This document discusses how technology can help monitor an MP's performance. It outlines an MP's responsibilities to their constituents and party. It then lists some metrics that websites like TheyWorkForYou provide, such as key votes and conflicts of interest disclosures. The document asks what other transparency measures could be good, and cautions that corruption should be monitored proactively rather than waiting for scandals.

1. Mid-term review
How technology can help you monitor your MP’s performance
Steve Goodrich
Senior Research Officer
www.transparency.org.uk

2. Being an MP: Job Description
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Responsibilities:
• their constituents
• Parliament
• their political party
For example:
• advising constituents on problems
• representing the concerns of their constituents in Parliament
• acting as a figurehead for the local community
https://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-information-
office/fymp/yaympenglish.pdf

3. Organisational values
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Selflessness
Integrity
Objectivity
Accountability
Openness
Honesty
Leadership

4. Some basic metrics
www.transparency.org.uk
https://www.theyworkforyou.com/

5. Key votes
www.transparency.org.uk
https://www.theyworkforyou.com/

6. Conflicts of interest
www.transparency.org.uk
Register of Members Financial
Interests
Parliament.uk
TheyWorkForYou
GitHub
MembersInterests

7. What else would be good?
www.transparency.org.uk

8. www.transparency.org.uk

9. What else would be good?
www.transparency.org.uk

10. Don’t wait for the worst to happen…
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11. Almost a third of UK respondents thought ‘most’ or
‘all’ MPs were corrupt
Transparency International, Global Corruption
Barometer 2016
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