Meeting Venue:
Video-conference via Zoom
Meeting date: Monday, 28 November 2022
Meeting time: 09.30 - 12.04
This meeting can
be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/13054
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Names |
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Members of the Senedd: |
Vikki Howells MS (Chair) Natasha Asghar MS John Griffiths MS Peredur Owen Griffiths MS |
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Witnesses: |
James Drummond, Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body Billy McLaren, Scottish Lobbying Registrar Anthony Murray, Standards in Public Office Commission Harry Rich, Office of the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists |
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Committee Staff: |
Meriel Singleton (Clerk) Nicole Haylor-Mott (Deputy Clerk) Enrico Carpanini (Legal Adviser) |
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, and no substitutions.
2 Inquiry into Lobbying: Evidence Session 1
2.1 The Committee discussed lobbying arrangements in Scotland with the Lobbying Registrar and Assistant Lobbying Registrar of The Scottish Parliament.
3 Inquiry into Lobbying: Evidence Session 2
3.1 The Committee discussed lobbying arrangements in the Republic of Ireland with the Assistant Principal in the Lobbying Regulation Unit, Standards of Public Office Commission, Ireland.
4 Inquiry into Lobbying: Evidence Session 3
4.1 The Committee discussed lobbying arrangements in Westminster with the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists, Westminster.
5 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the following business:
5.1 The motion to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting under Standing Order 17.42 was agreed.
6 Inquiry into Lobbying: Consideration of evidence received
6.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.
7 Paper to note - Letter from the Chief Executive
7.1 The Committee noted the letter from the Chief Executive and agreed to write back to respond.