John Lyon, CB

Order of the Bath

The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...

, is the current British Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards

Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards

The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards is an officer of the British House of Commons.He or she is appointed by a Resolution of the House of Commons and works a four-day week.- Tasks :...

. He commenced his appointment, which was for a period of five years, on 1 January 2008.

In 2009 Lyon's workload was increased by the United Kingdom Parliamentary expenses scandal

United Kingdom Parliamentary expenses scandal

The United Kingdom parliamentary expenses scandal was a major political scandal triggered by the leak and subsequent publication by the Telegraph Group in 2009 of expense claims made by members of the United Kingdom Parliament over several years...

, which generated considerable interest in parliamentary standards or rather the lack of them. Despite working on high-profile cases, Lyon himself maintains a low profile, something which has attracted adverse comment.

In 2010 he became involved in investigating the cash for influence scandal

2010 cash for influence scandal

The 2010 cash for influence scandal is a political scandal in the United Kingdom. In March 2010, Dispatches, a current affairs documentary series on Channel 4 conducted a journalistic sting operation...

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External links

• Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards: official website