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LEGISLATIVE SCRUTINY
PARLIAMENTARY STANDARDS BILL NINETEENTH REPORT OF SESSION 2008-09 REPORT, TOGETHER WITH FORMAL MINUTES |
| By: |
Great Britain: Parliament: Joint Committee on Human Rights |
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Paperback |
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| ISBN 10: |
010844452X |
| ISBN 13: |
9780108444524 |
| Publisher: |
TSO |
| Pub. date: |
6 July, 2009 |
| Series: |
House of Lords Papers Session 2008-09, 124 |
| Pages: |
17 |
| Synopsis: |
The Parliamentary Standards Bill, which was introduced to the House of Commons on 23 June and is expected to complete all of its Commons stages on 1 July, is intended to create a system of independent regulation of MPs' salaries, allowances and financial interests. The Committee notes the Bill is being rushed into the statute book and will not receive proper scrutiny as a result. In its view, the Bill is not compatible with Article 6(1) of the European Convention on Human Rights, in respect of an MP's right to a fair hearing. It recommends that the Bill should be amended to include procedural safeguards - such as the opportunity to call and examine witnesses - where disciplinary action is being considered. The report also recommends that there should be a right of appeal to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council against decisions of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority and the House of Commons which amount either to the determination of a criminal charge or which determine an MP's civil rights. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Stationery Office Books |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |