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

These pages only show information for this committee from the start of 2020 onwards. Earlier information can be found on the previous version of the UK Parliament website.

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3 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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Code of Conduct consultation
Report:
Published
On 24 May 2022
Opened 29 November 2021
All-Party Parliamentary Groups
Report:
Published
On 29 April 2022
Govt. response:
Due by
On 29 June 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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Standards Committee proposes new Code of Conduct for MPs
Standards Committee proposes new Code of Conduct for MPs with package of reforms to increase transparency and tighten lobbying rules
24 May 2022
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Committee on Standards calls for new package of reforms to regulate APPGs and safeguard Parliament
The detailed report comes following a long-running investigation into the activities of APPGs and their governance.
3 May 2022
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Standards Committee hear from Leader of the House and Cabinet Office Minister on Code of Conduct for MPs
The Committee on Standards will tomorrow hear evidence from Mark Spencer MP and Michael Ellis MP
25 April 2022

Latest publications

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First Report - New Code of Conduct and Guide to the Rules: promoting appropriate values, attitudes and behaviour in Parliament
Inquiry Code of Conduct consultation
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Correspondence from the Chair of the Independent Expert Panel relating to an appeals process in the House’s standards system
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Correspondence
Seventh report - All-Party Parliamentary Groups: improving governance and regulation
Inquiry All-Party Parliamentary Groups
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Useful information

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