Concise Minutes - Standards of Conduct Committee

Meeting Venue:

Video-conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Monday, 19 January 2026

Meeting time: 09.30 - 11.11
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/15732

Remote

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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

Hannah Blythyn MS (Chair)

Mick Antoniw MS

Tom Giffard MS

Peredur Owen Griffiths MS

Douglas Bain

Committee Staff:

Meriel Singleton (Clerk)

Cerian Jones (Second Clerk)

Nia George (Deputy Clerk)

Samiwel Davies (Legal Adviser)

Josh Hayman (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. There were no apologies and no declarations of interest.

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2       Commissioner for Standards: Evidence Session pre-discussion

2.1  The Committee had a preparatory discussion for the evidence session.

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3       Commissioner for Standards: evidence session

3.1  The Chair welcomed Douglas Bain, Commissioner for Standards to the meeting. They discussed the topic of correction notices and lay members.

3.2  The meeting adjourned between 10:06 and 10:28 due to a technical break.

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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 was agreed.

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5       Papers to note

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5.1   Member Accountability Bill Committee report

5.1  The Committee noted the report.

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5.2   Letter from the Chair of the Senedd Commission

5.2  The Committee noted the letter.

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5.3   Introducing more independence and support into the complaints process in the Senedd additional response

5.3  The Committee noted the response.

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