Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards

(asked on 20th May 2026) - View Source

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will update the terms of reference for the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards to allow him to (a) withdraw and (b) modify findings if they were based on (i) incomplete and (ii) inaccurate information.


Answered by
Nick Thomas-Symonds Portrait
Nick Thomas-Symonds
Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
This question was answered on 3rd June 2026

The terms of reference for the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards are a matter for the Prime Minister.

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