Conduct Committee
The conduct of Lord Ahmed
6th Report of Session 2019-21 - published 17 November 2020 - HL Paper 170
Contents
Report from the Conduct Committee
The Commissioner’s investigation and findings
Appeal against the recommended sanction
Annex A: Commissioner’s main report
Chapter 1: Summary of allegations and investigation
Chapter 2: Investigation and evidence
Letter to Commissioner Dick and the reply from DSupt Prins
Mobile phone data retrieved by Ms Zaman
Interviews during this investigation
Chapter 3: 21 February–2 March 2017
Ms Zaman’s introduction to Lord Ahmed on 21 February 2017
Whether Lord Ahmed was aware from the start that Ms Zaman was vulnerable
Dinner at the Sahara Grill and the letters to and from the Metropolitan Police
Ms Zaman’s alleged wish not to be identified to the police or to meet them
Chapter 4: 2 March–September 2017
Alleged sexual assault after the dinner at the Sahara Grill
Lord Ahmed’s communications with the police in 2017
When did Ms Zaman see the reply from the police dated 3 May 2017?
When did Ms Zaman go to Lord Ahmed’s house?
Why did Ms Zaman go to Lord Ahmed’s house in September 2017?
Chapter 5: September–November 2017
How the sexual relationship began
Ms Zaman’s allegation that Lord Ahmed spiked her tea
The basis of their relationship until it ended in November 2017
Chapter 6: November–December 2017
Whether Ms Zaman was passed to X
Deleting messages from Ms Zaman’s phone
Chapter 7: Lord Ahmed’s allegations that Ms Zaman’s account cannot be trusted
Allegations made in Lord Ahmed’s written statement of 23 July 2019
Ms Zaman’s doubts about whether Lord Ahmed had written to Commissioner Dick
WhatsApp messages confirming Lord Ahmed was taking up Ms Zaman’s case
Allegations made in Lord Ahmed’s written statement of 18 November 2019
Invitation to dinner at the Sahara Grill
When Lord Ahmed was out of the country
Ms Zaman’s recollection of the contents of the reply from the police
Ms Zaman having offered money for false statements
Allegations made in correspondence
Ms Zaman’s disagreement with the outcome of the police’s review of her case
Ms Zaman lied to and deliberately concealed important information from Lord Ahmed
Ms Zaman’s allegations again Lord Ahmed are malicious
Ms Zaman lied when she said she had discussed the assault on 2 March 2017 with Lord Ahmed
Ms Zaman set up a fake Facebook account
Ms Zaman’s mobile phone evidence
Parliamentary duties and activities
Behaviour Code provisions and personal honour
Principles of conduct in public life
Co-operation with my investigation
Chapter 9: Overview and recommended sanction
Lord Ahmed’s submission in mitigation
Any previous breaches of the Code
The length of time that has passed since the incident
The appropriateness of the sanction to the breach
Annex B: Lord Ahmed’s main appeal document
Ground 1: Procedural Irregularities
Ground 2: The Commissioner’s findings are flawed and not based on evidence
The complaints which were not upheld .
The Complainant’s vulnerability
The Complainant’s desire not to be identified
Alleged sexual assault outside the Sahara Grill
Receiving the response from the police
Evidence undermining the Complainant’s credibility
Ground 3: New evidence casts doubt on the credibility of the complainant
Ground 4: The recommended sanction
Appendix 1: Complainant’s response to Lord Ahmed’s appeal
Appendix 2: Lord Ahmed’s response to complainant’s response
Appendix 3: Commissioner statement on role of Sam Evans
Appendix 4: Lord Ahmed’s response to Commissioner’s statement on role of Sam Evans
Annex C: Commissioner’s supplementary report
Chronology of events and alleged events described in the evidence
Chapter 2: Claims and allegations in D’s and L’s accounts
Summary of evidence and analysis
L’s statement that he had been told in April 2018 that Ms Zaman was estranged from her family
Summary of evidence and analysis
Summary of evidence and analysis
Summary of evidence and analysis
D’s account that W told him that The Sun was pulling out as it believed the allegations to be false
The relationships between Lord Ahmed, D and L
D’s initial refusal to be interviewed
The circumstances leading to D and L giving statements to Imran Khan & Partners in June 2020
Summary of evidence and analysis
Chapter 3: Evidence of other witnesses who dealt with Ms Zaman in 2018 and 2019
Chapter 4: Evaluation and consideration of previous findings
Appendix 1: Lord Ahmed’s response to Commissioner’s draft factual supplementary report
Appendix 2: Further submissions from Lord Ahmed on Commissioner’s supplementary report
Appendix 3: Complainant’s response to Commissioner’s supplementary report