Guess the Vote · house mode
Public Office (Accountability) Bill
Proposed change. A vote on changing the bill's wording at report stage.
Formally: Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 · division 57, 14 Jul 2026
What they were voting on — Parliament's own words
“A Bill to Impose a duty on public authorities and public officials to act with candour, transparency and frankness; to make provision for the enforcement of that duty in their dealings with inquiries and investigations; to require public authorities to promote and take steps to maintain ethical conduct within all parts of the authority; to create an offence in relation to public authorities and public officials who mislead the public; to create further offences in relation to the misconduct of persons who hold public office and to abolish the common law offence of misconduct in public office; to make provision enabling persons to participate at inquiries and investigations where the conduct of public authorities may be in issue; and for connected purposes.”