Section 3
1U.K.The members of the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (“the Committee”) are—
(a)the Speaker of the House of Commons,
(b)the Leader of the House of Commons,
(c)the person who chairs the House of Commons Committee on Standards and Privileges, F1...
(d)five members of the House of Commons who are not Ministers of the Crown, appointed by the House of Commons[F2, and
(e)three lay persons appointed by resolution of the House of Commons.]
Textual Amendments
F1Word in Sch. 3 para. 1(c) omitted (7.5.2010) by virtue of Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 (c. 25), ss. 27(2)(a), 52; S.I. 2010/1277, art. 3(a)
F2Sch. 3 para. 1(e) and word inserted (7.5.2010) by Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 (c. 25), ss. 27(2)(b), 52; S.I. 2010/1277, art. 3(a)
Textual Amendments
F3Sch. 3 para. 2 cross-heading substituted (7.5.2010) by Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 (c. 25), ss. 27(3), 52; S.I. 2010/1277, art. 3(a)
2(1)A person appointed under paragraph 1(d) (“an appointed member”) ceases to be a member of the Committee if—U.K.
(a)another person is appointed in the person's place, or
(b)the person ceases to be a member of the House of Commons.
(2)An appointed member may resign from the Committee by giving notice to the Committee.
(3)Except as provided by this paragraph, an appointed member is a member of the Committee for the remainder of the Parliament in which the person is appointed.
(4)An appointed member may be re-appointed (more than once) to membership of the Committee.
Textual Amendments
F4Sch. 3 para. 2A and cross-heading inserted (7.5.2010) by Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 (c. 25), ss. 27(4), 52; S.I. 2010/1277, art. 3(a)
2A(1)In paragraph 1(e) “lay person” means a person who is not, and has never been, a member of either House of Parliament.U.K.
(2)A motion for a resolution under paragraph 1(e) may be made only with the agreement of the Speaker of the House of Commons.
(3)The person the subject of the motion must have been selected by the Speaker on merit on the basis of fair and open competition.
(4)An appointment under paragraph 1(e) is to be for a fixed term not exceeding five years.
(5)A person who has been appointed under paragraph 1(e) may not be appointed under paragraph 1(e) again.
(6)A person appointed under paragraph 1(e) ceases to be a member of the Committee if the person becomes a member of either House of Parliament.
(7)A person appointed under paragraph 1(e) may resign from the Committee by giving notice to the Committee.
(8)The Speaker of the House of Commons may require the IPSA to pay to members of the Committee appointed under paragraph 1(e) such remuneration and allowances as the Speaker may determine.
(9)The IPSA must make the payment accordingly.]
3(1)The Committee may determine its own procedure (including quorum).U.K.
(2)The validity of any proceedings of the Committee is not affected by—
(a)a vacancy among the members, or
(b)a defect in the appointment of a member.