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<p>A number of sanctions are available to the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards
and the Committee on Standards, if a complaint is upheld against a Member of Parliament
under the Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme. The sanction will depend on
the nature of the behaviour that has been found to have taken place and can include:</p><ul><li>Letter
of apology to the complainant</li></ul><ul><li>Appropriate training e.g. dignity in
the workplace</li></ul><ul><li>A behaviour agreement</li></ul><ul><li>A referral by
the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards to the Committee on Standards where a
stronger sanction is warranted, up to and including a recommendation that a Member
be suspended or expelled from the House.</li></ul><p /><p>Further possible sanctions,
including withdrawal of services (e.g. catering or library services), or a ban on
select committee membership or participation in overseas travel on parliamentary business,
are being considered as part of the Committee on Standards’ current inquiry into sanctions.
The Committee intends to put to the House a package of proposed reforms to the sanctions
regime for approval during autumn 2019.</p>
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