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A Register of Interests is a record kept, usually by a government body, of financial interests of its members. The register documents interests which may potentially unethically or unlawfully influence members' official duties.

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The term is in use in most Commonwealth countries.

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Australia

In 2019 Australia, it required "MPs to declare shares, directorships, real estate, gifts and more to demonstrate they represent their constituents without bias." [1]

United Kingdom

The UK has had a register of interests since 1974. The UK register was reviewed and enhanced after the Cash for Questions scandal of 1994. This led to the Nolan enquiry which gave birth to the Report on Standards in Local Government. All holders of public office in the UK are bound to this code. [2] The Parliamentary Register has evolved in latter years a Code of Conduct, and as of 2017, had also evolved into: [3]

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  1. ↑ "Parliament's most public display of love revealed alongside hints of its many secrets". ABC. 2 Aug 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-10-06. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  2. ↑ "Register of interests". BBC. 24 October 2008. Archived from the original on 27 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  3. ↑ "Registers of Interests". parliament.uk. 3 May 2017. Archived from the original on 5 March 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
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