MPs to Be Banned From Parliament If Charged by Police, in Revised Plan

Lawmakers under investigation for violent or sexual offences will be barred from the parliamentary estate if charged by the police, according to revised plans. After discussions with MPs and stakeholders, in March the government brought forward a new motion for the approval by the House of Commons Commission. Lawmakers will now consider whether a formal process for banning MPs from the parliamentary estate should be triggered at the point of charge rather than arrest. “It will be for the House of Commons to decide whether to accept these proposals,” a Commons spokesperson said. This is a revision of previous proposals published by the commission last year....