Parliamentary Standards Act 2009

Parliamentary Standards Act 2009
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act to make provision establishing a body corporate known as the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority and an officer known as the Commissioner for Parliamentary Investigations; to make provision relating to salaries and allowances for members of the House of Commons and to their financial interests and conduct; and for connected purposes.
Citation2009 c. 13
Introduced byHarriet Harman MP, Leader of the House of Commons (Commons)
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Lords)
Dates
Royal assent21 July 2009
CommencementSections 12-15 on 21 July; remaining sections on a day to be appointed by a minister
Other legislation
Amended by
Status: Amended
History of passage through Parliament
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Parliamentary Standards Act 2009 (c. 13) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that entered into force in part on 21 July 2009, largely as a response to the Parliamentary expenses scandal. The Act was considered urgent by the government and therefore progressed through Parliament in less than one month.