Our congratulations go out to Kathryn Stone, our charity Trustee, who has been appointed as Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards.
Kathryn, who is currently the Chief Legal Ombudsman of England and Wales, is expected to take up the appointment on 1 January 2018, with the House of Commons Commission approving the nomination yesterday (20 July 2017).
The appointment will be for a single term of five years, with principal duties and functions including, but not limited to: maintaining and monitoring the operation of the Register of Members’ Financial Interests; providing confidential advice to individual Members and to the Select Committee on Standards; and preparing guidance and providing induction courses for new Members on matters of conduct, propriety and ethics.