Committee on Standards in Public Life: MPs' Expenses and Allowances: Supporting Parliament, safegu…

R12-19

Published November 2009

Response position and delivery status are recorded separately. Acceptance does not establish implementation.

Recommendation (the Committee's words)
MPs’ staff should no longer receive redundancy pay from the winding-up allowance. Redundancy pay should be paid centrally by the House of Commons authorities, and the size of the winding-up allowance reduced accordingly.

From: Committee on Standards in Public Life, MPs' Expenses and Allowances: Supporting Parliament, safeguarding the taxpayer, November 2009