Yesterday I tabled a motion inviting the House to approve the appointment of Lucy Scott-Moncrieff CBE, a former President of the Law Society of England and Wales, as Commissioner for Standards for the House of Lords. The current Commissioner is Paul Kernaghan CBE QPM. His term of office ends on 1 June 2016.
The motion will be taken in the House on 26 May 2016.
The Commissioner for Standards is responsible for the independent and impartial investigation of alleged breaches of the House of Lords Code of Conduct. This includes investigating alleged breaches of the rules on the House’s system of financial support for members.
For more information on the role and how it operates alongside the House of Lords, please see this section of the website: https://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/standards-and-financial-interests/house-of-lords-commissioner-for-standards-/house-of-lords-commissioner-for-standards-/.
Recruitment to the office of Commissioner for Standards was by way of an open competition. A number of candidates were interviewed by a board, which included representatives of the three main parties and the crossbenches. The board also included Baroness Fritchie, a former Commissioner for Public Appointments. The board unanimously recommended the appointment of Lucy Scott-Moncrieff. The appointment will be for a fixed, non-renewable term of 5 years.
I have today placed a copy of Lucy Scott-Moncrieff’s CV in the Library.
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