Meeting of the Parliament 17 March 2015
The next question is, that S4M-12626, in the name of Liam McArthur, on the reimbursement of members’ expenses scheme, be agreed to.
Motion agreed to,
That the Parliament, by virtue of sections 81(2) and (5)(b) and 83(5) of the Scotland Act 1998:
1. amends that part of paragraph (iv)(b) of the Resolution of the Parliament of 12 June 2008 as amended by the Resolution of Parliament of 24 March 2010, relating to provision for termination payments to members’ staff who are close family members of the member (as defined by Section 9.1.1 of the Scheme) where the costs of employing such close family members is reimbursed in accordance with Section 3 of the Scheme and termination of the employment of such close family members on or before the 31 July 2015 is due to the effect of paragraph 3.1.8 of the Scheme as inserted by the amending Resolution, and paragraph (v)(i), by deleting “31 July 2015” and inserting instead “31 July 2016”.
2. amends that part of paragraph (v) of the Resolution of the Parliament of 12 June 2008 as amended by the resolution of the Parliament of 24 March 2010, relating to the transitional arrangements for entitlement to the reimbursement of staff costs under Section 3 of the Reimbursement of Members’ Expenses Scheme in respect of close family members (as defined by Section 9.1.1 of the Scheme) whose employment by a member commenced before 1 April 2010 which provides for that entitlement to end not later than 31 July 2015 by deleting “31 July 2015” and inserting instead “31 July 2016”.
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