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<p>The process for a petition under the Recall of MPs Act 2015 is not triggered by
a suspension imposed on the recommendation of the Independent Expert Panel. For a
recall to be initiated, the sanction must be imposed on the recommendation of the
Committee on Standards, or another Committee of the House of Commons concerned with
standards of conduct. The Independent Expert Panel is not a Committee of the House
of Commons.</p><p>Prior to the establishment of the Panel in June 2020, the House
of Commons Commission listened to concerns expressed during a consultation process
that a recall mechanism would be detrimental in cases brought under the Independent
Complaints and Grievance Scheme because of the potential implications for the confidentiality
of the process and possibility of retrial by media and the public which could affect
the willingness of complainants to come forward.</p>
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