Audit and Assurance of MPs’ Allowances Cm 7460

Audit and Assurance of MPs’ AllowancesAugust 2008Audit and Assurance of MPs’ AllowancesPresented to ParliamentBy the Lord Privy Seal, Leader of the House of Commonsand Minister for Women and EqualityBy Command of Her MajestyAugust 2008Cm 7460 £13.90 © Crown Copyright 2008The text in this document (excluding the Royal Arms and other departmental or agency logos) may be reproduced free of charge in any format or medium providing it is reproduced accurately and not used in a misleading context.The material must be acknowledged as Crown copyright and the title of the document specifi ed. Where we have identifi ed any third party copyright material you will need to obtain permission from the copyright holders concerned.For any other use of this material please write to Offi ce of Public Sector Information, Information Policy Team, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU or e-mail: licensing@opsi.gov.ukISBN: 978 0 10 174602 1Audit and Assurance of MP’s Allowances Foreword To: All Members of the House of Commons On 3 July, the House of Commons agreed some important measures 1that will improve the way the £93 million of public money claimed by Members annually is controlled, and audited and will put the disciplines in place to prevent abuse. We agreed:• that, before any salaries will be paid, all Members’ staff contracts andjob descriptions must be deposited with the Department of Resources(from 1 October 2008). This will promote fairness and transparency in the ...