Standards of Conduct Committee

 

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 2 - Senedd

 

 

 

Meeting date:

Tuesday, 24 March 2015

 

 

 

Meeting time:

09.40 - 10.04

 

 

 

 

 

Concise Minutes:

Private

 

 

 

Assembly Members:

 

Llyr Gruffydd AM

Mick Antoniw AM (Chair)

Mark Isherwood AM

Eluned Parrott AM

 

 

 

 

 

Witnesses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Committee Staff:

 

Bethan Davies (Clerk)

Claire Griffiths (Deputy Clerk)

Joanest Varney-Jackson (Legal Adviser)

Owain Roberts (Official)

 

 

 

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1    Introduction and apologies

1.1        The Chair welcomed the Members to Committee. There were no apologies.

1.2        The Chair welcomed Eluned Parrott AM to the Committee following her election to the Committee on 30 September 2014 and recorded his thanks to Kirsty Williams AM for her input into the Committee’s work.

 

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2    Papers to note

2.1 The papers were noted.

 

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3    Nomination of Committee Member under Section 10.2 of the Complaints Procedure

3.1 Mark Isherwood AM was nominated to act in accordance with Section 10.2 of the complaints procedure.

 

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4    Cross-Party Groups Annual Report 2014

4.1 The report was noted.

 

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5    Register and Declaration of Interests

5.1 Member’s noted the letter and report from the Presiding Officer regarding the Registration and Declaration of Members’ Interests and agreed that the Chair would reply to that effect and also provide a timeline for when the Committee wishes to see the new standing orders to take effect from.

5.2 The Committee considered the revised guidance and agreed to take the report to their groups and report back to Committee on 12 May.

5.3 The Committee noted the proposed changes to the Code of Conduct.

5.4 It was agreed that Committee would return to finalise these items at its meeting on 12 May. Following that, the clerks will request a plenary debate for the issues to be considered and voted upon in Plenary.

 

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