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Code of Conduct - Review
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Meeting: 02/03/2021 - Standards of Conduct Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
Review of the Code of Conduct
Minutes:
3.1 Members considered the draft Code of Conduct for Members of the Senedd and supporting guidance.
Meeting: 23/02/2021 - Standards of Conduct Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)
Review of the Code of Conduct
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 4 , View reasons restricted (4/1)
Minutes:
4.1 The Committee discussed its review of the Code of Conduct and associated procedures.
Meeting: 09/02/2021 - Standards of Conduct Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)
Code of Conduct Review - Consultation responses
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 7 , View reasons restricted (2/1)
Minutes:
2.1 The Committee invited Tom Jackson to present the responses to the consultation on the Review of the Code of Conduct.
2.2 The Committee considered responses to the consultation on the review of the Code of Conduct.
2.3 The Committee noted that the responses will be published onto the Committee’s web site following the meeting.
Meeting: 24/11/2020 - Standards of Conduct Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)
Code of Conduct review - Draft Code of Conduct
SoC(5)-19-20 Paper 1- Draft Code of Conduct – Consultation Document
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 10
Minutes:
2.1 The Chair welcomed Tom Jackson to the meeting.
2.2 The Committee considered and agreed the draft Code of Conduct for consultation.
2.3 The Committee noted that the consultation would be issued in December and will close on 18 January 2021.
Meeting: 17/11/2020 - Standards of Conduct Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)
2 Code of Conduct review - Draft Code of Conduct
SoC(5)-18-20 Paper 1- Draft Code of Conduct
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 14 , View reasons restricted (2/1)
Minutes:
2.1 The Chair welcomed Tom Jackson to the meeting.
2.2 The Committee considered a table which compared the existing provisions in the Code of Conduct with the updated Code of Conduct.
Meeting: 10/11/2020 - Standards of Conduct Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 5)
5 Code of Conduct Review
SoC(5)-17-20 Paper 1 - Draft Code of Conduct
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 18 , View reasons restricted (5/1)
- Restricted enclosure 19 , View reasons restricted (5/2)
Minutes:
2.1
The Chair invited Tom Jackson to present the draft code of conduct.
2.2
The Committee considered the draft code of conduct and agreed to discuss it
further at its next meeting.
Action:
- The Secretariat to provide a table comparing the draft code of conduct with provisions in the existing code
Meeting: 13/10/2020 - Standards of Conduct Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)
Code of Conduct review: Evidence session
Dr. Arun Midha, Lay Member of the House of Commons' Committee on Standards
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 22 , View reasons restricted (2/1)
Minutes:
2.1 The Committee received evidence on its review of the Code of Conduct for Senedd Members from Dr. Arun Midah.
Meeting: 29/09/2020 - Standards of Conduct Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)
2 Code of Conduct review: Consultation responses
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 26 , View reasons restricted (2/1)
Minutes:
2.1 The Committee considered the responses to the consultation on the Code of Conduct review.
2.2 The Committee agreed to seek responses from Members who had previously engaged in the Committee’s work, and Members who had formerly sat on the committee.
2.3 The committee noted that a revised code and complaints procedure based on the evidence gathered to date would be considered by the committee before being issued for wider consultation.
Meeting: 29/09/2020 - Standards of Conduct Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
3 Code of Conduct review: Correspondence from the Acting Commissioner
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 30 , View reasons restricted (3/1)
Minutes:
3.1 The Committee noted the Acting Commissioner’s letter highlighting an area of potential discrepancy in relation to whether Members should declare an interest when submitting written questions.
Meeting: 13/07/2020 - Standards of Conduct Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
3 Code of Conduct Review
SoC(05)-11-20-p1Code of Conduct – Key issues
SoC(05)-11-20-p2 Research on
Codes of Conduct
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 34 , View reasons restricted (3/1)
- Restricted enclosure 35 , View reasons restricted (3/2)
Minutes:
3.1 The Committee considered the research paper on the Code of Conduct and discussed the review.
3.2 The
Committee identified areas for consultation with Members of the Senedd over the
course of the summer recess.
Meeting: 29/06/2020 - Standards of Conduct Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2.)
