Find the national party of which the MP or Lord/Baroness is a member and if they don't have an official complaints route, just email the Party generally with the complaint.
National parties are meant to hold their members to account if they say and do things that go against their general rules of conduct.
Your complaint should have a clear outline of how the politician has or may have broken equality laws or their party's 'Code of Conduct'.
If the person has said something racist about Romany Gypsy or Irish Traveller groups, you should point out that Romany Gypsies and Irish Travellers are "ethnic groups" and that this means they are protected from discrimination under the Equality Act 2010. On top of this a duty called Public Sector Equality Duty, means all public bodies (such as councils) and their representatives should be working to stop discrimination, improve equality and promote good relations between people with a Gypsy or Traveller background and those who don't.
If you can show how what a politician said is discriminatory and against these equality laws this will add strength to your complaint.
To make the complaint stronger you can quote part of the party's code of conduct to show how the politician's comments break the party's rules.
If you can show how what a politician said is discriminatory and against these equality laws this will add strength to your complaint.
To make the complaint stronger you can quote part of the party's code of conduct to show how the politician's comments break the party's rules.
Tips for complaining:
Parliamentary privilege
If the politician has made the comments whilst inside the House of Commons or House of Lords they might be protected by ‘parliamentary privilege’. This means they are allowed to say and do certain things without breaking any rules. It makes it hard to challenge bad behaviour that takes place in the House of Lords or House of Commons. At the same time, it's still important to challenge them as it might make them less likely to do it again.
You can use a template we have created here.
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