Concise Minutes - Standards of Conduct Committee

Meeting Venue:

Video-conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Monday, 25 November 2024

Meeting time: 09.15 - 12.45
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/14190

Remote

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Attendance

Category	Names
Members of the Senedd:	Hannah Blythyn MS (Chair) Mick Antoniw MS Samuel Kurtz MS Peredur Owen Griffiths MS Adam Price MS (Guest Member) Lee Waters MS (Guest Member)
Witnesses:	Amanda Blakeman, Gwent Police Dr Sam Fowles, Cornerstone Barristers Jennifer Nadel, Compassion in Politics Tom Brake Azzurra Moores, Full Facts Juliet Swann, Transparency International Rose Whiffen, Transparency International
Committee Staff:	Nia Moss (Researcher)

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1 Introductions, apologies and substitutions

1.1    The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting of the Standards of Conduct Committee. Adam Price MS declared an interest due to previous work with Jeniffer Nadel and Sam Fowles. There were no apologies.

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2 Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence Session 17

2.1    The Committee received evidence from Azzurra Moores, Full Fact; Rose Whiffen and Juliet Swann, Transparency International UK and Tom Brake, Unlock Democracy on the topic of Individual Member Accountability.

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3 Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence Session 18

3.1    The Committee received evidence from Chief Constable Amamda Blakeman on the topic of Individual Member Accountability.

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4 Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence Session 19

4.1    The Committee received evidence from Jennifer Nadel, compassion in politics and  Sam Fowles, Institute of Constitutional and Democratic Research on the topic of Individual Member Accountability.

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5 Papers to note

5.1    The Committee noted written submissions from Criminal Bar Association, Reform Political Advertising and Hank Linderman.

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

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

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7 Consideration of the Evidence

7.1   The Committee agreed to consider the evidence from this session at the next meeting.

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