The present Code of Conduct for Members of the House of Lords was agreed on 30 November 2009; certain amendments were agreed by the House on 30 March 2010 and on 12 June 2014.

The Guide to the Code of Conduct was proposed by the Committee for Privileges (2nd Report, Session 2009-10, HL Paper 81) and agreed by the House on 16 March 2010. The Guide was amended on 9 November 2011, 6 March 2014 and 13 May 2014.

In accordance with the 2nd Report of the Committee for Privileges of 2009-10 the Code of Conduct and the accompanying Guide came into force at the start of the 2010-12 session of Parliament (18 May 2010).

Review

The Code is reviewed once each Parliament by the Sub-Committee on Lords' Conduct, a sub-committee of the Committee for Privileges and Conduct. The Sub-Committee is also charged with keeping the Guide to the Code of Conduct under regular review.

The Members of the Sub-Committee on Lords' Conduct are:

Lord Cope of Berkeley

Lord Dholakia

Lord Irvine of Lairg

Lord Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood (Chairman)

Baroness O'Neill of Bengarve

Advice

The Registrar of Lords' Interests advises Members of the House, and may consult the Sub-Committee when necessary. Correspondence should be addressed to the Registrar of Lords' Interests, House of Lords, London SW1A 0PW, or emailed to keithb@parliament.uk. Members may also call the Registrar on 020 7219 3112.

The Register of Lords' Interests

In accordance with the Code, a full list of Members' financial and other interests is published in the Register of Lords' Interests. The online Register is updated daily, and can be found at http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld/ldreg.htm.

General Information

General information about the House of Lords and its Committees is on the Internet at http://www.parliament.uk/business/lords.