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.

The Guide to the Code of Conduct was proposed by the Committee for Privileges (2nd Report, 2009-10, HL Paper 81) and agreed by the House on 17 March 2010. The Guide was amended on 9 November 2011.

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

Baroness Manningham-Buller (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 lordsregistrar@parliament.uk. Members may also call the Registrar on 020 7219 3112/3120.

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/ldreg.htm.

General Information

General information about the House of Lords and its Committees is on the Internet at

http://www.parliament.uk/lords/index.cfm.