Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards

This includes the registration of financial interests held by MPs and the investigation of complaints about MPs who have allegedly breached the Code of Conduct or related Rules.

Key responsibilities

• Overseeing the maintenance and monitoring the operation of the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
• Providing advice on a confidential basis to individual Members and to the Select Committee on Standards about the interpretation of the Code of Conduct and Guide to the Rules relating to the Conduct of Members
• Monitoring the operation of the Code of Conduct and Guide to the Rules and, where appropriate, proposing possible modifications of it to the Committee on Standards
• Preparing guidance and providing training for Members on matters of conduct, propriety and ethics
• Receiving and investigating complaints about Members who are allegedly in breach of the Code of Conduct and Guide to the Rules, and reporting his findings to the Committee on Standards
• The Commissioner also presents an annual report to the House of Commons on the work of her office

Find out more about the role and responsibilities of the Commissioner.

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