Ministers: Codes of Practice

(asked on 24th March 2021) - View Source

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to make the Ministerial Code a statute.


Answered by
Chloe Smith Portrait
Chloe Smith
This question was answered on 13th April 2021

The Government has no plans for legislation on this matter.

The Ministerial Code is the responsibility of the Prime Minister of the day and customarily updated and issued upon their assuming or returning to office. The Code sets out the standards of conduct expected by the Prime Minister of all who serve in Her Majesty’s Government. It provides guidance to Ministers on how they should act and arrange their affairs in order to uphold these standards and lists the principles which may apply in particular situations.

It is the Prime Minister’s responsibility to set standards of behaviour for members of the Executive, and to account for the actions of the Government.

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