Citizens' Convention (Accountability and Ethics) Bill

A Bill to set up a Citizens' Convention for the purposes of establishing minimum standards of ethics for Members of Parliament and for promoting the involvement of citizens in political decision making; and for connected purposes.

The Bill would require the Electoral Commission to establish a Citizens' Convention of no fewer than 100 randomly selected people, subject to a requirement that the membership of the Convention should reflect the composition of the electorate in the United Kingdom. The Convention would make recommendations on:

• the system of allowances and expenses payable to Members of Parliament
• the system or systems of election to each House of Parliament
• the means by which electors may hold to account Members, including any mechanism for the recall or disqualification of Members
• the way business is conducted in both Houses of Parliament
• the funding of political parties.