Concise Minutes - Standards of Conduct Committee


Meeting Venue:

Video Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Monday, 4 July 2022

Meeting time: 09.33 - 10.48
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/12905


Remote, PRIVATE

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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

Vikki Howells MS (Chair)

Natasha Asghar MS

John Griffiths MS

Peredur Owen Griffiths MS

Witnesses:

James Drummond, Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body

Michael Halpin, Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body

Martin Whitfield MSP, Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee, Scottish Parliament

Committee Staff:

Meriel Singleton (Clerk)

Bethan Garwood (Deputy Clerk)

Enrico Carpanini (Legal Adviser)

Lisa Hatcher (Official)

Aled Elwyn Jones (Official)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies and substitutions

1.1        The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting of the Standards of Conduct Committee. There were no declarations of interest.

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2       Lobbying consultation responses

2.1 The Committee considered the consultation responses and agreed to arrange focus groups, as well as asking for further evidence from specific groups.

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3       Consideration of Cross-Party Groups

3.1 The Committee agreed to issue a consultation on Cross-Party Groups to run over the summer recess, and review the evidence collected early in the Autumn Term.

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4       Informal discussion with the Convener of the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee, Scotland

4.1 The Committee discussed lobbying with the Convener of the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee, Scotland.

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