Salaries and allowances for MPs
I16Dealing with claims under the scheme
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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.
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The claim must be made by the member (except where the scheme provides otherwise).
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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.
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The MPs' allowances scheme may include—
a
further provision about how claims are to be dealt with;
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The IPSA must publish the information at times it considers appropriate and in a way it considers appropriate.
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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.