A code of practice for the PR, marketing and media recruitment sector has won strong support at a Recruitment and Employment Confederation forum.

Representatives from Media Contacts, VMA Group, Career Moves, StopGap, Source Personnel and BluHalo supported the event and code of practice.

Emma Brierley, chief executive and founder of Xchangeteam, is strongly behind the code of conduct: “The forum provided an excellent opportunity to air and share industry and concerns on ethics and standards. It demonstrated that Xchangeteam is not a lone voice and I am confident that, with a sector code in place, we will drive the cowboys out of our industry.”

The group, which hopes to raise standards and provide a better service to clients, will meet regularly to develop the code and discuss issues.