When the post was created in 2010 there was a single commissioner who was "responsible for the independent and impartial investigation of alleged breaches of the House of Lords Code of Conduct".
Duties of the Commissioners include investigating potential misuse of expenses and parliamentary facilities.
[1] Members' opinions, or the way they express themselves, do not fall within the scope of the code.
[2] The current Commissioners are Martin Jelley QPM and Akbar Khan.
[3] Paid advocacy on behalf of Russian companies Paid advocacy Abuse of parliamentary privilege by naming Philip Green Non-declaration of relevant interests Failure to declare relevant interest Failure to declare company that Lord Stevens held significant control over Failure to declare a non-financial interest and advisory board position in the member's register of interests Racism