Parliamentary Standards Act 2009

6 Dealing with claims under the scheme U.K.

(1) No allowance is to be paid to a member of the House of Commons under the MPs' allowances scheme unless a claim for the allowance has been made to the IPSA.

(2) The claim must be made by the member (except where the scheme provides otherwise).

(3) On receipt of a claim, the IPSA must—

(a) determine whether to allow or refuse the claim, and

(b) if it is allowed, determine how much of the amount claimed is to be allowed and pay it accordingly.

F1 (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F1 (5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(6) The MPs' allowances scheme may include—

(a) further provision about how claims are to be dealt with;

[F2 (b) provision for deducting amounts within subsection (6A) from allowances payable under the scheme or salaries payable under section 4;

(c) provision about how such deductions, and deductions under paragraph 5 or 12 of Schedule 4, are to be made.]

[F3 (6A) This subsection applies to amounts which a member (under section 9(8) or otherwise) has agreed to repay, in respect of amounts paid to the member under the MPs' allowances scheme that should not have been allowed.]

(7) The scheme may provide for an allowance to which a member is entitled under the scheme to be paid to another person at the member's direction; and references in this Act to the payment of an allowance to a member are to be read accordingly.

[F4 (8) The IPSA must publish such information as it considers appropriate in respect of—

(a) each claim made under or by virtue of this section, and

(b) each payment of an allowance by the IPSA under or by virtue of this section.

(9) The IPSA must publish the information at times it considers appropriate and in a way it considers appropriate.

(10) The IPSA must determine procedures to be followed by the IPSA in relation to publication of the information, and in doing so must consult—

(a) the Speaker of the House of Commons,

(b) the Leader of the House of Commons,

(c) the House of Commons Committee on Standards and Privileges,

(d) the Compliance Officer, and

(e) any other person the IPSA considers appropriate.]

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 6(4)(5) omitted (27.7.2010) by virtue of Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 (c. 25), ss. 31(2), 52; S.I. 2010/1931, art. 3(b)

F2 S. 6(6)(b)(c) substituted for s. 6(6)(b) (27.7.2010) by Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 (c. 25), ss. 31(3), 52; S.I. 2010/1931, art. 3(b)

F3 S. 6(6A) inserted (27.7.2010) by Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 (c. 25), ss. 31(4), 52; S.I. 2010/1931, art. 3(b)

F4 S. 6(8)-(10) inserted (27.7.2010) by Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 (c. 25), ss. 28(4), 52; S.I. 2010/1931, art. 3(a) (with arts. 4, 5)

Commencement Information

I1 S. 6 in force at 29.3.2010 by S.I. 2010/1033, art. 2(b)