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Thursday, 21 June 2007 |
A full scale investigation of parliamentary allowances has been announced by new Presiding Officer Alex Fergusson.
Taking a 'first principles' approach, the review will examine all areas
of allowances, to establish what resources are required in order to
enable MSPs to perform their parliamentary duties and their duties to
constituents effectively.
The review will cover all three main allowance categories, which are
the Members' Allowances Scheme, the Party Leaders' Allowance Scheme,
and the Equipment & Furniture Scheme.
Announcing the review, Presiding Officer Alex Fergusson said: "The new Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body committed itself, as a matter of priority, to working through a
range of issues set out in our predecessors' legacy paper including our
budget, services to visitors, and members' allowances.
"We are clear that the process must be thorough in examining all
aspects of allowances. We have instructed preparatory work to begin
immediately.
"In terms of timing, the review panel will report as soon as practicable, and no later than March 2008."
The SPCB decided that an independently chaired panel of five
individuals should be established to take forward the review process.
The panel will include a majority of independent members. It will also
include an SPCB representative, Tom McCabe, together with a former MSP.
This balance is designed to ensure that the review panel has direct
access to experience of the requirements of members carrying out
parliamentary duties.
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