Concise Minutes - Standards of Conduct Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 5 - Tŷ Hywel

Meeting date: Tuesday, 6 February 2018

Meeting time: 09.33 - 10.36

Private

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Attendance

Category	Names
Assembly Members:	Jayne Bryant AM (Chair) Gareth Bennett AM Paul Davies AM Llyr Gruffydd AM
Witnesses:	Elisabeth Jones, Chief Legal Adviser Craig Stephenson, Director of Commission Services
Commissioner for Standards:	Sir Roderick Evans QC (Standards Commissioner)
Committee Staff:	Meriel Singleton (Second Clerk) Claire Griffiths (Deputy Clerk)

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1 The Chair welcomed the Members to the meeting

1.2 There were no apologies.

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2 Code of Conduct - Review: Consideration of Respect and Dignity Policy

2.1 The Members discussed the draft Respect and Dignity policy and noted the Commissioner for Standards comments.

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3 Code of Conduct - Review: Evidence Session

3.1 The Committee and the Commissioner for Standards discussed the draft Dignity and Respect policy with Craig Stephenson, Director of Commission Services and Elisabeth Jones, Chief Legal Adviser at the National Assembly for Wales.

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4 Code of Conduct - Review: Consideration of evidence received

4.1 The Chair agreed to write to the witnesses with the Committee’s comments on the draft Respect and Dignity policy.

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