Concise Minutes - Standards of Conduct Committee


Meeting Venue:

Video Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Tuesday, 26 April 2022

Meeting time: 09.30 - 11.00
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/12931


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:

Douglas Bain, Commissioner for Standards

Committee Staff:

Meriel Singleton (Clerk)

Bethan Garwood (Deputy Clerk)

Enrico Carpanini (Legal Adviser)

Huw Williams (Legal Adviser)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

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       Procedure for dealing with complaints against Members of the Senedd

2.1 The Committee took evidence from the Commissioner for Standards and agreed to make further amendments to the draft Procedure.

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3       Welsh Ministerial Code

3.1 The Committee considered the letter from the First Minister along with the legal advice note.

 

3.2 The Committee agreed to write back to the Llywydd, copying in the Standards Commissioner, to outline its findings on the interaction between the Code for Plaid Cymru Designated Members and the Code of Conduct for Members of the Senedd.

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4       Inquiry into Lobbying - Draft Consultation

4.1 The Committee agreed to the draft consultation document, and to undertake a review of cross-party groups as part of the work.

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