The Crown Prosecution Service said “Two charges under section 17 of the Theft Act 1968 for false accounting have been brought against Jim Devine MP. The first charge alleges that between July 2008 and April 2009, Mr Devine dishonestly claimed £3,240 for cleaning services using false invoices. The second charge alleges that in March 2009, [...]

Posted on February 5th, 2010 by Harry Cole
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Committee of Standards and Privilages member Andrew Dismore MP has been reported to the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards in light of allegations about his expenses. In a letter to the Commissioner for Standards, The Sunlight Centre for Open Politics set out possible breaches of the 2003 Green Book Rules that applied at the time. A [...]

Posted on November 23rd, 2009 by Harry Cole
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Read the Kelly report in full. Click here.
Sir Christopher Kelly publishes report today on MPs expenses.  Today.
Sunlight Correspondents are currently in Westminster including Juliet Samuel author of the shadow report ‘Disinfecting Parliament’ to measure the success of the Kelly report both with the media, the public and MPs (if anyone is brave enough to speak).

If [...]

Posted on November 4th, 2009 by chris
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Former Home Office minister Tony McNulty is ordered to repay almost £14,000 after claiming a second home allowance for his parents’ house.  The Commons standards and privileges committee ruled that Mr McNulty breached Commons rules by making a claim for expenses that were,
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“not wholly and exclusively incurred in connection with his parliamentary duties”
“had [...]

Posted on October 29th, 2009 by chris
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The Sunlight Centre has today called for MPs to comply with the Sir Thomas Legg inquiry into use of the accommodation allowance and pay back money that was wrongfully claimed for the maintenance of second homes.
In particular, we have written to Jacqui Smith MP whom, you might remember, we referred to the Paraliamentary Commissioner for [...]

Posted on October 12th, 2009 by Juliet
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Last night the Sunlight Centre reported Baroness Scotland to the Bar Standards Board.  The Bar Standards Board must now decide whether or not to call Lady Scotland before a disciplinary tribunal.
The Sunlight’s complaint was based on the fact that Baroness Scotland is a qualified Barrister and we believe that she has breached the Barrister’s Code [...]

Posted on September 23rd, 2009 by chris
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++According to Sky News the Attorney General who the Sunlight Centre reported to the UKBA over employing an overstayer last week has been fined £5,000++

The UK Border Agency began an inquiry into Attorney General Baroness Scotland after it emerged she had employed an illegal migrant.
Lady Scotland fired 27-year-old Loloahi Tapui, from Tonga, when it was [...]

Posted on September 22nd, 2009 by chris
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It was reported in the Daily Mail today that the Attorney General Baroness Scotland has been employing an illegal immigrant for the past six months.  Loloahi Tapui 27, from Tonga worked in Baroness Scotland’s home as her housekeeper.  Even unknowingly employing an overstayer is still an offence punishable by a fine up to £10,000 under [...]

Posted on September 17th, 2009 by chris
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Baroness Hayman, the Lord Speaker who is in charge of the House of Lords expenses reform it has been reported in the Times at the weekend that she has claimed £200,000  by designating her home in Norfolk as her main address
She receives £38,000 a year to help with the cost of accommodation in London, [...]

Posted on September 7th, 2009 by chris
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The Sunlight Centre for Open Politics has today placed a complaint with the Cabinet Office querying Lord Mandelson’s Corfu meeting with Colonel Gadaffi’s son, Saif al-Islam Gadaffi just days before the announcement was made that Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi was to be sent home on compassionate grounds as he is suffering from terminal cancer.
Officials in Scotland, [...]

Posted on August 18th, 2009 by chris
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