Salaries and allowances for MPs

Dealing with claims under the scheme
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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.
4
Subsection (5) applies if—
a
the IPSA determines that a claim is to be refused or that only part of the amount claimed is to be allowed, and
b
the member asks the IPSA to review the determination.
5
If this subsection applies, the IPSA must—
a
review whether the determination was properly made, and
b
in light of that review, decide whether or not to confirm or alter the determination (and any necessary adjustments are to be made accordingly).
6
The MPs' allowances scheme may include—
a
further provision about how claims are to be dealt with;
b
provision about deducting from payments of allowances amounts that a member is to repay.
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.