RICS New Rules of Conduct – Knight’s Take
The RICS New Rules of Conduct come to effect on 2 February 2022. As someone who is preparing for the final assessment you will need to be conversant with the changes.
From 2022 Session 1 all candidates are going to be assessed based on these new rules of conduct. I know what you are thinking, how are they different from the previous version.
They have been repacked but the contents are still similar, just located in different places. So instead of having a set of rules for members and another set of rules for firms, they have all been combined, What you have now are rules for members and firms. What applies to members and firms is distinguished within the examples. The rules have now been organized in line with the five global ethical principles.
So now instead of 9 rules for members and 15 rules for firms. Now you just have 5 rules for both firms and members. So where have the 9 and 15 gone?
| New Rules | Was it in the old rules? where |
| Rule 1: Honesty, integrity and professional obligations + Appendix. | Members old rules 3,8 and 9Firms old rules 3,6 to 15 |
| Rule 2: Maintaining and acting within competence | Rule 4 for membersRule 4 for firms |
| Rule 3: Providing good quality service | Member old rules 4 and 5 Firms old rules 4 and 5 |
| Rule 4: Respect and encouraging diversity and inclusion | |
| Rule 5: Public interest, responsibility and public confidence | Member old rule 7 Firm old rule 11 |
There we have it. You may be asking. Where did rule 1 and 2 covered. This just covered interpretation and communication. The communication element is picked up in Appendix A and the Interpretation is deemed to be included in the introduction. You can download a copy of this comparison chart via link below.
The RICS Rules of Conduct, which form the main section of the code, although organized around the same major moral values as other broadly descriptive codes of ethics, imply, though do not expressly state, certain underlying basic tenets of ethically minded psychologists. The headings of the RICS Rules of Conduct are: Competence, Impaired Objectivity and Dual Relationships, Client Welfare, Welfare of Supervisees and Research Subjects, Protecting Confidentiality of Clients, Representation of Services, Fees, and Statements, Assessment Procedures, Violation of Law, and Aiding Illegal Practice. Under these headings, the rules themselves contain many subheadings which include explicit requirements.
Ethics are defined as rules of conduct. When you exhibit acceptable practices in society and under governing bodies of instruction, you are delivering patterns of what is considered acceptable, good behaviour. Your moral reasoning can help in the decision-making process and selecting choices that work in your favour. Following the school’s principles, or code of ethics, is a great start in meeting ethical requirements in higher education. In school, it is important to locate information on netiquette rules and academic requirements so that you can comply with and understand expectations. In addition, self-directed learning consists of planning, carrying out, and evaluating learning practices in order to meet goals. Self-directed learning is self-guided behavior that the adult learner implements in order to be responsible and structured in higher education.
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