Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010

35 Relationships with other bodies etc

After section 10 of the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009 insert—

“10A Relationships with other bodies etc

(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.”