House of Lords Commissioner for Standards

The House of Lords Commissioner for Standards is an officer of the British House of Lords. The post was created in 2010 to be "responsible for the independent and impartial investigation of alleged breaches of the House of Lords Code of Conduct". Duties of the Commissioner include investigating potential misuse of expenses and parliamentary facilities.[1]

Paul Kernaghan CBE QPM was appointed in 2010 as the first Commissioner. Mr Kernaghan previously had a police career culminating in a nine-year period as Chief Constable of Hampshire until 2008, followed by service as Head of Mission for the European Union Police Mission for the Palestinian Territories.

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  1. ↑ "Lords Commissioner". parliament website. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
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