Concise Minutes - Member Accountability Bill Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 4 - Tŷ Hywel

Meeting date: Thursday, 27 November 2025

Meeting time: 14.15 - 17.21
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/15861

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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:	Alberto Costa, House of Commons Dr David Stirling, House of Commons Alexander Greenwood, Criminal Bar Association Jonathan Elystan Rees, Jonathan Elystan Rees
Committee Staff:	Sarah Sargent (Clerk) Cerian Jones (Second Clerk) David Lakin (Deputy Clerk) Josh Hayman (Researcher) Nia Moss (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

2.1 The Committee received evidence from Alberto Costa MP, Chair of the House of Commons Committee on Standards and Dr David Stirling, House of Commons Committee on Standards Lay Member.

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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 from items 5, 6, and 8

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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6 Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Bill - consideration of consultation responses

6.1 The Committee considered the consultation responses received.

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7 Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Bill - evidence session

7.1 The Committee received evidence from Alexander Greenwood and Jonathan Elystan Rees KC, Criminal Bar Association.

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

8.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

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