Important:

This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament

Rejected petition MPs accept the same terms of any pay freeze they impose on public sector workers

Decisions to freeze pay on public sector workers should be mirrored by government and any MPs and should include staff from their own offices'.
A pay freeze decision that does not affect the decision maker is an easy decision to make.

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Currently, any pay freeze imposed on public sector does not affect MPs

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

The UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for setting MPs' pay. The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) is responsible for deciding on MPs' expenses and pay. IPSA is independent of both Parliament and Government.

You can find out more about IPSA here: https://www.theipsa.org.uk/about-us/

We have published the following petition, which you might like to sign:

Reform IPSA - cap MP payrises in line with other Public sector pay: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/554400

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.