Public Interest

It’s all in the public interest: worthy aspiration or diversionary smokescreen?
 
Governments, regulators and others who can affect the public at large use ‘the public interest’ as a justification for doing (or not doing) many things. But do we know what they mean? Do they know what they mean?
 
In this session we will look at the factors that ought to be looked at when justifying something as being in the public interest, the difficulty in challenging general assertions, and the scope for diversion from the real purpose. The discussion will be illustrated by examples of public interest issues facing the accountancy profession, such as tax avoidance.
 
The session is presented by Tony Bromell, Head of Integrity and Markets at the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

This event will be held at the Inter-Disciplinary Applied Ethics Centre, University of Leeds and will commence at 6pm and conclude with a buffet evening meal.
 
To book your place free of charge please contact Liz Melsom on [email protected]