Bill · started in the Commons
Citizens' Convention (Accountability and Ethics) Bill
A Bill to set up a Citizens' Convention for the purposes of establishing minimum standards of ethics for Members of Parliament and for promoting the involvement of citizens in political decision making; and for connected purposes.
In progress
Current stage: 2nd reading (Commons)
The story so farThe Citizens' Convention (Accountability and Ethics) Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 8 June 2009 by Mr Martin Caton (Labour). It is now at second reading in the House of Commons. Second reading is the first debate on the overall principle of the bill; if the bill clears it, detailed committee scrutiny follows.
What the bill does
<p>The Bill would require the Electoral Commission to establish a Citizens' Convention of no fewer than 100 randomly selected people, subject to a requirement that the membership of the Convention should reflect the composition of the electorate in the United Kingdom. The Convention would make recommendations on:</p><ul><li>the system of allowances and expenses payable to Members of Parliament</li><li>the system or systems of election to each House of Parliament</li><li>the means by which electors may hold to account Members, including any mechanism for the recall or disqualification of Members</li><li>the way business is conducted in both Houses of Parliament</li><li>the funding of political parties.</li></ul>
Progress through Parliament
- 1st reading Commons 8 Jun 2009
- 2nd reading Commons Current
Source: the official bill page. Last updated 23 Oct 2009.