Committees

Committee on Standards

Commons Select Committee

The Committee on Standards cannot take on complaints about Members of Parliament. Such complaints should be directed to the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards. It is chaired by Chris Bryant MP. You can follow the Committee on Twitter @HoCStandards

The information for this committee is being moved from the previous version of the UK Parliament website. If you cannot find what you are looking for, you can view the previous version.

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5 current inquiries

Inquiries allow committees to consider oral and written evidence on a particular topic. They usually result in the publication of a report.

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Work of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards
Opened 8 November 2022
All-Party Parliamentary Groups consultation
Opened 26 May 2022
Code of Conduct consultation
Report:
Published
On 4 July 2022
Govt. response:
Published
On 27 September 2022
Opened 29 November 2021
All-Party Parliamentary Groups
Report:
Published
On 29 April 2022
Opened 12 October 2020
Code of Conduct
Report:
Published
On 29 November 2021
Opened 21 September 2020

Non-inquiry work

Non-inquiry sessions
Non-inquiry sessions are brief packages of work that will not necessarily result in a report. They may be used to revisit previous inquiry topics or take evidence on a topical matter.

Latest news

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Committee to hold evidence session on ‘precautionary exclusion’ in response to consultation
The House of Commons Committee on Standards will hold an evidence session on “precautionary exclusion”
12 January 2023
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Committee to hold evidence session on ‘precautionary exclusion’ in response to consultation
Committee on Standards to consider how ‘precautionary exclusion’ relates to the Commons’ standards system
11 January 2023
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Committee on Standards publishes report on the conduct of Andrew Bridgen MP
Committee on Standards Fourth Report of Session 2022-23: Andrew Bridgen
3 November 2022

Upcoming events

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Formal meeting (private meeting)
7 February 2023 - 9:45am to 12:30pm
Room 7, Palace of Westminster
Formal meeting (private meeting)
28 February 2023 - 9:45am to 12:30pm
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Latest publications

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Letter from Speaker of the House of Commons and Lord Speaker to Chair, in relation to APPGs, dated 11 January 2023
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Correspondence
Letter from the Leader of the House to the chair, in relation to Code of Conduct changes, dated 8 December 2022
Inquiry Code of Conduct consultation
Committees Committee on Standards
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Correspondence
Government response to Sir Ernest Ryder's Review of fairness and natural justice within the House of Commons standards system
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Correspondence

Useful information

Lay members - Committee on Standards

Contact us

  • Email: standards@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 6615 (general enquiries) / 0207 219 1493 or 07712540141 (Paul Connolly: Media enquiries)