Concise Minutes - Standards of Conduct Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 2 and Zoom

Meeting date: Monday, 18 November 2024

Meeting time: 09.15 - 12.45
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/15011

Hybrid

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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 Jane Dodds MS (Guest Member) Lee Waters MS (Guest Member)
Committee Staff:	Meriel Singleton (Clerk) Bethan Garwood (Deputy Clerk) Samiwel Davies (Legal Adviser) Huw Williams (Legal Adviser) Nia Moss (Researcher) Josh Hayman (Researcher)

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1 Introductions, apologies and substitutions

1.1 The Chair welcomed Committee Members and observer Members to the meeting of the Standards of Conduct Committee. James Evans MS and Adam Price MS sent their apologies. There were no declarations of interest.

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2 Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence Session 12

2.1    The Committee received evidence from Emyr Lewis on the topic of Individual Member Accountability.

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3 Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence Session 13

3.1    The Committee received evidence from Michelle morris, Public Services Ombudsman for Wales, on the topic of Individual Member Accountability.

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4 Inquiry into Individual Member Accountability: Evidence Session 14

4.1 The Committee Received evidence from Alex Greenwood and Jonathan Rees KC, Criminal Bar Association, on the topic of Individual Member Accountability.

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

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

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6 Consideration of evidence

6.1    The Committee considered the evidence from the session.

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7 Paper to note - Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs

7.1    The Committee noted the paper from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs.

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