Abstract

In 1995 the British House of Commons overhauled its arrangements for regulating MPs' standards of conduct. A Code of Conduct was established, rules were better defined and the enforcement mechanisms were strengthened with the creation of a Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards and a Select Committee on Standards and Privileges. This article addresses a gap in the existing literature by exploring some of this overhaul's domestic consequences. Drawing on a range of sources, including interviews with a number of MPs and parliamentary staff, it describes and analyses MPs' dealings with, and perceptions of, the new regulatory regime. It also draws on interview material to illustrate some of the reforms' wider effects on the parliamentary environment.

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