PM letter to the Speaker and Conservative Party Code of Conduct

Today the Prime Minister has written to the Speaker of the House of Commons setting out the Conservative Party’s new Code of Conduct for Party representatives. It will cover, but not be limited to: Members of Parliament, Peers, Members of the European Parliament, Members of the Scottish Parliament, Members of the Welsh Assembly, Members of the Greater London Assembly, Police & Crime Commissioners, elected Mayors, Councillors and Association, area, regional, and national Party officers. A copy of the PM’s letter is attached.  

 

This Code of Conduct sets out the processes which will be followed with immediate effect, and will be laid before the next meeting of the Party Board later this month for formal adoption. In the meantime, further consultation will be undertaken, including with Party members of all ages, all categories of Party representatives, and Party groups such as the Conservative Women’s Organisation. 

 

As part of this new Code, the Party is immediately adopting a new complaints procedure, with a new hotline for reporting potential breaches of the Code and a more detailed process for investigation by a panel – including, for the first time, an independent member. 

 

The new Code is now available online at www.conservatives.com/codeofconduct