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IPSA sets, administers and regulates MPs' pay and business costs, safeguarding public money and providing resources for MPs to carry out their duties
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IPSA has not given MPs a 4.1% pay rise. We have consulted on whether or not to continue to benchmark MPs' pay against public sector pay, as we have since 2015, given the current economic circumstances. No decision has been made, but in the meantime their pay remains unchanged.
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@StuartLong01
@HouseofCommons
IPSA will accept claims from MPs to cover childcare costs associated with the Saturday sitting.
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In response to the coronavirus pandemic, IPSA introduced new measures for MPs’ offices which can be seen here:
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MPs are not able to claim back the cost of food or drink in Westminster, or their constituencies. The only exception is if an MP is on Parliamentary business staying outside London or their constituency. In those circumstances they can claim a maximum of £25 for each night away.
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For MPs who want to use their IPSA funded accommodation to provide shelter for refugees under the ‘Homes for Ukraine’ scheme, our position with MPs is clear. There is nothing in our rules that would prevent Members of Parliament from taking part.
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Following the recent consultation on periodic adjustments to MPs’ pay, for the next financial year MPs’ pay will remain unchanged. Details can be found here:
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We have written to MPs and their staff about a data breach. We are investigating and more information is here:
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The
@HouseofCommons
will be sitting on a Saturday for the first time since 1982. IPSA will cover accommodation and travel costs for MPs in line with the usual rules.
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There are many misconceptions about MPs' pay and business costs. This week we’ll be addressing the top 5 each day. You can read our blog here:
#facts
#dailyfact
#parliament
#MPs
#DidYouKnow
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Today IPSA staff met with delegates from the Indonesian Parliament
@DPR_RI
in London
@KbriLondon
to discuss our work
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Thanks to
@ChrisLawSNP
for joining our environmental group, Green IPSA, to talk about climate change, loss and damage funding, and the impact of small nations and grassroots movements in the battle against
#climatechange
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Thanks to
@kimleadbeater
for joining IPSA staff and
@ParliOUT
to celebrate
#Pride
and discuss diversity in Parliament, sport and society. Your powerful words on MPs' security and the work of the Jo Cox Foundation were a moving reminder that we have more in common than divides us.
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Today we have released details of MPs' business costs in the period from June 2021 to January 2022. For details of all claims, including those published today, visit
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We are sad to hear the news that Jack Dromey MP has passed away. Our thoughts are with his family, friends and colleagues at this difficult time.
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Myth
#1
: Most people think that MPs decide their own pay and business costs but they don’t. Watch our video to find out more:
#fact
#didyouknow
#dailyfact
#parliament
#MPs
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IPSA’s Interim Chair
@RichardJLloyd
said: “Thousands of people affected by coronavirus are asking their MPs for help. Their office budget enables MPs’ staff to do their jobs helping constituents in need. All their spending is publicly accounted for.”
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We are deeply saddened by the news of the death of James Brokenshire MP. Our thoughts are with his friends, family and colleagues.
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MPs’ pay for 2020-21 will be increased by 3.1%, the same rate as changes in public sector earnings published by the Office of National Statistics. This brings the overall salary from £79,468 to £81,932. There is also an increase in MPs' staffing budgets.
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Today we are publishing a consultation on how MPs’ pay should be updated. To take part in the consultation, click here:
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After more than six years at IPSA, Marcial Boo, the Chief Executive, has decided to move on in the autumn. A new Chief Executive will be recruited and more details will be announced later in the summer.
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IPSA held a bake sale and raised money for local charity, The Connection at St-Martin-in-the-Fields
@homelesslondon
who help thousands of people each year recover from the trauma of homelessness
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MPs don't decide their own pay. Find out more about how we independently do this:
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We have published details of MPs' business costs for December 2022 and January 2023. You can read more here:
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This week IPSA enjoyed a talk from
@aliceolilly
, Senor Researcher
@instituteforgov
, on the topic of the Parliamentary Monitor 2018, a data-driven look at the work of Parliament.
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IPSA welcomes today's CSPL report
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This is how the funding provided for MPs’ parliamentary duties was spent in 2022-23.
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IPSA today met with Members of Parliament and officials from Malawi to discuss our work.
@UKinMalawi
@MalawiGovt
#Malawi
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The Committee on Standards in Public Life are marking 25 years since the
#nolanprinciples
were introduced. This
@PublicStandards
video explains more.
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Today IPSA colleagues from across the UK are meeting to focus on improving our customer service, simplifying our policy and delivering performance excellence to achieve our vision of delivering an exemplary, seamless regulatory service.
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We have announced our decision on MPs’ pay for the coming year, which will come into effect from 1 April. MPs will receive a 5.5% pay increase. Read more in our report
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On International Women’s Day there are now 209 women Members of Parliament, the highest number ever.
#IWD2019
Happy
#InternationalWomensDay
!
Last year we celebrated
#Vote100
which marked 100 years since the Representation of the People Act was passed, allowing some women to vote 🗳️ for the first time.
