BCCI to Prepare Code of Ethics to Avoid Conflict of Interest, Corruption Among its Officials
Board of Control for Cricket in India is preparing a Code of Ethics for its officials to avoid issues of Conflict of Interest and corruption in future.
In the wake of the 2013 Indian Premier League (IPL) betting and fixing scam, Board of Control for Cricket (BCCI) in India is preparing a Code of Ethics for its officials to avoid issues of Conflict of Interest and corruption in future. (Officials to Sign No Conflict of Interest Undertaking)
"BCCI is concerned and determined to safeguard its integrity. The Code of Ethics when formed would define important core values for behaviour and conduct within the BCCI. It would be a good way of ensuring that administrators and officials refrain from anything that could be harmful to BCCI's aims and objectives," said BCCI president Jagmohan Dalmiya. (RM Lodha Committee Seeks Five Months More to Propose Changes in BCCI's Governance)
"The code would describe the minimum requirements for conduct and behavioural expectations. To ensure transparency, BCCI would get the draft ethics code vetted and finalized by an eminent senior lawyer with impeccable credibility and reputation," BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur said. (Patiala House Court Drops All Charges Against Sreesanth and Co. in IPL Fixing Scam)
The BCCI has also decided to put a Player Agent Accreditation System in place.
"In order to make the structure thorough enough and to ensure that player agents are bound by the set of laws and the code of conduct, a thorough and extensive Player Agent Accreditation System would be in place soon," said Dalmiya added. (IPL spot-fixing scandal: Top 10 development)
"Discussions and consultations involving all stakeholders would be held shortly in order to achieve a high degree of acceptance and to propose a new system that is transparent and easier to administer," said Thakur. (Lodha Panel Suspends CSK, RR for Two Years)