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Papers to note - Standards of Conduct Committee
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Meeting: 02/03/2026 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 5.)
Papers to note
Meeting: 02/03/2026 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 5.1)
Letter from press regarding correction notices
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 3 , View reasons restricted (5.1/1)
Meeting: 09/02/2026 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 4)
4 Letter from Business Committee and response from Chair of the Standards Committee
Supporting documents:
- 20260129_Llywydd to Standards Committee re Declaration of Interests, item 4
PDF 99 KB
- 20260204 letter to Business committee re consideration of recommendations, item 4
PDF 233 KB
View as HTML (4/2) 38 KB
Minutes:
4.2 The Committee noted the letter.
Meeting: 09/02/2026 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 4)
Compiled Consultation responses: Review of the Code of Conduct for Members of the Senedd
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 10 , View reasons restricted (4/1)
- Restricted enclosure 11
Minutes:
4.1 The Committee noted the responses and agreed notify their respective groups of the opportunity to submit late responses.
Meeting: 09/02/2026 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 4)
Papers to note
Meeting: 02/02/2026 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 4)
Letter from the Chair of the Remuneration Board
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 16 , View reasons restricted (4/1)
Minutes:
4.4 The Committee noted the letter.
Meeting: 02/02/2026 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 4)
Letter from the Family Friendly and Inclusive Parliament Review Board
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 19 , View reasons restricted (4/1)
Minutes:
4.2 The Committee noted the letter.
Meeting: 02/02/2026 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 4)
Further information from former lay member Arun Midha
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 22 , View reasons restricted (4/1)
Minutes:
4.3 The Committee noted the paper.
Meeting: 02/02/2026 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 4)
4 Dignity and Respect survey results 2025
Supporting documents:
Minutes:
4.1 The Committee noted that the survey had been published.
Meeting: 02/02/2026 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 4)
Papers to note
Meeting: 26/01/2026 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 5)
Papers to note
Meeting: 26/01/2026 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 5)
Cross-party Group Monitoring report
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 33 , View reasons restricted (5/1)
Minutes:
5.2 The Committee noted the paper.
Meeting: 26/01/2026 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 5)
Dignity and Respect survey results 2025
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 36 , View reasons restricted (5/1)
Minutes:
5.1 The Committee noted the paper and agreed to publish the results in advance of its next meeting.
Meeting: 19/01/2026 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 5)
- Webcast for 19/01/2026 - Standards of Conduct Committee
- Transcript for 19/01/2026 - Standards of Conduct Committee
5 Introducing more independence and support into the complaints process in the Senedd additional response
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 40 , View reasons restricted (5/1)
Minutes:
5.3 The Committee noted the response.
Meeting: 19/01/2026 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 5)
- Webcast for 19/01/2026 - Standards of Conduct Committee
- Transcript for 19/01/2026 - Standards of Conduct Committee
Letter from the Chair of the Senedd Commission
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 43 , View reasons restricted (5/1)
Minutes:
5.2 The Committee noted the letter.
Meeting: 19/01/2026 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 5)
- Webcast for 19/01/2026 - Standards of Conduct Committee
- Transcript for 19/01/2026 - Standards of Conduct Committee
5 Member Accountability Bill Committee report
Supporting documents:
- Letter from the Chair of the Member Accountability Bill Committee, item 5
PDF 66 KB
- Member Accountability Bill Committee report, item 5
PDF 3 MB
Minutes:
5.1 The Committee noted the report.
Meeting: 19/01/2026 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 5)
- Webcast for 19/01/2026 - Standards of Conduct Committee
- Transcript for 19/01/2026 - Standards of Conduct Committee
Papers to note
Meeting: 16/12/2025 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 4)
Letter from the Llywydd
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 53 , View reasons restricted (4/1)
Minutes:
4.1 The Committee noted the paper.
Meeting: 16/12/2025 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 4)
Papers to note
Meeting: 08/12/2025 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 6)
6 Letter from the First Minister
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Minutes:
6.2 The Committee noted the letter.
Meeting: 08/12/2025 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 6)
Responses to the Introducing more independence and support into the complaints process in the Senedd consultation
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 62 , View reasons restricted (6/1)
Minutes:
6.1 The Committee noted the responses.
Meeting: 08/12/2025 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 6)
Papers to note
Meeting: 17/11/2025 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 4)
Letter to Members regarding Code of Conduct changes
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 67 , View reasons restricted (4/1)
Minutes:
4.1 The Committee noted the letter.
Meeting: 17/11/2025 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 4)
Papers to note
Meeting: 13/10/2025 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 8)
Papers to note
Meeting: 17/06/2025 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 5)
- Webcast for 17/06/2025 - Standards of Conduct Committee
- Transcript for 17/06/2025 - Standards of Conduct Committee
5 Letter from Joyce Watson MS - Gender-sensitive parliament audit of the Senedd
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Minutes:
5.1 the Committee noted the letter.