2. Code of Conduct Review: Evidence session
SoC(05)-09-20-p1 Research on Codes of Conduct
Research brief
Gerard Elias QC
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 39 , View reasons restricted (2./1)
- Restricted enclosure 40 , View reasons restricted (2./2)
Meeting: 17/03/2020 - Standards of Conduct Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)
2 Code of Conduct Review: Evidence Session with the former Commissioner for Standards
Research Briefing
Code of Conduct Review: Evidence Session: Sir Roderick Evans, former Commissioner for Standards
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 43 , View reasons restricted (2/1)
Minutes:
2.1 The Committee questioned Sir Roderick Evans QC, former Commissioner for Standards, in relation to the Code of Conduct Review.
Meeting: 17/03/2020 - Standards of Conduct Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
Code of Conduct Review: Consideration of the evidence received
Minutes:
3.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.
Meeting: 10/03/2020 - Standards of Conduct Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)
2 Code of Conduct Review: Evidence Session with the Clerk and Chief Executive of the Assembly
Research Briefing
Manon Antoniazzi - Clerk and Chief Executive of the Assembly
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 49 , View reasons restricted (2/1)
Minutes:
2.1 The Committee questioned Manon Antoniazzi in relation to the Code of Conduct Review.
Meeting: 11/02/2020 - Standards of Conduct Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)
4 Code of Conduct - Review
SoC(5)-02-20 Paper 3 – Scoping Paper
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 53 , View reasons restricted (4/1)
Minutes:
4.1 The Chair welcomed Douglas Bain, the Acting Standards Commissioner to the meeting.
4.2 The Committee considered and discussed the paper on the Code of Conduct review, and also took evidence from the Acting Standards Commissioner.
Meeting: 21/01/2020 - Standards of Conduct Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)
2 Code of Conduct - Review
SoC(5)-01-20 Paper 1 – Scoping paper
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 57 , View reasons restricted (2/1)
Minutes:
3.1 Members considered and agreed the scope of its review into the Code of Conduct for Assembly Members and associated matters and agreed a way forward.
Meeting: 10/12/2019 - Standards of Conduct Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
3 Code of Conduct - Review
SoC(5)-18-19 Paper 1 – Scoping Paper
SoC(5)-18-19 Paper 2 – Letter from Sir Roderick Evans QC
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 61 , View reasons restricted (3/1)
- Restricted enclosure 62 , View reasons restricted (3/2)
Minutes:
3.1 Members considered and agreed the proposals for the review and noted that a comprehensive paper will be prepared for their consideration at the next meeting.
Meeting: 05/11/2019 - Standards of Conduct Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
3 Code of Conduct - Review
SoC(5)-16-19
Paper 1 – Discussion paper
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 66 , View reasons restricted (3/1)
Minutes:
2.1
Members considered and highlighted issues they wished the review to cover and agreed
to return to this issue at the next meeting when a scoping paper will be
available.
Meeting: 09/07/2019 - Standards of Conduct Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)
2 Code of Conduct - Review: Assembly Commission Dignity and Respect Survey: Results report (June 2019)
SoC(5)-11-19
Paper 1 - Assembly Commission Dignity and Respect Survey: Results report (June
2019)
SoC(5)-11-19
Paper 2 – Statement on Dignity and Respect Survey Results 2019 (3 July 2019)
Supporting documents:
- SoC(5)-11-19 Paper 1 - AC Dignity and Respect Survey Results report (June 2019), item 2
PDF 9 MB
- SoC(5)-11-19 Paper 2 – Statement on Dignity and Respect Survey Results 2019 (3 July 2019), item 2
PDF 625 KB
Minutes:
2.1
The Members had considered the survey results in draft in the meeting on 2 July
but noted that the report had been published on 3 July 2019.
Meeting: 18/06/2019 - Standards of Conduct Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)
4 Code of Conduct - Review
SoC(5)-08-11
Paper 2 – Draft revisions to Code of Conduct
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 75 , View reasons restricted (4/1)
Minutes:
4.1
Members considered and agreed the suggested amendments.
4.2
The Clerk will prepare a report for Member’s consideration reflecting the
suggested revisions to the Code of Conduct.
