6 COLLEAGUES AGAINST WHOM A COMPLAINT HAS BEEN MADE Two clauses in the Ethics Code are directly relevant to the situation of a colleague against whom a complaint has been made to the Ethics Committee and when a decision has not yet been reached: “Confidentiality: All Complaints that allege a breach of the Ethics Code shall be processed in confidence. Confidentiality must be maintained by the members of Ethics Committees and of other committees or boards who, in the course of their duties, are required to be privy to confidential information; this duty of confidentiality extends after any term of office has ended.” (IPA, 2015, Part IV, paragraph A6) “Publication: The IPA shall inform its Constituent Organisations and Members (via its Newsletter or comparable publication) of formal ethics actions, including the text of any action on an Inquiry and any suspension, separation or expulsion of a Member (which shall identify the violated Ethical Principle(s)), except if the Executive Committee or Board, in its discretion, finds extraordinary reasons for limiting or withholding publication." (IPA, 2015, Part IV, paragraph B8). The Confidentiality Committee views these provisions as appropriate and adequate, but considers that there may need to be some clarification of the rules governing communications between the IPA Ethics Committee and the Ethics Committees of Component Societies at different stages in the process concerning cases of complaints made against IPA members.
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