Concise Minutes - Standards of Conduct Committee

Meeting Venue:

Video-conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Monday, 1 July 2024

Meeting time: 09.31 - 11.13
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/13991

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:	Douglas Bain, Commissioner for Standards Jane Dodds MS
Committee Staff:	Meriel Singleton (Clerk) 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.

1.2 There were no declarations of interest. Natasha Asghar recused herself for the final item and Sam Rowlands attended in her place.

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2 Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence Session 8

2.1      The Committee took evidence from Douglas Bain, Senedd Commissioner for Standards, on Individual Member Accountability.

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3 Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence Session 9

3.1 The Committee took evidence from Jane Dodds MS on Individual Member Accountability.

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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 Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability - donations

6.1 The Committee considered a draft consultation on donations.

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7 Paper to note

7.1 The Committee noted the letter from the Counsel General.

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

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

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