Meeting: 21/05/2019 - Standards of Conduct Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)
4 Code of Conduct - Review: Correspondence from the Llywydd (7 May 2019)
SoC(5)-07-19
Paper 3 – Letter from the Llywydd (7 May 2019)
Supporting documents:
Minutes:
4.1
The update was considered and noted. The Chair agreed to reply to the Llywydd.
Meeting: 21/05/2019 - Standards of Conduct Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 5)
5 Code of Conduct - Review
SoC(5)-07-19
Paper 4 – Draft revisions to Code of Conduct
SoC(5)-07-19
Paper 5 - Lay Members on Standards Committees
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 83 , View reasons restricted (5/1)
- Restricted enclosure 84 , View reasons restricted (5/2)
Minutes:
5.1
Members considered and were in agreement to the suggested amendments.
5.2
The Clerks will prepare a further paper for discussion on other proposed changes
and once agreed, all the changes will be made to the Code at the same time.
Meeting: 12/02/2019 - Standards of Conduct Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
3 Code of Conduct - Review: Next Steps
SoC(5)-03-19
Paper 3 – Committee paper
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 88 , View reasons restricted (3/1)
Minutes:
3.1
Members had a further discussion on the proposed changes to the Code of Conduct
and agreed to return to this item at the next meeting.
Meeting: 15/01/2019 - Standards of Conduct Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
Code of Conduct - Review: Next Steps
Minutes:
3.1
Members had a further discussion on the proposed changes to the Code of Conduct
and agreed to discuss within their political groups and return to this item at
the next meeting.
Meeting: 27/11/2018 - Standards of Conduct Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
3 Code of Conduct - Review: Next Steps
SoC(5)-21-18
Paper 1 – Proposed changes to the complaints process
SoC(5)-21-18
Paper 2 – Ministerial and Parliamentary Codes of Conduct in other Legislatures
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 94 , View reasons restricted (3/1)
- Restricted enclosure 95 , View reasons restricted (3/2)
Minutes:
3.1
Members considered and discussed the papers and agreed to return to this item
at the next meeting.
Meeting: 27/11/2018 - Standards of Conduct Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)
2 Code of Conduct - Review: Dame Laura Cox DBE Independent Inquiry Report: The Bullying and Harassment of House of Commons Staff
Supporting documents:
Meeting: 06/11/2018 - Standards of Conduct Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)
2 Code of Conduct - Review: Consideration of the Welsh Governments' response on 'Creating the Right Culture' report
SoC(5)-19-18
Paper 1 – Welsh Government response on ‘Creating the Right Culture’ report
SoC(5)-19-18 Paper 3 –
Response from the Llywydd to the Committee Chair on ‘Creating the Right
Culture’ report (30 October 2018)
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 103 , View reasons restricted (2/1)
- SoC(5)-19-18 P2 - JB to Llywydd - Creating the right Culture_e, item 2
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- SoC(5)-19-18 P3 - Llywydd to JB - Creating the right culture_e, item 2
PDF 655 KB
Minutes:
2.1
The correspondence was noted. It was agreed that the Chair would write to the
incoming First Minister regarding the Ministerial Code early in 2019.
Meeting: 09/10/2018 - Standards of Conduct Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)
2 Code of Conduct - Review: Consideration of the Assembly Commissions' response on 'Creating the Right Culture' report
SoC(5)-17-18
Paper 1 – Assembly Commission response on ‘Creating the Right Culture’ report.
Supporting documents:
Minutes:
2.1
The Members discussed the response from the Assembly Commission to the
recommendations contained in the Creating the Right Culture Report.
2.2
Members agreed that the Chair would respond to the Llywydd and seek a clearer timetable
for a response on Recommendation 14.
2.3
Members noted that the response from the Welsh Government to Recommendation 12
would be available later in the month and would be considered at the next
Committee meeting.
Meeting: 17/07/2018 - Standards of Conduct Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
3 Code of Conduct - Review: Consideration of draft report
SoC(5)-16-18
Paper 2 – Draft report
SoC(5)-16-18
Paper 3 – Letter from Cardiff University on the Assembly’s Respect and Dignity
policy
Soc(5)-16-18
Paper 4 – Letter from Anna Meikle on the Principles of public life
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 113 , View reasons restricted (3/1)
- Restricted enclosure 114 , View reasons restricted (3/2)
- Restricted enclosure 115 , View reasons restricted (3/3)
Minutes:
3.1
Members considered draft report. A number of amendments were suggested and it
was agreed that a revised version would be circulated to Members outside of Committee
for further consideration.
