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.
Standards Commissioner writes to Prime Minister regarding asset declarations
On 30 January 2025, the Commissioner for Standards in Public Life wrote to the Prime Minister to present his views on the system of asset declarations that applies to ministers and members of Parliament. The Commissioner’s letter followed correspondence that began after ministers’ declarations of assets for the year 2023 were not tabled in Parliament,…...
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…...
