Our governance
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The Committee

The Committee is made up of:
- An independent chair.
- 4 independent members appointed by the Prime Minister following open competition in accordance with the Government’s Governance Code (https://publicappointmentscommissioner.independent.gov.uk/regulating-appointments/governance-code/).
- Political members appointed by the Prime Minister on the recommendation of the leaders of the three largest political parties in the House of Commons, Labour, Conservative, Liberal Democrat. There is a vacancy for the Conservative membership.(The incumbent SNP Member joined the Committee prior to the 2024 general election and the subsequent changes to the make up of the House of Commons.)
Read about our members on our membership (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/the-committee-on-standards-in-public-life/about/membership) page.

Code of Practice for Members

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Expectations of Committee Members and the Secretariat

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Ground Rules on Public Statements

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Fees and Expenses

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Register of Members Interests

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All committee members’ private interests that might influence their judgement - or could be perceived to do so - are recorded in the ‘Register of interests’ (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cspl-latest-register-of-interests--2).

Research Advisory Board

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Terms of Reference

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Way of Working

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Register of stakeholder meetings

See the ‘Register’ (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cspl-register-of-meetings-with-stakeholders) of our Committee Members’ meetings with stakeholders.

Find minutes and agendas from the Committee’s meetings through our transparency data (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?departments%5B%5D=the-committee-on-standards-in-public-life&publication_type=transparency-data).