Concise Minutes - Standards of Conduct Committee

Meeting Venue:

Video-conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Monday, 17 June 2024

Meeting time: 09.15 - 11.23
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/13960

Remote

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Attendance

Category	Names
Members of the Senedd:	Vikki Howells MS (Chair) Natasha Asghar MS Mark Drakeford MS Peredur Owen Griffiths MS
Witnesses:	Mick Antoniw MS, Counsel General Professor Alistair Clark, Newcastle University Ryan Price, Welsh Government Will Whiteley, Welsh Government
Committee Staff:	Bethan Garwood (Deputy Clerk) Samiwel Davies (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.

1.2         Natasha Asghar recused herself for the last item.

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2 Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence Session 5

2.1   The Committee discussed Individual Member Accountability with Alistair Clark, Professor of Political Science at Newcastle University.

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3 Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence Session 6

3.1   The Committee discussed Individual Member Accountability with Mick Antoniw MS - Council General, Will Whiteley - Deputy Director, Senedd Reform, and Ryan Price - Head of Senedd Policy.

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

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

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5 Consideration of evidence

5.1     The Committee considered the evidence from the sessions.

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

6.1     The Committee considered the report.

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