House of Commons - The Code of Conduct and the Guide to the Rules

Committee on Standards - Third Report
The Code of Conduct and the Guide to the Rules

Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 28 October 2014.

Contents

Terms of Reference

Report

The Code of Conduct and the Guide to the Rules

Interests of Committee Chairs

Proposed revision of the Code of Conduct

Conclusion

Annex 1: Proposed new guide to the rules

Introduction

Registration and declaration of financial interests (Chapters 1 and 2)

Lobbying for reward or consideration (Chapter 3)

Procedure for inquiries (Chapter 4)

Ministers of the Crown

Sources of advice

Commencement

Chapter 1: Registration of Members' Financial Interests

Requirements of the House

Category 1: Employment and earnings

Category 2: Donations and other support for activities as a Member of Parliament

Category 3: Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Category 4: Visits outside the UK

Category 5: Gifts and benefits from sources outside the UK

Category 6: Land and property

Category 7: Shareholdings

Category 8: Miscellaneous

Category 9: Family members employed

Category 10: Family members engaged in lobbying

Chapter 2: Declaration of Members' Interests

Requirements of the House

Chapter 3: Lobbying for reward or consideration

The principle

The rules relating to lobbying

Time limits

Definitions

Application of the lobbying rules

Chapter 4: Procedure for Inquiries

Requirements of the House

Submitting a complaint

Parliamentary privilege

Initiating an inquiry

Resolution of inquiries: Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards

Resolution of inquiries: Committee on Standards

Remit of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards

Annex 2: Relationship between the new Guide and GRECO recommendations

Members' staff

Thresholds for reporting financial holdings