The Society of Professional Engineers
(Established 1969)
For the Promotion of the Qualification and Status of the Professional Engineer Worldwide
Code of Professional Ethics
Professional Engineers shall:
- do what is right, come what may, acting with integrity in the best interests of their clients and placing the public interest above all,
- maintain objectivity at all times, providing fair and neutral advice and avoiding conflicts of interest,
- be honest and trustworthy and never deliberately mislead by withholding or distorting information or advice,
- be open and transparent in all their professional activities, sharing all relevant facts with clients, colleagues and/or employers and advising as clearly and intelligibly as possible,
- be accountable for their actions and advice, accepting blame where justified by their own errors,
- know their own limitations and competence and act within them,
- engage in additional training in their own time if necessary, so as to keep their expertise in their own specialised branch of engineering up to-date,
- maintain an interest in those wider aspects of engineering outside their own particular specialisation, so that they are able to advise their clients when to call for additional advice from others,
- treat all others with the respect which is their due, whilst avoiding discrimination of any kind,
- set an example both privately and publicly in a manner which credits themselves, their firm and the wider profession,
- have the courage to make a stand on matters of principle and be prepared to identify and act against malpractice of any sort,
- maintain the confidentiallity of their employers’ and their clients’ business affairs, save where any malpractice or illegal, unprofessional or fraudulent conduct comes to their notice.
The Society of Professional Engineers Limited.
Lutyens House, Billing Brook Road, Weston Favell, Northampton, NN3 8NW, Great Britain.
Tel & Fax :- 01604 415 729 Email :- enquiries@professionalengineers-uk.org
Vice-Chancellors:- The Earl of Yarborough | Lord Alistair Nelson of Stafford 4th Baron