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Plaid Cymru’s Liz Saville Roberts breached MPs’ rules by failing to register donations worth £47,250 to a cross-party group she chairs within 28 days.
Westminster standards commissioner Daniel Greenberg said the breaches were “inadvertent” and no further action was needed.
The donations, from five trade unions and staff associations, paid for “external secretarial support” for the Justice Unions Parliamentary group chaired by the MP.
Saville Roberts apologised for the late registration, but stressed the money was for supporting the cross-party group in Westminster with “no personal payment or financial benefit” for her.
The breach relates to financial contributions by five different unions and trade associations, £18,900 of which was received on 1 January 2025 and £28,350 on 1 October 20205.
Those totals include £9,450 each from the Public and Commercial Services Union, the Police Federation, the University and College Union (UCU), NAPO – the Probation and Family Courts Union, and the Prison Officer’s Association.
All contributions were declared on the MP’s register on 12 November 2025, later than the 28 day limit for declarations of interest.
Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards Daniel Greenberg said a formal inquiry was opened on 11 December after a complaint was received.
He concluded that the “failure to register the interests on time was a breach” of the Code of Conduct for MPs – but said he was satisfied that the breach “could fairly be described as inadvertent”.
In response, Saville Roberts said: “I fully accept the commissioner’s findings and apologise for the late registration of these interests.
“This matter relates to the declaration of external secretariat support for a cross-party parliamentary group that I chair, for which I receive no personal payment or financial benefit whatsoever.
“This was an administrative oversight last year, and I am pleased that the commissioner has confirmed it was inadvertent.
“I take my responsibilities under the Code of Conduct extremely seriously and have put additional safeguards in place to ensure that all registrations are made promptly in future.
“Transparency and accountability are essential, and I am pleased that this issue has been resolved.”
