Last month, Mr Jenkins ordered all Barclays staff to sign up to a new ethical code of conduct or quit.

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The spokesman said the firm had undertaken steps to "address the shortcomings" revealed in its data protection practices, including a revised ethical code of conduct which was introduced in 2009.

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The Code of Conduct is part of almost 40 pages of ethical policies and business compliance issues.

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