Complaints to IPSA

I can confirm that we do not hold information relevant to your request. IPSA has the remit to independently regulate MPs’ business costs and expenses and pay and pensions.

The rules regarding MPs’ business costs and expenses are contained within the MPs’ Scheme of Business Costs and Expenses (‘the Scheme’), a full copy of which can be viewed on our website.

If a member of the public believes that an MP has been paid an amount by IPSA under the Scheme that should not have been paid, they can complain to the Compliance Officer for IPSA.

The Compliance Officer is an independent office-holder, who sits independently from IPSA. More information regarding the Compliance Officer can be found on his website.

The Compliance Officer is independent from IPSA, therefore IPSA does not hold information regarding “the number of all complaints made regarding MPs in the last five years” that have been made to the Compliance Officer. Information on how to contact the Compliance Officer to make a FOI request can be found on his website.

Further, the Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards deals with the application of the Code of Conduct and related Rules that apply to Members of Parliament.

This includes the registration of financial interests held by MPs and the investigation of allegations that MPs have breached the rules set out in the House of Commons Code of Conduct. Complaints regarding these rules are made to the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards.

You can find more information regarding the Parliamentary Commissioner on their website at the following address: Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards – UK Parliament.