House of Commons - Recall of MPs - Political and Constitutional Reform

Political and Constitutional Reform - First Report
Recall of MPs

Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 21 June 2012.

Contents

Terms of Reference

Summary

1 Introduction

Overview of the Government's proposals

International comparisons

2 The "triggers" for recall

Custodial sentence of 12 months or less

A resolution of the House of Commons0

The role of MPs in the process

What is serious wrongdoing?

3 Conduct of the recall petition

Single designated location

Postal voting

Secrecy and intimidation

The 10% threshold for signatures

4 The rationale for introducing recall

Increasing public confidence in the political process

How participatory are the proposals?

How often would recall be used?

What impact would the proposals have on the political landscape?

What are the alternatives?

Full Recall

The existing disciplinary powers of the House of Commons

Conclusions and recommendations

Appendix 1: YouGov polling results on recall

Formal Minutes

Witnesses

List of printed written evidence

List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament

Oral and written evidence



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