# Procurement Act 2023, Paragraph 11: Professional misconduct

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) A discretionary exclusion ground applies to a supplier if the decision-maker considers that the supplier or a connected person has engaged in professional misconduct which brings into question the supplier’s integrity.
(2) A discretionary exclusion ground applies to a supplier if a court, regulator or other authority has ruled that the supplier or connected person has engaged in such professional misconduct.
(3) “Professional misconduct” includes conduct involving—
(a) dishonesty;
(b) impropriety;
(c) a serious breach of ethical or professional standards applicable to the supplier (whether those standards are mandatory or not).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/schedule/7/paragraph/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/procurement-act-2023/schedule-7/paragraph-11
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