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  Re-Appointment of Ian Kennedy as Chair of Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
  
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  The majority of MPs voted to re-appoint [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Kennedy_%28lawyer%29 Ian Kennedy] as Chair of the [http://parliamentarystandards.org.uk/Pages/default.aspx Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority].
  
  
  The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) is the body created by Parliament to independently oversee and regulate MPsâ business costs and expenses.[1]
  
  Mr Kennedy has been the chair of the authority since it was created in 2009.[2]
  
  
  The motion supported by the majority of MPs in this vote was:
  
  :That an Humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that Her Majesty will appoint Professor Sir Ian Kennedy to the office of the Chair of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority from the end of his current term until 1 June 2016.
  
  
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  * [1] [http://parliamentarystandards.org.uk/About%20Us/Pages/default.aspx About Us page on the Parliamentary Standards Authority website]
  * [2] [http://parliamentarystandards.org.uk/About%20Us/Pages/Board-members-and-chief-executive.aspx âWebpage on Professor Sir Ian Kennedy, IPSA Chair, on the Parliamentary Standards Authority website]
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