R12-45

The independent regulator’s enforcement regime should be strengthened by giving it the power to: „„ Compel MPs to cooperate with the new body, including through the provision of relevant information. „„ Require the repayment of wrongly paid or misclaimed sums, with associated costs if appropriate. „„ Impose, subject to the procedural safeguards laid out in the Act, its own non- parliamentary sanctions for breaches of the expenses regime (including where necessary of a financial nature) analogous to those available to HMRC and DWP, without the need to report to the Commissioner for Parliamentary Standards.