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Owen Boswarva @owenboswarva.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Outrage as Westminster staff names removed from transparency register www.thenational.scot/news/2645440... Register of Interests of Members' Staff (latest) www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-an... vs Published in 2026 (previous) www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-an... #FOI #opengov #opendata #securitytheatre

THE MOVE to redact the names of 2000 Westminster staff from an official transparency register had been met with outrage by journalists.

The former system, in place since 1993 until this week, saw MP’s staffers names being recorded on a regularly updated document alongside any financial interests or potential conflicts of interest.

But a proposal by the House of Commons standards committee to redact the names has now been implemented after evidence sessions held in private with staff unions – citing in large part concerns over the safety of those working for MPs.

11:14 PM · Aug 11, 2026

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