Naughty Claims in Parliament Pass Increased by 40 percent There is an allegation of misconduct in the form of increasing number of MPs.
Parliament‘S Bullying and harassment watchdog It said that in April there was a sharp increase in complaints in April, even Parliament broke for the general election.
In its annual report, Independent complaints and complaint schemes (ICGS) Said that it had investigated 69 cases in the year from 47 last year.
Cases related to 50 revelations from parliamentary employees with some related to many persons. It costs about £ 2m to investigate cases.
There were almost all complaints Naughty And harassment, related to sexual misconduct with three, including attack, harassment, Follow And Vioorism, ICGS said.
Most were withdrawn, found out of scope, or not completed before the period covered by annual report, with four complaints retained.
The presence of alcohol in Parliament “had a factor in about one of every five complaints” and “especially prevalent” in cases of sexual misconduct, the report states.
ICGS director Thia Walton said: “During the reporting period, we experienced a significant increase in the number of people contacting ICGS.
“Unfortunately, this increase, complexity of cases and the introduction of new procedures and methods of working have contributed long to complete cases.”
ICGS blamed some cases of bullying on the imbalance of power in the workplace, some senior figures publicly misusing their rights by humiliating employees or being “openly important and rejected” among them.
“This behavior felt insecure about the stability of their jobs to the complainants and created an intimidation atmosphere,” said this.
It states: “It was alleged that the managers had assigned the tasks that were highly challenging or impossible within the given time limit, making the complainants feel that they were being established to fail.”
In 2018, the body was formed in view of #Me too Movement in a dialect to deal with sexual misconduct between MPs.
It has been criticized for the speed on which it investigates in complaints, lasts for more than 12 months and many bodies are referred to.
Ms. Walton said: “In the next 12 months, the team will work hard to reduce these deadlines during the bed in our new processes and continue to provide a high quality service for the parliamentary community.
“I am encouraged to see that awareness about ICGS remains more in Parliament and more people are coming forward to use this scheme when they feel that they have experienced poor behavior.”
