All such claims shall be submitted within such period as the SPCB may specify. 10.1.3 Unless paragraph 10.1.2 applies, paragraphs 10.2 to 10.5 apply in respect of any expenses or costs incurred after the date on which a former member ceased to be a member for the purpose of winding up the former member’s office. 10.2 Staff costs 10.2.1 A former member remains entitled to reimbursement of staff salary costs, employer’s National Insurance contributions and employer’s pension contributions, as provided for in paragraphs 3.2 and 3.3, in order to retain the services of staff for the purposes of the winding up of the former member’s office for a maximum of three months after the date on which the former member ceased to be a member. 10.3 Staff redundancy 10.3.1 Where a former member dismisses an employee by reason of redundancy, the former member is entitled to reimbursement of any redundancy payment payable to the employee only if the SPCB is satisfied that: (a) the former member was entitled to receive reimbursement of salary costs in respect of the employee concerned at the date of dismissal (b) the employee was in fact dismissed by reason of redundancy (c) the former member was under a legal obligation to make the payment either directly or through a pooling arrangment; and (d) where, under the terms of the contract between the former member, or any pool arrangement for which the former member benefits and contributes, and the employee, the employee’s entitlement to a redundancy payment exceeds 44 REFERENCE: SPCB (2026) - Paper 19 – by correspondence the employee’s statutory entitlement, the contractual provision was reasonable in all the circumstances. 10.3.2 If the SPCB determines under paragraph 10.3.1(d) that the contractual provision was not reasonable, the SPCB may restrict the application for reimbursement of the redundancy payment to such amount as the SPCB considers reasonable. 10.4 Accommodation, office and associated costs 10.4.1 A former member is entitled to reimbursement of the costs reasonably incurred (a) in the closing down of a parliamentary office (b) in undertaking a survey of that office as required where potential dilapidation costs exceed £5,000 (c) in connection with the termination of any agreement pertaining to leasing residential property within Edinburgh under paragraph 2.1.2(b) (d) in connection with any ancillary obligations arising from paragraph 10.4.1 (a) to (c) (e) for the purpose of travel within Scotland undertaken in connection with (a), (b), (c) or (d) 10.4.2 The reimbursements in paragraph 10.4.1 are subject to a limit equivalent to one third of the combined amount of the maximum limit of the office cost provision as set out in section 5 and the virement limit in any given year. 10.4.3 Any costs reimbursed under paragraph10.4.1 may include the costs of travel of the former member’s staff provided that such costs are incurred for the purpose of paragraphs 10.4.1(a), (b) or (d). 10.5 Member change of status 10.5.1 A member is entitled to access the Winding Up Provision subject to the limits set out in paragraphs 10.4.1, 10.4.2 and 10.4.3 in circumstances when a member leaves a party or changes status from a regional member to constituency member or 45 REFERENCE: SPCB (2026) - Paper 19 – by correspondence vice versa following a Scottish Parliamentary election to enable them to wind up their previous office and open a new office if necessary in accordance with section 5.3. 10.6 Time limit for submission of claims 10.6.1 A former member shall submit any claims under paragraph 10.4 within six months from the date on which the former member ceased to be a member, or, if that is not possible, within such longer period as the SPCB may allow. 10.6.2 A member shall submit any claims under paragraphs 10.2 to 10.5 within three months from the date on which the members’ ceased to be a Member or on which the Members’ status changed, or, if that is not possible, within such longer period as the SPCB may allow. 46 REFERENCE: SPCB (2026) - Paper 19 – by correspondence Section 11: Definitions 11.1.1 The following definitions apply to the Scheme: “claim” means any expenses claim or other application made against any provision under the Scheme for reimbursement of expenses or costs.