Ministerial Conduct (Training) Bill

A Bill to require Ministers of the Crown to undertake annual training in matters relating to propriety, ethics and standards; and for connected purposes.

Originating House

House of Commons

Sponsor

Wendy ChamberlainLiberal Democrat

Parliament last updated

2 November 2023

In Plain English

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The Ministerial Conduct (Training) Bill would require Ministers of the Crown to complete a compulsory annual training course on propriety, ethics and standards. The aim is to help ministers understand and follow the rules that govern public office, and to strengthen public trust. The bill allows for related measures to be added through later provisions.

Key Points

Annual training requirement for Ministers of the Crown on propriety, ethics and standards.
Training is mandatory for ministers while in office.
Details on how training is delivered and how compliance is checked would be set out in later stages.
Introduced in the House of Commons by Wendy Chamberlain (Liberal Democrat); currently at 1st reading.
Covers “connected purposes” to extend to related aspects of ministerial conduct.

Progress

The bill is at the first reading in the House of Commons. It has not yet progressed to a second reading or subsequent stages.

Who is affected?

Ministers of the Crown (including the Prime Minister and Cabinet ministers)Ministerial offices and political staffGovernment departments and civil servants responsible for delivering or monitoring the trainingMembers of the public as constituents and taxpayers (as beneficiaries of higher standards in government)

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Bill Stages

1st readingCommons

24 May 2023

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Report stageCommons

3rd readingCommons

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Updates & Documents

News (1)

Ministerial Conduct (Training) Bill

24 May 2023

The 2022-2023 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.

Parliamentary Votes (0)

No recorded votes for this bill yet.