Have a look at some of the highlights from the year ➡️
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MPs' pay for 2019-20 will see the overall salary change from £77,379 to £79,468 starting on 1 April 2019.
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IPSA welcomes the report from
@PublicStandards
today as an important contribution to our shared goals of standards in public life and promoting trust in democracy.
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You hear a lot about MPs' claims but not much is known about what the claims are for, how they’re made, and how they’re regulated. Find out more in our guide to MPs’ claims:
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Happy new year from us at IPSA. We look forward to continuing our work in 2022, providing a seamless regulatory service to help MPs focus on what really matters.
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Our colleagues
@publicstandards
have produced a guide to three of the standards bodies. Read more here:
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Today we published MPs’ business costs for the 2021-22 financial year. These are the essential costs incurred by MPs while carrying out their parliamentary duties.
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Thanks to
@Afzal4Gorton
for taking part in a fireside chat organised by IPSA ID, our diversity and inclusion network. Afzal shared his experiences of Islamophobia and advice for dealing with discrimination. We are committed to supporting equality within IPSA and beyond.
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We welcome the 23rd report of the Committee on Standards in Public Life. IPSA shares with
@PublicStandards
the goal of restoring confidence in ethical standards in public life.
#PublicStandards
NEW The Committee's report and recommendations on 'Upholding Standards in Public Life' are published today:
#NolanPrinciples
#ethics
#government
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We are aware of concerns regarding the rules for MPs' festive and celebratory claims. Our rules have not changed. Our full statement can be found here:
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Myth
#2
: Did you know what MPs can only claim for costs for carrying out their parliamentary duties? See our video to find out more.
#fact
#DidYouKnow
#dailyfact
#Parliament
#MPs
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Parliament has now been dissolved ahead of the General Election on 12 December. IPSA and
@HouseofCommons
have published Dissolution Guidance for MPs standing, MPs not standing and MPs' staff. You can find this on our website here:
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Today we published MPs’ business costs for the 2020-21 financial year. Business costs are the essential costs incurred by MPs while carrying out their parliamentary duties.
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IPSA is responsible for the pay of Members of Parliament and for over 3000 staff that work for MPs.
#NationalPayrollWeek
#NPW18
#KeepUKpaid
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This week is
#UKParliamentWeek
. Join us for a free talk about how IPSA regulates MPs' pay and expenses, on Thursday 7 November at 3pm. Click here to book:
#UKPW
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Richard Lloyd is now the Interim Chair of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority. This follows Ruth Evans’ announcement in July that she would be resigning in October 2019.
@richardjlloyd
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Also today, we have published details of all MPs' claims processed in October and November 2023. Most of an MP's budget, which is set by IPSA, goes towards paying their staff to support constituency and parliamentary work. For details of all claims visit:
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IPSA is hosting an international parliamentary regulators conference this March in partnership with
@UniofBathIPR
bringing together representatives from 13 countries around the world. For more information visit
#IPR19
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The IPSA team donned their winter woollies today for
#ChristmasJumperDay
to raise money and awareness for
@savechildrenuk
#SaveTheChildren
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We have published ‘Supporting Democracy’ a new report with details of funding provided for MPs’ parliamentary duties. Read more here.
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It is UK Parliament Week. Follow
@YourUKParl
to learn more.
#UKPW
UK Parliament Week is here!! 🥳
@CommonsSpeaker
kicks off the week with a special message for everyone to have a great
#UKPW
👇
There’s still time to join in! Sign up for your free digital resource kit today:
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UK Parliament Week is coming soon. Follow
@YourUKParl
for details of events happening around the country.
#UKPW18
Are you ready for UK Parliament Week?
@marionfellows
is!
From Motherwell and Wishaw to the Isle of Wight, over 500,000 people are taking part this November 12-18 and discovering how they can get involved with the
@UKParliament
.
▶️
#UKPW18
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We were sad to hear of the death of Sir Tony Lloyd and send our condolences to his family and friends. Sir Tony was a longstanding Member of Parliament who was widely respected.
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We've published our final report on MPs' pay and pensions. All the details are available here:
http://t.co/zpOqnm6XyZ
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IPSA today published figures for business costs and expenses incurred by MPs in 2018-19. Spending on all budgets was £119.9 million. This is up 2 per cent on the £117.3 million spent in 2017-18.
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We were sad to hear of the death of Dame Cheryl Gillan and send our condolences to her family and friends. Dame Cheryl was a longstanding member of the Speaker’s Committee for IPSA and we appreciated her work with us.
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Tomorrow, we look forward to hearing from
@duncanhames
from
@TransparencyUK
,
@margarethodge
,
@Dannythefink
,
@peteraallen
@Marcial_Boo
and
@DrHannahWhite
from
@instituteforgov
.
