Reports on complaints
When a Commissioner conducts an investigation into a member, he produces a report of his findings. His reports are published via one of two processes.
The first process applies if the member is cleared of breaching the Code, or if the breach is minor and a Commissioner has agreed remedial action with the member. At the end of his investigation the Commissioner's report is published only on this webpage (please see below). Until then, information on his investigation remains confidential.
The second process applies if the member is found in breach of the Code of Conduct and the case is unsuitable for remedial action. The Commissioner's report, including his recommended sanction, is considered by the Conduct Committee. The Conduct Committee then hears any appeal. The Committee reports to the House and appends to its report the report of the Commissioner. It is only when the Conduct Committee has published its report that the Commissioner's report becomes public. Until then, information on his investigations remains confidential. These reports are published below and also on the website of the Conduct Committee.
Reports on cases
2024-25
The conduct of Lord Alli (pdf, 166KB)
(published 23 October 2024)
First Report of the Conduct Committee: The conduct of a Member of the House
(published 18 October 2024, HL Paper 25)
The conduct of Lord Singh of Wimbledon (pdf, 300KB)
(published 22 August 2024)
2023-24
The conduct of Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws (pdf, 201KB)
(published 22 May 2024)
Fourth Report of the Conduct Committee: The conduct of Lord Ranger of Northwood
(published 17 May 2024, HL Paper 117)
Third Report of the Conduct Committee: The conduct of Lord Geidt (pdf, 349KB)
(published 27 March 2024, HL Paper 96)
Second Report of the Conduct Committee: The conduct of Lord Mann (pdf, 352KB)
(published 27 March 2024, HL Paper 95)
The conduct of Lord Bird (pdf, 176KB)
(published 8 February 2024)
The conduct of Baroness Amos (pdf, 211KB)
(published 13 November 2023)
First Report of the Conduct Committee: The Conduct of Lord Skidelsky
(published 9 November 2023, HL Paper 4)
The conduct of Lord Chadlington (pdf, 184KB)
(published 27 September 2023)
The conduct of Baroness Smith of Basildon (pdf, 126KB)
(published 20 July 2023)
The conduct of the Bishop of Oxford (pdf, 136KB)
(published 20 July 2023)
The conduct of Lord Kennedy of Southwark (pdf, 132KB)
(published 20 July 2023)
The conduct of Lord Vaizey of Didcot (pdf, 120KB)
(published 20 July 2023)
The conduct of Lord Fink (pdf, 142KB)
(published 29 June 2023)
2022-23
The conduct of Lord Ranger (pdf, 647KB)
(published 13 June 2023)
The conduct of Lord Swire (pdf, 128KB)
(published 27 April 2023)
The conduct of Baroness Cox (pdf, 139KB)
(published 20 April 2023)
The conduct of Lord Barwell (pdf, 146KB)
(published 2 February 2023)
The conduct of Lord Botham (pdf, 132KB)
(published 19 January 2023)
The conduct of Lord Patel of Bradford (pdf, 149KB)
(published 19 January 2023)
Third Report of the Conduct Committee: The Conduct of Baroness Goudie
(published 16 December 2022)
Second Report of the Conduct Committee: The Conduct of the Earl of Shrewsbury
(published 16 December 2022)
The conduct of Lord Chadlington (pdf, 237KB)
(published 14 July 2022)
First Report of the Conduct Committee: The Conduct of Lord Lea of Crondall
(published 8 July 2022, HL Paper 36)
2021-22
The conduct of the Earl of Shrewsbury (pdf, 153KB)
(published 9 May 2022)
Eighth Report of the Conduct Committee: The Conduct of Lord Pendry