.
Meeting: 03/07/2018 - Standards of Conduct Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
3 Code of Conduct - Review: Consideration of key issues
SoC(5)-15-18
Paper 1 – Key issues
SoC(5)-15-18
Paper 2 – Dignity and Respect Policy
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 119 , View reasons restricted (3/1)
- Restricted enclosure 120 , View reasons restricted (3/2)
Minutes:
3.1
Members considered the key issues paper and noted that a draft report will be prepared
for their consideration at the next meeting.
Meeting: 26/06/2018 - Standards of Conduct Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
3 Code of Conduct - Review
SoC(5)-14-18
Paper 1 – Assembly Commission – Dignity and Respect Survey: Results report
Supporting documents:
Minutes:
3.1
Members considered the Assembly Commission’s Report on the Dignity and Respect
Survey which had been published on 19 June.
Meeting: 19/06/2018 - Standards of Conduct Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)
Code of Conduct - Review: Evidence Session
Ben
Lewis – Director, Student Support & Wellbeing, Cardiff University
Patrick
Wrangles – Head of Health and Wellbeing, Cardiff University
Amy
Sykes - Wellbeing Coordinator and Senior
Wellbeing Practitioner, Cardiff University
Minutes:
2.1
The Committee discussed the Dignity and Respect Policy with Ben Lewis, Director,
Student Support & Wellbeing, Cardiff University; Patrick Wrangles, Head of
Health and Wellbeing, Cardiff University and
Amy
Sykes, Wellbeing Coordinator and Senior Wellbeing Practitioner, Cardiff
University alongside the work in this area Cardiff University has been
undertaking.
Meeting: 12/06/2018 - Standards of Conduct Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)
2 Code of Conduct - Review: Letter from Head of WWF Cymru (30 May 2018)
Supporting documents:
Meeting: 12/06/2018 - Standards of Conduct Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)
2 Code of Conduct - Review: Scottish Parliament, Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee Report - Sexual harassment and inappropriate conduct (5 June 2018)
Supporting documents:
- SoC(5)-12-18 PTN2 - Scottish Parliament Report - Sexual harassment, item 2
PDF 1 MB View as HTML (2/1) 156 KB
Meeting: 12/06/2018 - Standards of Conduct Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
Code of Conduct - Review: Evidence Session
Gwyneth
Sweatman - NUS Wales Women’s Officer
Cerith
D Rhys Jones - External Affairs Manager, NUS Wales
Minutes:
3.1
The Members discussed the Dignity and Respect Policy with Gwyneth Sweatman, NUS
Wales Women’s Officer and Cerith Jones, NUS Wales alongside the work in this
area the NUS has been undertaking.
Meeting: 05/06/2018 - Standards of Conduct Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)
Code of Conduct - Review: Consideration of evidence received
Minutes:
4.1
The Members discussed the evidence received.
Meeting: 05/06/2018 - Standards of Conduct Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)
Code of Conduct - Review: Evidence Session
Ruth
Coombs - Head of Wales Equality and Human Rights Commission
Minutes:
2.1
The Members discussed the recent Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) Report
– Turning the Tables: Ending sexual harassment at work – with Ruth Coombs, EHRC’s
Head.
Meeting: 15/05/2018 - Standards of Conduct Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
3 Code of Conduct - Review: Ministerial Codes in other Legislatures
SoC(5)-10-18
Paper 1 - Ministerial Codes in other Legislatures
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 144 , View reasons restricted (3/1)
Minutes:
3.1
Members discussed the paper.
Meeting: 15/05/2018 - Standards of Conduct Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)
2 Code of Conduct - Review: Additional information from the Equalities and Human Rights Commission
Supporting documents:
- SoC(5)-10-18 PTN1 - EHRC to JB - Code of Conduct review (e), item 2
PDF 405 KB View as HTML (2/1) 94 KB
Meeting: 01/05/2018 - Standards of Conduct Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)
Code of Conduct - Review
Minutes:
2.1
Members considered the applications received for the role of expert advisor to
the Committee for this inquiry.