#IPR19
@UniofBathIPR
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Lord Jonathan Evans from the Committee on Standards in Public Life has written a blog about 25 years of
@PublicStandards
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Today we published details of all MPs' claims processed in August and September. MPs can claim for business costs they incur while carrying out their parliamentary and constituency duties. Read more here:
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MPs' budgets for 2018/19 have now been confirmed, following a meeting of the Speaker’s Committee for IPSA yesterday. You can see budgets here:
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#IPR19
has come to a close. We would like to thank today’s speakers
@duncanhames
@margarethodge
@Dannythefink
@peteraallen
@DrHannahWhite
, our partners
@UniofBathIPR
, all the speakers and especially the delegates from around the world who made this event such a success.
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At IPSA we really care about our people, you can make a big difference, have opportunities to grow and we welcome colleagues from all parts of the UK. Watch our video to find out more
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During
#BlackHistoryMonth
we celebrate the achievements and contributions of our black colleagues and renew our commitment to supporting equality and diversity within IPSA and beyond.
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For
#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek
at IPSA we've organised activities for our people to share their thoughts and experiences around loneliness and how it affects us. We are committed to supporting mental health and wellbeing in politics and beyond.
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The government has issued new advice this afternoon about coronavirus. As a result of this, the IPSA office will be closed and staff who are able to will be working from home. Our phone lines will be closed. More details are here.
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As Parliament is not sitting on Thursday, the scheduled publication of MPs' business costs and expenses has been postponed until November
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Today we released details of MPs' business costs for April and May 2021. Full details can be found here:
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IPSA is independent of Parliament and Government. We set, administer and regulate MPs pay and business costs. To find out more about IPSA in
#UKPW
, visit
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Today marks 10 years since IPSA began work. This short film explains what we do:
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The dissolution of Parliament took place on Thursday 30 May 2024. All business in the House of Commons and House of Lords has come to an end. There are currently no MPs and every seat in the Commons is vacant until after the general election on 4 July 2024.
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We welcome the Speaker's Conference report published today, and will continue to work closely with MPs' staff and the House of Commons to further improve the working conditions for this important group of staff who play a key role to support our democracy.
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IPSA welcomes Gemma White QC’s report into bullying and harassment of MPs’ staff and will carefully consider the recommendations. We take good employment practice and wellbeing in the workplace very seriously and we condemn bullying and harassment. .
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Our first topic is presented by
@adr_smith
from
@WFD_Democracy
on ‘The Quality of Democracy: Setting Standards’
#IPR19
@UniofBathIPR
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Parliament is due to resume tomorrow, Wednesday 25 September. IPSA will pay all reasonable costs for MPs to travel back to Westminster. More details here.
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IPSA has today published a report on our recent consultation on the mechanism used for the periodic updating of MPs’ salaries.
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The Australian Prime Minister has announced plans to establish an Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority, similar to IPSA.
Today we have announced the most significant reform of parliamentarians' expenses in decades. Read more here:
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IPSA’s Chair, Ruth Evans, has commented on maternity pay and cover for Members of Parliament.
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Matt Walker has been appointed as the new Compliance Officer for IPSA. You can read more here.
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Our information line for MPs and their staff will close today at 5pm. Phones will reopen on Tuesday 2 January at 10am.
Happy new year from all of us at IPSA.
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As employers, it is entirely appropriate that MPs should, if they see fit, reward their staff with a modest gathering at Christmas. We are clear that alcohol is not included, that any event must represent value for money and is subject to publication for transparency.
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The IPSA team have been embracing
#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek
by hosting events that make you feel good about yourself. Today, the
@HouseofCommons
chaplain, Revd Rose Hudson-Wilkin, spoke to us about her life and motivations
#inspirational
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We have published details of all claims processed in February and March 2016. Details are here:
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.
@adr_smith
argues that a parliamentary regulators’ role is to build trust in politics, as it is fundamental to democracy. Democracy suffers when that trust is low. Institutions must be trustworthy.
@WFD_Democracy
@UniofBathIPR
#IPR19
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@markybooth97
Thanks again for contacting us. Updated 2014/15 data should be live soon.
@ScotNational
@TheCommonSpace
@WingsScotland
@theSNP
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IPSA is pleased to welcome delegates from around the world to the International Parliamentary Regulators conference at
@instituteforgov
in London tonight.
#IPR19
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Today is
#WorldMentalHealthDay
. At IPSA, we are committed to supporting the mental health and wellbeing of our staff, MPs and MPs' staff.
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Today we have released details of MPs' business costs from February and March 2023. For details of all claims, including those published today, visit:
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IPSA today published details of MPs' business costs and expenses for 2016-17 and the annual assurance report. Details on the IPSA website.
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IPSA recognises the important and difficult work that MPs’ staff do. We are committed to working with colleagues in the House of Commons and with MPs’ staff to improve their working situation.
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Today we have published revisions to the Scheme of MPs’ Staffing and Business Costs for 2023-24. You can read more here:
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We join with people around the world in mourning the loss of Queen Elizabeth II
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Earlier today we started a consultation about the mechanism used for MPs' salaries. No decisions have been made and there is a month to let us know what you think.
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IPSA was delighted to co-host the inaugural Regulators
Networking Group meeting with
@Ofstednews
and look
forward to supporting each other to be the best
#regulators
we can be.
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