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MPs

Setting the Standard

Doug Chalmers, 8 July 2024 - Elections, Ethical standards, MPs, Nolan Principles, Public appointments

The days after a general election, especially when power transfers to another political party, are a hectic time in government. After campaigning hard and knocking on doors, the new teams and staffers must familiarise themselves with their roles and departmental …

Standards Bodies: Who's who? (2)

Dame Shirley Pearce, 16 February 2022 - Elections, MPs

In the second in our series of blogs looking at the various standards regulators, Shirley Pearce explains the role of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority and the Electoral Commission.

Standards bodies: Who's who?

Lord Jonathan Evans, 26 November 2021 - MPs, MPs' outside interests

Lord Evans outlines the differences between CSPL, the House of Commons Committee on Standards, and the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards

Culture change must be at the forefront of the campaign against bullying and harassment in Westminster

Monisha Shah, 18 December 2020 - MPs

Monisha Shah, an independent member of the Committee, blogs on the importance of culture change in combatting bullying and harassment in Parliament.

About the Committee on Standards in Public Life

The Committee on Standards in Public Life (CSPL) is an independent advisory non-departmental public body that advises the Prime Minister on ethical standards across the whole of public life in the UK. It monitors and reports on issues relating to the standards of conduct of all public office holders.

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