Meeting: 17/06/2025 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 5)
- Webcast for 17/06/2025 - Standards of Conduct Committee
- Transcript for 17/06/2025 - Standards of Conduct Committee
Papers to note
Meeting: 12/05/2025 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 9)
- Webcast for 12/05/2025 - Standards of Conduct Committee
- Transcript for 12/05/2025 - Standards of Conduct Committee
Papers to note
Meeting: 28/04/2025 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 9)
- Webcast for 28/04/2025 - Standards of Conduct Committee
- Transcript for 28/04/2025 - Standards of Conduct Committee
Letter from the Gambling Commission
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 82 , View reasons restricted (9/1)
Minutes:
9.1 The Committee noted the letter and agreed to publish.
Meeting: 28/04/2025 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 9)
- Webcast for 28/04/2025 - Standards of Conduct Committee
- Transcript for 28/04/2025 - Standards of Conduct Committee
Papers to note
Minutes:
9 The Committee noted the letters.
Meeting: 14/01/2025 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 5)
Paper to note - Cross-Party Group Annual Report
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 87 , View reasons restricted (5/1)
Minutes:
5.1 The Committee noted the Annual Report.
Meeting: 02/12/2024 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 6)
- Webcast for 02/12/2024 - Standards of Conduct Committee
- Transcript for 02/12/2024 - Standards of Conduct Committee
6 Papers to note
Supporting documents:
- Written evidence from Jonathan Rees KC, item 6
PDF 167 KB
- A Model for Political Honesty, item 6
PDF 433 KB
Minutes:
6.1 The Committee noted the written evidence from Jonathan Rees KC and paper from Institute for Constitutional and Democratic Research.
Meeting: 18/11/2024 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 7)
- Webcast for 18/11/2024 - Standards of Conduct Committee
- Transcript for 18/11/2024 - Standards of Conduct Committee
7 Paper to note - Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
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Minutes:
7.1 The Committee noted the paper from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs.
Meeting: 07/10/2024 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 9)
9 Paper to note - Letter from the Chair of the Petitions Committee
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Minutes:
9.1 The Committee noted the letter.
Meeting: 07/10/2024 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 8)
8 Paper to note - Letter from the Llywydd
Supporting documents:
Minutes:
8.1 The Committee noted the letter.
Meeting: 23/09/2024 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 11)
11 Paper to note - Letter from the Counsel General
Supporting documents:
Minutes:
11. The Committee
noted the Letter from the Council General.
Meeting: 23/09/2024 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 10)
10 Paper to note - House of Lords Commissioners for Standards Annual Report
Supporting documents:
Minutes:
10. The Committee
noted the Annual Report from the House of Lords Commissioners for Standards.
Meeting: 23/09/2024 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 9)
9 Paper to note - Senedd Commission - Dignity and Respect: Building Users Survey Results
Supporting documents:
Minutes:
9.1 The Committee
noted the survey results and agreed to publish it.
Meeting: 01/07/2024 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 7)
- Webcast for 01/07/2024 - Standards of Conduct Committee
- Transcript for 01/07/2024 - Standards of Conduct Committee
7 Paper to note
Supporting documents:
Minutes:
7.1 The Committee noted the letter from the Counsel General.
Meeting: 04/12/2023 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 3)
Papers to note
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 123 , View reasons restricted (3/1)
- Restricted enclosure 124
Minutes:
3.1 The Committee noted the draft report on Cross-Party Groups and agreed that it should be laid.
3.2 The Committee noted the letter from the Chair of the Reform Bill Committee to the Commissioner for Standards and agreed that they would respond after seeing the Commissioner’s response, if necessary.