Meeting: 24/04/2018 - Standards of Conduct Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)
2 Code of Conduct - Review
SoC(5)-08-18
Paper 1 – National Assembly for Wales Dignity and Respect Policy (draft)
SoC(5)-08-18
Paper 2 – National Assembly for Wales Dignity and Respect Policy – Accompanying
Guidance on inappropriate behaviour (draft)
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 154 , View reasons restricted (2/1)
- Restricted enclosure 155 , View reasons restricted (2/2)
Minutes:
2.1
Members considered the revised draft policy and agreed that the Chair would
write to the Assembly Commission with their views.
Meeting: 17/04/2018 - Standards of Conduct Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)
4 Code of Conduct - Review: Progress Report on the Committee's Inquiry
SoC(5)-07-18
Paper 2 – Letter from the Chair to the First Minister (7 March 2018)
SoC(5)-07-18
Paper 3 – Letter from the First Minister to the Chair (4 April 2018)
Supporting documents:
- SoC(5)-07-18 P2 - JB to FM - Ministerial Code_e, item 4
PDF 587 KB
- SoC(5)-07-18 P3 - FM to JB - Code of Conduct for AMs_e, item 4
PDF 735 KB
Minutes:
4.1
Members noted and discussed the response from the First Minister and agreed to return
to the item.
4.2
The Clerk gave an oral update on the revised draft dignity and respect policy. Members
agreed to return to this item at the next meeting.
Meeting: 20/03/2018 - Standards of Conduct Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)
Code of Conduct - Review
Minutes:
2.1
The Committee considered the paper regarding the direction the review of the
Code of Conduct and agreed to:
·
Appoint
an Expert Advisor;
·
Establish
a Reference Group; and
·
Report
by the end of the summer term.
Meeting: 13/03/2018 - Standards of Conduct Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)
Code of Conduct: Evidence Session
Minutes:
2.1
The Committee received evidence as part of their review into the Code of
Conduct.
Meeting: 13/03/2018 - Standards of Conduct Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
3 Code of Conduct - Review: Consideration of Draft Dignity and Respect Policy
SoC(5)-05-18
Paper 1 - Code of Conduct – Review:
Consideration of Draft Respect and Dignity Policy
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 168 , View reasons restricted (3/1)
Minutes:
3.1
The Committee discussed the draft Dignity and Respect Policy.
Meeting: 27/02/2018 - Standards of Conduct Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)
2 Code of Conduct - Review: Consideration of consultation responses received
SoC(5)-04-18
Paper 1 – Letter from Andrea Leadsom MP
SoC(5)-04-18
Paper 2 – Consultation response from Chwarae Teg
SoC(5)-04-18
Paper 3 – Consultation response from Welsh Women’s Aid
SoC(5)-04-18 Paper 4 – Consultation response from Flintshire County Council
SoC(5)-04-18
Paper 5 – Consultation response from Equality and Human Rights Commission
Supporting documents:
- SoC(5)-04-18 P1 - Andrea Leadsom MP to JB, item 2
PDF 900 KB
- SoC(5)-04-18 P2 - Chwarae Teg, item 2
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- SoC(5)-04-18 P3 - Welsh Women's Aid, item 2
PDF 152 KB View as HTML (2/3) 37 KB
- SoC(5)-04-18 P4 - Flintshire County Council, item 2
PDF 171 KB View as HTML (2/4) 11 KB
- SoC(5)-04-18 P5 - EHRC, item 2
PDF 92 KB View as HTML (2/5) 69 KB
Minutes:
2.1
The Members noted the letter from Andrea Leadsom MP and the consultation
responses.
