Concise Minutes - Standards of Conduct Committee


Meeting Venue:

Video-conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Monday, 16 January 2023

Meeting time: 09.34 - 10.46
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/13194


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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:

Rachel Davies Teka, Transparency International UK

Committee Staff:

Meriel Singleton (Clerk)

Bethan Garwood (Deputy Clerk)

Enrico Carpanini (Legal Adviser)

 

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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, and no substitutions.

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2       Inquiry into Lobbying: Evidence Session

2.1 The Committee discussed lobbying with Rachel Davies Teka, Advocacy Director at Transparency International UK. 

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3       Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting

3.1 The motion to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting under Standing Order 17.42 was agreed.

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4       Inquiry into Lobbying: Consideration of evidence received

4.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

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5       Forward work programme: future inquiries

5.1 The Committee considered the future work programme of the Standards of Conduct Committee, as the current inquiry into lobbying draws to a close.

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6       Papers to note - Inquiry into Cross-Party Groups

6.1 The Committee noted the papers again, as discussed at the previous meeting which had concluded whilst inquorate.

 

6.2 The Committee confirmed agreement to minor changes to CPGs discussed at the previous meeting.

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