The Commissioner for Standards in Public Life
investigates breaches of ethical standards by ministers, members of Parliament and persons of trust, and contributes to the improvement of standards of behaviour in public life.
Complaints
You can complain to the Standards Commissioner about unethical behaviour by ministers, members of Parliament or persons of trust.
Resources
Case reports and other documents issued by the Commissioner, and the codes of ethics for ministers, MPs and persons of trust.
Standards Committee
Parliament’s Standards Committee oversees the activities of the Commissioner. It is chaired by the Speaker of the House.
Commissioner insists on publication of decisions not to investigate complaints
The Commissioner for Standards has written to Parliament’s Standards Committee for the third time asking for authorisation to publish decisions not to investigate complaints. Currently, when the Commissioner investigates a complaint his case report on the investigation is normally published. But if the Commissioner decides that a complaint does not warrant investigation, he cannot publish…...
Standards Commissioner issues annual report for 2023
The Commissioner for Standards in Public Life has issued his annual report for 2023. This is the first annual report to cover the activities of the current Commissioner, Chief Justice Emeritus Joseph Azzopardi, who was appointed on 8 March 2023. The Commissioner presented the report to the Speaker on 5 July 2024, and the Speaker…...
Standards Commissioner’s website moves to new location
The official website of the Commissioner for Standards in Public Life is moving from standardscommissioner.com to standardscommissioner.mt. Members of the public are therefore kindly requested to visit https://standardscommissioner.mt to access the Commissioner’s website. The site is fully functional at this location. Persons who are looking for a specific page or document may find these links…...
