Concise Minutes - Member Accountability Bill Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 4 - Tŷ Hywel

Meeting date: Tuesday, 18 November 2025

Meeting time: 09.30 - 10.47
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/15849

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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

David Rees MS (Chair)

Lesley Griffiths MS

Sam Rowlands MS

Buffy Williams MS

Sioned Williams MS

Witnesses:

Eifion Evans, Electoral Management Board

Mark Pascoe, Electoral Management Board

Clare Sim, Head of Member Support, Association of Electoral Administrators

Tom Hawthorn, Electoral Commission

Committee Staff:

Sarah Sargent (Clerk)

Cerian Jones (Second Clerk)

David Lakin (Deputy Clerk)

Josh Hayman (Researcher)

Samiwel Davies (Legal Adviser)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting of the Member Accountability Bill Committee.

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2       Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Bill - evidence session with panel of electoral administrators

2.1 The Committee received evidence from the Electoral Commission, the Association of Electoral Administrators, and the Electoral Management Board.

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3       Papers to note

3.1 There were no papers to note.

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4       Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public for the remainder of the meeting

4.1 The motion was agreed.

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5       Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Bill - consideration of evidence

5.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

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