Meeting: 10/07/2023 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 6)
Paper to note
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 127 , View reasons restricted (6/1)
Minutes:
6.1 The Committee noted the letter.
Meeting: 12/12/2022 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 7)
- Webcast for 12/12/2022 - Standards of Conduct Committee
- Transcript for 12/12/2022 - Standards of Conduct Committee
Paper to note - Letter from the Chair of Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 130 , View reasons restricted (7/1)
Minutes:
7.1 The Committee noted the letter.
Meeting: 28/11/2022 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 7)
- Webcast for 28/11/2022 - Standards of Conduct Committee
- Transcript for 28/11/2022 - Standards of Conduct Committee
Paper to note - Letter from the Chief Executive
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 133 , View reasons restricted (7/1)
Minutes:
7.1 The Committee noted the letter from the Chief Executive and agreed to write back to respond.
Meeting: 10/10/2022 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 4)
Register of Members' Interests - proposed move to MS forms
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 136 , View reasons restricted (4/1)
- Restricted enclosure 137
Minutes:
4.1 The Committee agreed to a trial of using Microsoft Forms for submitting changes to the Register of Interests.
Meeting: 26/09/2022 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 8)
Paper to note - Register of Members' Interests - proposed move to MS forms
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 140 , View reasons restricted (8/1)
Minutes:
8.1 The Committee noted the paper and agreed to consult the
Commissioner for Standards before returning to the matter at a future meeting.
Meeting: 28/06/2022 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 4)
Paper to note - Rules and Guidance on the Use of Senedd Resources
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 143 , View reasons restricted (4/1)
- Restricted enclosure 144
- Restricted enclosure 145
Minutes:
4.1 The Committee noted the revised Rules and Guidance on the Use of Senedd Resources and agreed to write back to the Chief Executive.
Meeting: 06/06/2022 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 4)
Paper to note - Review of the Dignity and Respect Policy
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 148 , View reasons restricted (4/1)
Minutes:
4.1 The Committee noted the letter.
Meeting: 26/04/2022 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 3)
Welsh Ministerial Code
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 151 , View reasons restricted (3/1)
- Restricted enclosure 152
Minutes:
3.1 The Committee considered the letter from the First Minister along with the legal advice note.
3.2 The Committee agreed to write back to the Llywydd, copying in the Standards Commissioner, to outline its findings on the interaction between the Code for Plaid Cymru Designated Members and the Code of Conduct for Members of the Senedd.
Meeting: 28/03/2022 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 2)
Procedure for dealing with complaints against Members of the Senedd
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 155 , View reasons restricted (2/1)
- Restricted enclosure 156
Minutes:
2.1 The Committee considered the consultation responses and agreed to make amendments to the draft of the new Procedure.
Meeting: 14/03/2022 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 4)
Register of Members Interests
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 159 , View reasons restricted (4/1)
Minutes:
4.1 The Committee considered the paper and agreed that the Table Office should publish the whole Register of Interests on a termly basis.
Meeting: 14/03/2022 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 3)
Code for Plaid Cymru Designated Members Participating in the Cooperation Agreement
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 162 , View reasons restricted (3/1)
Minutes:
3.1 The Committee discussed the paper and took evidence from the Commissioner for Standards. The Committee agreed to write to the First Minister on the Ministerial Code.
Meeting: 14/03/2022 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 2)
Review of the Dignity and Respect policy
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 165 , View reasons restricted (2/1)
- Restricted enclosure 166
Minutes:
2.1 The Committee took evidence from the Standards Commissioner and agreed to write back to the Chief Executive.
Meeting: 31/01/2022 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 3)
Code for Plaid Cymru Designated Members Participating in the Cooperation Agreement
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 169 , View reasons restricted (3/1)
Minutes:
3.1 The Committee considered the paper and agreed to seek the views of the Commissioner for Standards.
Meeting: 31/01/2022 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 4)
Review of the Dignity and Respect policy
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 172 , View reasons restricted (4/1)
- Restricted enclosure 173
Minutes:
4.1 The Committee considered the letter and agreed to invite the Commissioner for Standards to a meeting to discuss the review in more detail.
Meeting: 17/01/2022 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 5)
Review of the committee timetable and committee remits
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 176 , View reasons restricted (5/1)
Minutes:
5.1 The Committee considered the letter and agreed to respond in due course.
Meeting: 17/01/2022 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 4)
Correspondence from the Llywydd: Code for Plaid Cymru Designated Members Participating in the Cooperation Agreement
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 179 , View reasons restricted (4/1)
Minutes:
4.1. The Committee considered the letter and asked for further legal advice on the matter.
Meeting: 13/07/2021 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 3)
- Webcast for 13/07/2021 - Standards of Conduct Committee
- Transcript for 13/07/2021 - Standards of Conduct Committee
3 Papers to note
Supporting documents:
- Chairs' Forum Legacy Report, item 3
PDF 567 KB
- Predecessor committee(s) legacy report, item 3
PDF 310 KB