Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

The Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission (SCEC), or simply the Speaker's Committee, is a body created under the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 to scrutinise the Electoral Commission.Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act (c. 41), Schedule 1 ss 14–19 Through the committee's members, the commission is able to field questions in the House of Commons in a manner similar to the way ministers do.

Composition The committee comprises nine MPs: the speaker of the House of Commons (who also serves as its chair), the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities,SI 2021/1265, Sch. 2 para. 15(2). the chair of the select committee responsible for electoral issues,Section 2(2)(a) of the Political Parties, Elections, and Referendums Act specifically calls for this to be the chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee, but 2(6)(b) states that if responsibility for electoral issues transfers to another committee, that committees chair should serve instead.Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2010 (c. 41) s 2 As of 25 September 2026, the members of the committee are as follows: +MemberPartyRoleLindsay HoyleSpeaker (Labour)Speaker of the House of Commons (ex officio member)Angela RaynerLabourMinister of the Crown with responsibilities in relation to local government (Appointed by the Prime Minister)Abena Oppong-AsareLabourChair of local governments committeeSimon HoarConservativeRegular MemberSir Jeremy WrightConservativeRegular MemberLisa SmartLiberal DemocratRegular Member

See also Parliamentary committees of the United Kingdom

References

External links The records of the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission are held by the Parliamentary Archives