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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Reports, special reports and government responses

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Twelfth Report: Sanctions and confidentiality in the House’s standards system: revised proposals
Inquiry Sanctions
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HC 1340
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Eleventh report: ICGS investigations: Commons-Lords agreement
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HC 988
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Tenth Report: The House of Commons and the criminal law: protocols between the police and the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards and the Committee on Standards
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HC 883
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Oral evidence transcripts

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14 April 2021
Inquiry Code of Conduct
Witnesses Rt Hon Jacob Rees-Mogg MP (Leader of the House and Lord President of the Council at House of Commons)
Committees Committee on Standards
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Oral Evidence
2 March 2021
Inquiry Code of Conduct
Witnesses Dr Claire Foster-Gilbert (Director at Westminster Abbey Institute)
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Oral Evidence
12 January 2021
Inquiry Code of Conduct
Witnesses Sir Graham Brady, Patrick Grady, and John Cryer
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Written evidence

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COD0032 - Code of Conduct
Witnesses Ken Gall
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COD0031 - Code of Conduct
Witnesses Rt Hon Jacob Rees-Mogg MP (Lord President of the Council Leader of the House of Commons at House of Commons)
Committees Committee on Standards
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COD0030 - Code of Conduct
Witnesses Matt Hawkins (Co-Director at Compassion in Politics)
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Other publications

Correspondence
Committees exchange letters with government departments and others, often to request information or follow up on recommendations.
4 published
Declarations of interest
Members of the House of Lords must declare relevant interests in committee work.
1 published

Contact us

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