Concise Minutes - Standards of Conduct Committee


Meeting Venue:

Video-conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Monday, 13 February 2023

Meeting time: 09.29 - 10.00
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/13224


Remote, Private

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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

Vikki Howells MS (Chair)

Natasha Asghar MS

Peredur Owen Griffiths MS

Witnesses:

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.

1.2        John Griffiths sent his apologies. There were no declarations of interest.

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2       Terms of reference for the Registration and Declaration of Interests Inquiry

2.1 The Committee agreed to the terms of reference for the inquiry into the Registration and Declaration of Interests, as drafted.

 

2.2 The Committee agreed to hold a public consultation.

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3       Revised rules for Cross-Party Groups

3.1 The Committee agreed the revised rules, subject to one small change and any additional tidying up needed.

 

3.2 The Committee agreed to consider a short report on the revised rules at a future meeting.

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4       Feedback on the revised procedure for dealing with complaints against Members of the Senedd

4.1 The Committee considered the feedback and agreed to return to the matter at the next meeting, when they would have feedback from the Commissioner for Standards.

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5       Consider a report from the Commissioner for Standards in accordance with Standing Order 22.2(i)

5.1 The Committee considered a report from the Commissioner for Standards in accordance with Standing Order 22.2(i).

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