MPs with criminal records

I can confirm that we do not hold information about the number of MPs convicted of criminal offences as MPs are not obliged to disclose this information to us.

The information you have requested may be held by individual police forces. However, as the information you have asked for constitutes personal data it is likely to be exempt from disclosure under Data Protection law.

Some information about the convictions of MPs while they were serving as MPs is published in the House of Commons research briefing, “Recall elections” (9 November 2021). The information in the research briefing covers the period from the introduction of the process in March 2016 to November 2021, and only covers MPs convicted during their term of office.

Should you wish to ask individual MPs for the information then their contact details are available. Please note that Members of Parliament are not public authorities for the purposes of the Freedom of Information Act ("the Act"). This means that they are not obliged to respond to requests for information made under the Act. Similarly, the Act does not apply to political parties.