”You will observe what is done, and ask the participants — and yourself — why it is being done. If at any point you feel that something is excessive or unnecessary or wrong, you inform us. We will summon the people involved, and ask them questions, in that meek ineffectual way that your coworkers have mocked.

And then, word will filter down from the O5s, through the many levels of our bureaucracy. And those who are unethical will be given reprimands which will be noted on their permanent record. Or their pay will be cut, or they will be demoted, or they will be transferred to another project.

Or they will be shot for crimes against humanity.”

–Unknown Ethics Committee member, Ethics Committee Orientation

The SCP Foundation Ethics Committee is an independent branch apart on the SCP Foundation that keeps the morals and integrity of the Foundation in check and that minimal sacrifices are made to ensure normalcy; the head of the Committee is referred to as a Chairman, with the current seat being occupied by Odongo Tejani.

Though the Ethics Committee is mocked by many, as the Foundation frequently conducts what most would deem unethical actions for containment purposes, the Committee is extraordinarily powerful, but their position is below and 2nd to the O5 Council in power and authority. In some scenarios when enforcing the Code of Ethics, the Committee hold similar authority to the O5 Council when enforcing the Foundation Code of Ethics.

Like the O5s, the Committee has their own Mobile Task Force, MTF Omega-1 "Law's Left Hand", to enforce their policies and apprehend unethical personnel. This can even include O5s or researchers who have overstepped their boundaries.