A newly elected councillor or MP takes on standards obligations from the moment of election, whether or not anyone has explained what those obligations involve.
Induct is structured governance onboarding for new office holders, beginning after election or appointment. Commissioned by party groups, group leaders and authorities onboarding a new intake.
Enquire about InductThe gap is structural rather than individual, and Induct addresses it through structured orientation rather than reactive advice after something has gone wrong.
Reorganisation is creating new authorities with entirely new member cohorts, which means more people taking on the obligations at once and fewer experienced colleagues able to explain them.
Induct sits outside reputational due diligence. It begins once a person is in post, so it is not part of a selection decision and is not available to candidates.
Monitoring Officers advising a new intake may find the specialist route useful.
Induct is delivered through a seven section structured questionnaire with role specific routes for councillors and MPs, written guidance materials, and an orientation call.
The standards framework, the code of conduct and the declaration regime that apply to a participant differ according to the office held. The programme addresses the obligations applicable to the participant's own role rather than treating the two as interchangeable.
The elected role, the standards framework that applies to it, and the governance obligations taking effect from election or appointment.
The code of conduct applicable to the participant's role, together with the Seven Principles of Public Life: what they require and how they are interpreted.
Registrable interests and the declaration and registration obligations that apply to the participant's role.
The standards obligations that apply to social media and digital communications, and practical guidance on those obligations.
How standards complaints are made, investigated and determined, and what a participant can expect from that process.
Governance obligations arising from committee and comparable memberships, and how conflicts of interest are identified and managed.
Participant supplied reflection on prior governance experience.
Induct works from what the participant supplies. Integri does not independently search for, verify or investigate prior conduct through the programme. Where an organisation needs an independent assessment of a person's public record, that is Verify, and it happens before appointment rather than after.
Induct is delivered digitally: a seven section structured questionnaire, written guidance materials and an orientation call. Group Induct supports up to ten participants per programme and is available for onboarding a party group after an election.
Completion of the Induct programme does not certify compliance with any applicable code of conduct and does not guarantee that the participant will not face standards complaints or conduct investigations. All Induct outputs are advisory guidance only.
Sustain is a later stage of the Governance Lifecycle, offering planned continuing governance support after appointment. It is currently in development.
A single elected official. The full seven section programme, written guidance and an orientation call.
Group onboarding for up to ten participants, for a party group after an election.
Larger group programmes and custom onboarding arrangements on request.
For context, Milton Keynes City Council estimated the cost of an uncomplicated complaint ending in a finding of no breach at a minimum of £295 in officer time, and a single external investigation at between £4,000 and £9,500. Induct does not prevent complaints. It does mean a new member has been told what the obligations are before they are expected to meet them.
Tell us about the group or the office holder you are onboarding and we will set out what the programme would cover.
Enquire about InductAll Integri services and outputs are advisory only. Integri does not provide legal advice or representation, exercise statutory powers, certify compliance, determine suitability or fitness for any role, make appointment, selection, disciplinary or removal decisions, or guarantee any particular outcome. Clients and commissioning organisations retain sole responsibility for their own due diligence, human judgement and final decisions. No Integri output must be relied upon as the sole basis for a governance, publication, appointment, selection, engagement, disciplinary, removal or legal decision.