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CLPSCECI: A CLPS Institute

A CLPS Institute

Governance, independence, and safeguards

CECI's credibility depends on structural independence from the organisations that sponsor it. These safeguards are non-negotiable.

Independence safeguards

  1. Safeguard 01

    Editorial independence is non-negotiable.

    Sponsors have no editorial control over research outputs, programme content, or roundtable themes. Founding-patron status confers access and visibility, not influence over positions.

  2. Safeguard 02

    Speaking allocation is merit- and relevance-based, not transactional.

    Sponsors receive guaranteed consideration, not guaranteed speaking slots in regulator-attended sessions.

  3. Safeguard 03

    The Chatham House Rule is structurally enforced.

    No quotes, notes, or summaries attributable to identified speakers without explicit consent.

  4. Safeguard 04

    Founding advisory board.

    Includes at least one former senior regulator, one academic, and one international practitioner not commercially affiliated with current sponsors.

  5. Safeguard 05

    Financial transparency.

    Annual accounts are audited; founding patrons receive a condensed financial summary. CECI does not take commissioned research from parties with active enforcement or transactional interests in the subject matter.