The Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme (ICGS) set up after the bullying scandal that rocked Westminster in 2018 has told alleged victims that its work has been “paused”. Similarly, the standards commissioner, Kathryn Stone, who oversees the MPs’ code of conduct, said her office’s work had been “suspended to observe the period of national mourning”. The GMB union criticised the move by the ICGS, warning it might “prolong a process that many staff already find to be excessively difficult and lengthy”.
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