Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of the Isle of Man about the introduction of legislation with equivalent provisions to the Public Office (Accountability) Bill.

The Government has not held discussions with the government of the Isle of Man on extending provisions of the Public Office (Accountability) Bill to the Isle of Man, or their introducing equivalent legislation there.

The Isle of Man is not part of the UK but is a self-governing dependency of the Crown. It has its own directly-elected legislative assembly, government, and administrative, fiscal and legal systems, including its own police force and courts of law. As such, the introduction of any legislation governing transparency and accountability in public office is a matter for the Isle of Man authorities.