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August 2009
This code was written by the Ethics Committee of the British
Psychological Society.
Published by The British Psychological Society, St Andrews House,
48 Princess Road East, Leicester LE1 7DR.
© The British Psychological Society 2009
ISBN: 978-1-85433-495-4
Contents
1 Introduction 2
II Decision making 6
III Structure of the code 9
IV Ethical principles 10
Respect 10
Competence 15
Responsibility 18
Integrity 21
IV Conclusion 25
References 27
Appendix 28