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Research source NBJ07

Annual Report of the Independent Adviser on Ministers’ Interests: May 2022

Author / issuing institution

Lord Geidt

Publisher

Cabinet Office

Original publication date

Not recorded

Type

adviser_report

Date accessed

2026-10-17

Language

en

Factual summary

Geidt raised the question of the Ministerial Code’s legal-compliance duty following the Prime Minister’s fixed penalty notice and called for a public explanation of the Prime Minister’s position.

Reliability, relevance and limitations

A question and advice are not a concluded independent finding that the Code was breached. Original publication day is not established in this packet.

Passage reference

Preface: fixed penalty notice and public confidence in the Code

Archival reference

Not available

Original publication

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/annual-report-of-the-independent-adviser-on-ministers-interests-may-2022/annual-report-of-the-independent-adviser-on-ministers-interests-may-2022

Linked profiles and claims

• Boris Johnson

  Process · NBJ07-C1: Geidt raised the question of the Ministerial Code’s legal-compliance duty following the Prime Minister’s fixed penalty notice and called for a public explanation of the Prime Minister’s position. — Passage: Preface: fixed penalty notice and public confidence in the Code

  Service · NBJ07-C1: Geidt raised the question of the Ministerial Code’s legal-compliance duty following the Prime Minister’s fixed penalty notice and called for a public explanation of the Prime Minister’s position. — Passage: Preface: fixed penalty notice and public confidence in the Code