The Independent Expert Panel (IEP) is a body of the British
Houses of Parliament
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which determines the appropriate sanction for
Members of Parliament
A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...
in cases involving bullying, harassment or sexual misconduct referred to it by the
Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards
The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards is an officer of the British House of Commons. The work of the officer is overseen by the Commons Select Committee on Standards.
The current commissioner is Kathryn Stone.
Duties
The commissioner is i ...
after investigation by the
Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme
The Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme (ICGS) is a scheme set up by the British Houses of Parliament which investigates complaints about inappropriate behaviour, such as bullying, harassment or sexual misconduct, and provides advice to c ...
.
The Panel was established in 2020 in response to a report by
Dame Laura Cox and replaced the
Committee on Standards
The Commons Select Committee on Standards is appointed by the House of Commons to oversee the work of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards.
History
The committee was created on 13 December 2012 as one half of the replacements for the Comm ...
in this role.
It is entirely independent from Parliament, and its members are not MPs.
The IEP also hears and adjudicates appeals made to it by respondents.
References
2020 establishments in the United Kingdom
Government agencies established in 2020
Government bodies based in London
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