(published 7 April 2022, HL Paper 194)
The conduct of Lord Mountevans (pdf, 124KB)
(published 4 February 2022)
The conduct of Lord Pendry (pdf, 218KB)
(published 16 December 2021)
The conduct of Lord Adonis (pdf, 146KB)
(published 15 November 2021)
The conduct of Lord Palumbo of Southwark (pdf, 154KB)
(published 12 November 2021)
The conduct of Lord Finkelstein, Baroness Deech, Baroness Altmann and Lord Pickles (pdf, 168KB)
(published 8 November 2021)
The conduct of Lord Bethell (pdf, 192KB)
(published 8 October 2021)
Descriptions of companies in the Register of Interests (pdf, 146KB)
(published 30 September 2021)
The conduct of Lord Pickles (pdf, 160KB)
(published 6 August 2021)
Fourth Report of the Conduct Committee: The Conduct of Lord Mann
(published 2 August 2021, HL Paper 38)
Third Report of the Conduct Committee: The Conduct of Lord James of Blackheath, Lord Kalms, Lord Willoughby de Broke and Baroness Mone
(published 8 July 2021, HL Paper 36)
Second Report of the Conduct Committee: The Conduct of Lord Singh of Wimbledon
(published 23 June 2021, HL Paper 25)
2020–21
The conduct of Baroness Jay of Paddington (pdf, 280KB)
(published 9 June 2021)
The conduct of Lord O'Neill of Gatley (pdf, 178KB)
(published 21 May 2021)
Failure to attend Valuing Everyone training (pdf, 163KB)
(published 18 May 2021)
The conduct of Lord Botham (pdf, 161KB)
(published 17 May 2021)
Tenth Report of the Conduct Committee: The Conduct of Baroness Tonge
(published 20 April 2021, HL Paper 261)
The conduct of Lord MacLaurin of Knebworth (pdf, 156KB)
(published 24 February 2021)
The conduct of Lord Freud (pdf, 223KB)
(published 9 February 2021)
The conduct of Lord Singh of Wimbledon (pdf, 716KB)
(published 13 January 2021)
Report into the failure of six members to respond to the Annual Audit Notice (pdf, 323KB)
(published 14 December 2020)
Eighth Report of the Conduct Committee: The Conduct of Lord Maginnis of Drumglass
(published 3 December 2020, HL Paper 185)
Sixth Report of the Conduct Committee: The Conduct of Lord Ahmed
(published 17 November 2020, HL Paper 170)
The conduct of Benedict Rich (pdf, 358KB)
(published 19 October 2020)
The conduct of Lord Lea of Crondall (pdf, 354KB)
(published 10 August 2020)
Fourth Report of the Conduct Committee: The Conduct of Lord Stone of Blackheath
(published 28 July 2020, HL Paper 112)
The conduct of Lord Adonis (pdf, 318KB)
(published 10 June 2020)
The conduct of Lord Smith of Kelvin (pdf, 252KB)
(published 3 June 2020)
The conduct of Baroness Meacher (pdf, 229KB)
(published June 2020)
2019–20
The conduct of Lord Stevens of Kirkwhelpington (pdf, 215KB)
(published February 2020)
The conduct of Lord Lea of Crondall (pdf, 450KB)
(published January 2020)
The conduct of Lord Black of Brentwood (pdf, 327KB)
(published December 2019)
The conduct of Lord Stone of Blackheath (pdf, 580KB)
(published October 2019)
The conduct of Baroness Meacher (pdf, 91KB)
(published June 2019)
The conduct of Lord Deben (pdf, 355KB)
(published June 2019)
2018–19
The conduct of Lord Singh of Wimbledon (pdf, 159KB)
(published April 2019)
The conduct of Lord Hain (pdf, 277KB)
(published April 2019)
The conduct of Lord Barker of Battle and Lord Fairfax of Cameron (pdf, 206KB)
(published February 2019)
The conduct of Lord Tope (pdf, 129KB)
(published February 2019)
2016–17
The conduct of Lord Richards of Herstmonceux (pdf, 970KB)
(published February 2017)
The cases at the links below contain material from before February 2017 which was not published on the webpages of the Committee for Privileges and Conduct.