherever it occurs