Committee on Standards in Public Life: MPs' Expenses and Allowances: Supporting Parliament, safegu…
R12-17
Published November 2009
Response position and delivery status are recorded separately. Acceptance does not establish implementation.
Recommendation (the Committee's words)
A code of conduct for MPs’ staff should be developed by the House of Commons, setting out appropriate restrictions on party political activities. Responsibility should rest with individual MPs to ensure that their staff abide by the code. MPs should sign an annual declaration confirming that they have abided by the code of conduct and used resources intended for parliamentary purposes appropriately.
From: Committee on Standards in Public Life, MPs' Expenses and Allowances: Supporting Parliament, safeguarding the taxpayer, November 2009