It is responsible for matters relating to the statutes and political immunity of MEPs and EU staff.
It may declare a nominee unable to carry out his duties of a commissioner if upcoming concerns are not cleared up.
In September 2019 the committee rejected two nominees of the Von der Leyen Commission, in particular Rovana Plumb and László Trócsányi.
[2][3] This scrutiny should not to be confound with the subsequent hearings dealing with the European Commission candidates' portfolio.
[4] Source:[5] Following the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union chair Lucy Nethsingha was replaced by Adrián Vázquez Lázara on 17 February 2020.