Petition · past parliament
Require sanctions for breaches of the Ministerial Code
Closed
31 signatures
What the petition asks
Ministers breaking the ministerial code result in a report describing the breach - action may not be taken. The code should be given some force e.g. minor technical breach - an apology to Parliament: Deliberate major breach - a lifetime ban on being a Minister.
In cases where it is found there has been a deliberate major breach, the individual, and any other who behaved similarly, could not be relied upon to abide by the code in future and would therefore be unfit to be a Minister. A right of appeal to a court should exist in the event of such a sanction.
Timeline
| 4 Oct 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 4 Apr 2019 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
31
Status
Closed
Opened
4 Oct 2018
Closed
4 Apr 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.