... 1993. Once established that a complainant has suffered injustice the PCA attempts to ensure that an appropriate redress is made. The recent proliferation of ombudsmen is a result of the growing concern over the conduct of certain people in the public eye following disreputable conduct by MPs and other holders of public office. There was a general sense that "sleaze" had infected the government. These concerns let to the establishment of the Nolan Committee in 1994, resulting in a report, described by Craig as a "catalyst for the House of Commons to establish a Select Committee on Standards in Public Life." This led to a belief that such people could not be trusted to maintain the required standard of behaviour unless there existed a body, to independently investigate them. As a result, the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards and the Commissioner for Public Appointments came into being. A democratic government is ...

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