Concise Minutes - Standards of Conduct Committee

Meeting Venue:

Video-conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Monday, 4 December 2023

Meeting time: 09.31 - 10.19
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/13588

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:

 

Committee Staff:

Meriel Singleton (Clerk)

Bethan Garwood (Deputy Clerk)

Huw Williams (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.

 

1.2        There were no declarations of interest, and no substitutions. Peredur Owen Griffiths recused himself for the final item.

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2       Update from the Chair

2.1 The Chair updated the Committee on her discussions with the Commissioner for Standards.

 

2.2 The Chair updated the Committee on an event about lobbying in Wales which she had attended on 28 November.

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3       Papers to note

3.1 The Committee noted the draft report on Cross-Party Groups and agreed that it should be laid.

 

3.2 The Committee noted the letter from the Chair of the Reform Bill Committee to the Commissioner for Standards and agreed that they would respond after seeing the Commissioner’s response, if necessary.

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

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

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