Members' Staff: Conditions of Employment

Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority written question – answered at on 11 January 2017.

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Photo of Jamie Reed Jamie Reed Labour, Copeland

To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, whether the Committee plans to create an official policy of caring leave for members' staff.

Photo of Charles Walker Charles Walker Chair, Procedure Committee, Chair, Procedure Committee

The Speaker’s Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (SCIPSA) is not responsible for creating HR policies for MPs’ staff. Its remit is to consider candidates proposed by the Speaker for the posts of Chair and members of the Authority, following fair and open competition, and to approve IPSA's annual estimate of resources.

MPs are the legal employers of their staff. It is for them to use their discretion to provide their staff with caring leave. The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority provides template contracts for MPs to use with their staff. These allow for up to five days at full pay for time off work to deal with unforeseen circumstances and emergencies involving a dependant.

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