The timing couldnt bve more perfect. In the light of the expenses sacndal a new Speaker is elected to the House of Commons (John Bercow MP) and the Assembly has a new code of conduct for MLAs. Some of the highlights include:
- Register to show any money earned from outside work
- Standards and Privileges Committee will have the power to suspend MLAs who are in breacfh of the Code without any pay
- Family members who are paid rent will be noted on the register
Most interestingly for NI - MLAs will have to take care in the manner in which they express opinions. Presumably this is to target perceived sectarian, rascist of homopobic comments. It will be interesting to see the impact that this will have on MLAs and interpretations of this. I can see some court cases down the line!
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