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Your salary and expenses
The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority Independent
Parliamentary
(IPSA) is the independent body which pays your salary
Standards Authority
and regulates and pays your expenses in line with the (IPSA)
new expenses scheme which it published in March 2010. 020 7811 6400
This scheme, and accompanying guidance to assist you in info@
parliamentary
understanding how the new rules should be applied, are standards.org.uk
available on IPSA’s website. www.
parliamentary
The Department of Resources is responsible for standards.org.uk
administering your pension and the Portcullis Pension Plan
for your staff, and for paying for certain costs relating to
select committee and delegation travel.

In order to be signed up for your pay and pension, you must
complete the Members’ Details Form and bring this to the
House along with proof of identity and your P45 or P46
form.

This form includes information which is required by both
the House and IPSA.
You are eligible to be paid your salary once you have taken
the oath or affirmed.

In order to be reimbursed for certain expenses under IPSA’s
scheme, you will be required to complete and provide
additional forms and supporting documentation to IPSA.
IPSA will provide you with further information on these
requirements and how you should meet them.

As a result of the Constitutional Reform and Governance www.hmrc.
gov.uk
Act 2010, Members – once they have taken the oath – are
automatically deemed to be resident, ordinarily resident and
domiciled in the UK for the purposes of income tax, capital
gains tax and inheritance tax. If you need more advice, please
contact HMRC.