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.
Parliamentary Secretary Chris Bonett did not benefit from preferential treatment
The Commissioner for Standards in Public Life concluded yesterday that Parliamentary Secretary Chris Bonett did not commit a breach of ethics when he requested adjacent seats for himself and his family on an Air Malta flight to London. The Standards Commissioner came to this conclusion after considering allegations that Dr Bonett benefited from favourable treatment...
OECD presents full set of recommendations on integrity standards in Malta
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has published a 224-page report setting out recommendations to improve public integrity in Malta. The report is the final outcome of a two-year project entitled “Improving the Integrity and Transparency Framework in Malta”, which was being conducted by the OECD at the request of the Commissioner for...
OECD issues recommendations on asset declarations by ministers and MPs
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has issued a report on the system by which ministers and other MPs declare their assets every year. The report is one of the final outputs of a two-year project entitled “Improving the Integrity and Transparency Framework in Malta”, which was being conducted by the OECD at...
