Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 10 December 2020 to Question 126115 on Public Service: Misconduct, when his Department plans to publish its response to the Law Commission’s report into Misconduct in Public Office, published on 4 December 2020.

We are carefully considering the Law Commission’s report on Misconduct in Public Office, published in December last year. It is right that we look at this issue in a considered way.

The Government’s response, together with confirmation of any next steps, will be issued within the timeframes outlined in the Joint Protocol between the Law Commission and the Government.