Alex Allan
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 32 |
| Date of birth | February 28,1992 |
| Zodiac sign | Pisces |
| Parents | Robert Allan, Baron Allan of Kilmahew |
| Job | Diplomat |
| Education | University College London |
| Harrow School | |
| University of Cambridge | |
| Loughborough University | |
| Sedbergh School | |
| Books | E-democracy: A Hansard Society Lecture |
| Department for Constitutional Affairs: Departmental Annual Report 2005-06, Oral and Written Evidence, 17 October 2006, Alex Allan, Rod Clark and Barbara Moorhouse, Department for Constitutional Affairs | |
| Born | Harrogate |
| United Kingdom | |
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| ID | 485683 |
Alex Allan Life story
Alex Grant Allan is a Scotland international rugby union player. He is now Head Coach at Hong Kong Scottish; and forwards coach for the Hong Kong international side. He previously played for Glasgow Warriors in the Pro14. He played primarily at loose head prop.
Theresa Villiers: Ex-environment secretary failed to declare Shell shares
... However the prime minister s ethics adviser at the time, Sir Alex Allan, advised her this was unnecessary because " the portfolio was managed for her and she did not take investment decisions, " they added...
Raab and Sunak both face moment of jeopardy
... Equally, we should add a bit of context: when Boris Johnson was prime minister, That inquiry, by his standards adviser Sir Alex Allan, concluded Ms Patel had broken the Ministerial Code, but Mr Johnson ignored it...
Rishi Sunak appoints Historic England head as ethics chief
... His predecessor, Sir Alex Allan, quit in 2020 after Mr Johnson overruled him over a report into alleged bullying by Home Secretary Priti Patel...
Labour calls vote to give MPs power to appoint new ethics chief
... Lord Geidt was the second ethics adviser to quit under Mr Johnson, after Sir Alex Allan left in 2020...
Lord Geidt: PM's ex-ethics adviser reveals more about why he quit
... Lord Geidt was the second ethics adviser to quit under Mr Johnson, after Sir Alex Allan left in 2020...
Lord Geidt quits: No 10 urged to release resignation letter to PM
... Sir Alex Allan, in 2020 after Mr Johnson chose not to accept his finding that Home Secretary Priti Patel had bullied civil servants...
Lord Geidt: Why did the PM's ethics adviser quit?
... Sir Alex Allan, which conventionally results in a resignation or sacking...
Union loses legal challenge to PM's decision to back Priti Patel
... In November 2020, the prime minister s then adviser on standards Sir Alex Allan ruled that Ms Patel had " unintentionally" broken the ministerial code...
Labour calls vote to give MPs power to appoint new ethics chief
Labour has called a vote which would give MPs The Power to hold ministers to account if Boris Johnson 's former ethics chief is not replaced.
Lord Geidt resigned on Wednesday after He Said he was put in an " impossible and odious" position by the PM.
But Mr Johnson has yet to commit to appointing a successor.
Labour's proposals, if passed, would enable a committee to appoint an independent ethics adviser if The Role is unfulfilled for two months.
The motion will be put to The Commons on Tuesday, with Labour's deputy leader Angela Rayner saying The Role needed to be " urgently reformed".
Lord Geidt's role was to advise the PM on the ministerial Code - a set of rules governing standards of behaviour.
In announcing his resignation, He Said he had been asked for advice on an issue he believed would amount to a deliberate breach of The Code .
" This request has placed me in an impossible and odious position, " wrote Lord Geidt in his.
The former ethics chief also said he had come close to quitting over the Covid-law Breaking In Downing Street.
Downing Street accepted that Lord Geidt fulfilled a " vitally important" role, but said the Prime Minister was reviewing The Position and could abolish it.
Labour's proposals would give powers to The Commons Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee to appoint an independent adviser on possible breaches of The Code and initiate its own investigations.
The new " adviser on ministers' interests" would advise The Committee on any potential violations and on the effectiveness of the ministerial Code .
They would need to consider any possible breaches referred to them and could also conduct their own investigations, the Labour Party said.
Ms Rayner said it was time for Conservative MPs to back the proposals to " clean up politics".
" Labour will put No 10 in special measures to prevent this Prime Minister running roughshod over The Rules , dodging accountability and degrading standards in public life, " She Said .
Lord Geidt was The Second ethics adviser to quit under Mr Johnson, after Sir Alex Allan left in 2020.
Source of news: bbc.com
