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Previous reports
All of the previous reports undertaken by the committee are listed here, with the chance to view full details of each one.

First report - MPs, Ministers and Civil Servants Executive Quangos
(Cm 2850, 11 May 1995)

This report established the Seven Principles of Public Life and made 55 specific recommendations on standards.

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Second report - Local public spending bodies
(Cm 3270, May 1996)

This report examined standards of governance in a range of local spending bodies and made 50 detailed recommendations.

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Third report - Standards of Conduct in Local Government in England, Scotland and Wales
(July 1997)

This report investigated standards in local government and contained 39 recommendations.

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Fourth report - Review of Standards of Conduct in Executive NDPBs, NHS Trusts and Local Public Spending Bodies
(November 1997)

This report reviewed the recommendations made in the first and second reports and made 22 observations on the implementation of those recommendations.

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Fifth report - The Funding of Political Parties in the United Kingdom
(October 1998)

This report examined party funding and contained 100 recommendations for its reform.

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Sixth Report - Reinforcing Standards
(January 2000)

This reviewed implementation of the recommendations made in the first report and recognised a number of new issues. It contained 41 recommendations and 4 observations.

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Seventh report - Standards of Conduct in the House of Lords
(November 2000)

This report looked at standards within the House of Lords and made 23 recommendations.

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Eighth report - Standards of Conduct in the House of Commons
(November 2002)

This report reviewed recommendations relating to the House of Commons in the first and sixth reports and made 27 recommendations of maintaining and improving standards.

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Ninth Report - Defining The Boundaries within the Executive: Ministers, Special Advisers and the permanent Civil Service
(April 2003)

This report focused on Ministers, civil servants and special advisers and made 34 recommendations.

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Tenth Report - Getting the balance right: Implementing standards of conduct in public life
(January 2005)

This report examined issues relating to proportionality covered by previous reports and made 38 new recommendations.

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Eleventh Report - Review of the Electoral Commission
(January 2007)

This review of the Electoral Commission, a body established following the recommendations of the Committee's Fifth Report, examines the relevance of the Commission's current mandate, governance arragements and accountability framework.

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