In any other area of life these people would have been suspended whilst investigations were completed.
“The expenses watchdog has been accused of eroding public trust after it emerged that five MPs have been secretly referred to the police for investigation over the past year.
Ipsa, the expenses watchdog, has refused to name any of the MPs despite admitting that there is “reason to suspect a criminal offence has been committed”.
The watchdog has only named two of the 55 MPs it has investigated since April 2014 after concluding the cases were either unfounded or reaching secret agreements.
The secrecy of arrangements means that several of the MPs were re-elected in May despite the investigations. …”
East Devon Watch 