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Change the severance rules of MPs/PMs to align with other public sector bodies.

Submitted on Thursday 20th October 2022

Rejected on Monday 24th October 2022

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)

Petition Action

Change the severance rules of MPs/PMs to align with other public sector bodies.

Petition Details

Liz Truss will have earned (inc severance) £25,600 for spending 45 days as PM + entitlement to £115,000 pa for life.

The T&Cs for ministers are out of touch with reality and need reviewing as the UK cant AFFORD anymore resignations.

Not to mention the rotating cabinet roles and their costs.

Additional Information

Bring Parliamentary Terms & Conditions into line with other public sector workers. ie "if you have more than two years' of qualifying service, a compensation payment of one month's pay for each year of employment (up to a maximum of 24 months' pay) is payable."

We are in the middle of the worst financial crisis this country has seen for 40 years yet the Government is playing musical chairs and we are expected to pay them for this, for life ,whilst being told to cut down on gas and electric!


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.

We understand that you are concerned about certain payments to Ministers and MPs but we're not sure exactly what changes you'd like to be made to existing rules.

The Public Duty Costs Allowance is claimable for reimbursement of incurred expenses for necessary office costs and secretarial costs arising from former Prime Minister's special position in public life. You can find out more about this allowance here: www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-duty-cost-allowance/public-duty-costs-allowance-guidance

We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:

Restrict Public Duties Cost allowance to Prime Ministers who won an election: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/625646

Introduce a three month "qualifying period" for Prime Minister PDCA eligibility: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/625990

Reduce amounts and rights to payments for Ministers leaving office: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/619918

The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) is responsible for deciding on MPs' expenses and pay. IPSA is independent of both Parliament and Government. You can find out more about IPSA here: http://www.theipsa.org.uk

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