Consider occupational pension forfeiture for errant Members of Parliament.

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

MPs, convicted of an offence committed in connection with office or guilty of behaviour likely to be gravely injurious to our interests or liable to lead to serious loss of confidence in our Parliamentary system, should have their occupational pensions partially or completely forfeited.

Many office holders in public service have standards of service imposed on them which carry a wide range of punitive measures in the event of transgression. In particular, the police service and the military hold employees to account to the extent an employee may lose part of, or all off, permanently or temporarily, their occupational pension. The matter of Keith Vaz demonstrates, clearly, that if someone isn't suitable to receive a public wage, why should they receive a full public pension?

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

The Government and Parliament don’t have the power to set MPs’ pensions. That power was given by Parliament to the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) in 2010, so that after 2012 MPs no longer had control over their own pensions.

If you would like to contact IPSA about MPs' pensions, here’s how to contact them:

http://parliamentarystandards.org.uk/About%20Us/Pages/Contact-Us.aspx

Timeline

6 Sep 2016	Petition opened for signatures
7 Sep 2016	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13

Status Rejected

Rejected 7 Sep 2016

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