Meeting: 27/02/2018 - Standards of Conduct Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
Code of Conduct Review - Stakeholder event
Cerys
Furlong – Chief Executive, Chwarae Teg
Gwendolyn
Sterk – Public Affairs Manager, Welsh Women’s Aid
Ruth
Coombs – Head of Wales Equality and Human Rights Commission
Iestyn
Wyn – Campaigns, Policy and Research Manager, Stonewall Cymru
Minutes:
3.1
The Committee discussed the areas highlighted in the recent consultation regarding
the review of the Code of Conduct with Cerys Furlong, Chief Executive, Chwarae
Teg; Gwendolyn Sterk, Public Affairs Manager, Welsh Women’s Aid; Ruth Coombs, Head
of Wales Equality and Human Rights Commission; Andrew White, Director, Stonewall
Cymru and Iestyn Wyn, Campaigns, Policy and Research Manager, Stonewall Cymru.
Meeting: 27/02/2018 - Standards of Conduct Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 5)
Code of Conduct - Review: Consideration of evidence received
Minutes:
5.1
Members considered the evidence received.
Meeting: 06/02/2018 - Standards of Conduct Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)
2 Code of Conduct - Review: Consideration of Respect and Dignity Policy
SoC(5)-03-18
Paper 1 – Covering paper
SoC(5)-03-18
Paper 2 - Respect and Dignity Policy - Draft
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 184 , View reasons restricted (2/1)
- Restricted enclosure 185 , View reasons restricted (2/2)
Minutes:
2.1
The Members discussed the draft Respect and Dignity policy and noted the Commissioner
for Standards comments.
Meeting: 06/02/2018 - Standards of Conduct Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)
Code of Conduct - Review: Consideration of evidence received
Minutes:
4.1
The Chair agreed to write to the witnesses with the Committee’s comments on the
draft Respect and Dignity policy.
Meeting: 06/02/2018 - Standards of Conduct Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
Code of Conduct - Review: Evidence Session
Craig
Stephenson - Director of Commission Services
Elisabeth
Jones - Chief Legal Adviser
Minutes:
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.
Meeting: 23/01/2018 - Standards of Conduct Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)
2 Code of Conduct - Review: Consideration of Respect and Dignity Policy
SoC(5)-02-18
Paper 1 – Respect and Dignity Policy – Covering paper
SoC(5)-02-18
Paper 2 – Draft policy
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 193 , View reasons restricted (2/1)
- Restricted enclosure 194 , View reasons restricted (2/2)
Minutes:
2.1
Members considered the draft Code of Conduct and agreed to return to this item
at the next meeting.
Meeting: 05/12/2017 - Standards of Conduct Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)
2 Code of Conduct - Review: Consideration of consultation letter
SoC(5)-12-17
Paper 1 – Draft letter
SoC(5)-12-17
Paper 2 – Letter from Gerard Elias, previous Commissioner for Standards to the
First Minister (17 December 2012)
SoC(5)-12-17
Paper 3 – Letter from the First Minister to Gerard Elias previous Commissioner
for Standards (22 January 2013)
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 198 , View reasons restricted (2/1)
- Restricted enclosure 199 , View reasons restricted (2/2)
- Restricted enclosure 200 , View reasons restricted (2/3)
Minutes:
2.1
Members agreed the consultation letter, subject to a few minor amendments and
also agreed that it be issued during the week of 11 December 2017.
Meeting: 28/11/2017 - Standards of Conduct Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)
4 Code of Conduct - Review
SoC(5)-11-17
Paper 2 – Statement from the Llywydd (15 November 2017)
SoC(5)-11-17
Paper 3 – Inquiry outline
Supporting documents:
- SoC(5)-11-17 P2 - Statement by the Llywydd - 15 November 2017, item 4
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- SoC(5)-11-17 P3 - Inquiry outline , View reasons restricted (4/2)
Minutes:
4.1
Members considered the request to work with the Assembly Commission to develop
a Respect and Dignity Policy together with undertaking a review of the
sanctions available if the Code of Conduct is breached.
4.2
The Committee agreed to:
·
Hold
a written consultation to seek views on the process in general, whether there
are any reasons people do not come forward with complaints and on any areas of
the Code which could be clarified. Members also agreed to consider whether to
hold any oral evidence sessions following the receipt of written responses;
·
Develop
a communications strategy to promote the work of the Committee and the
Commissioner for Standards; and
·
Asked
the Committee Clerk to explore with the Welsh Government, whether an elected Member
or senior official attend relevant Committee meetings to discuss the
Ministerial Code and how the Code can complement the work being undertaken to
develop the Respect and Dignity Policy.