How to avoid conflicts of interest

3Avoid conflicting roles

• Declare to your employer and your clients any financial interest in any project, supplier, contractor or business related to your official duties.

• Avoid accepting lavish and frequent entertainment and playing games of chance, especially involving gambling, with clients, suppliers or contractors that may place you under an obligation to return a favour, lead you to compromise your impartiality or end up embarrassing you in official matters.

• Avoid acquiring any investment or financial interest which may lead to a conflict of interest with your official duties.

• Avoid borrowing money from suppliers, contractors or companies with which you have official dealings.

• Do not take up paid or unpaid outside employment which may give rise to any actual or potential conflict of interest with your official duties. If such conflicts cannot be avoided, you should first obtain the consent of your employer.