Investigation and enforcement

Relationships with other bodies etc
10A
1
The IPSA and the Compliance Officer must prepare a joint statement setting out how the IPSA and the Compliance Officer will work with the following—
a
the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards,
b
the Director of Public Prosecutions,
c
the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, and
d
any other person the IPSA and the Compliance Officer consider appropriate.
2
Before preparing the statement the IPSA and the Compliance Officer must consult the persons listed in subsection (1).
3
Nothing in sections 9 to 9B (or Schedule 4) affects the disciplinary powers of the House of Commons.
4
The powers conferred by sections 9 to 9B (and Schedule 4) may be exercised in relation to the conduct of a member of the House of Commons even if—
a
the member is or has been the subject of criminal proceedings in relation to that conduct (whether or not convicted of an offence);
b
the House of Commons is exercising or has exercised any of its disciplinary powers in relation to that conduct.
5
References in subsection (4) to a member of the House of Commons include a former member of that House.
S. 10A inserted (27.7.2010) by Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 (c. 25), ss. 35, 52; S.I. 2010/1931, art. 3(e)