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Forward work programme - Standards of Conduct Committee
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Meeting: 02/03/2026 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 4.)
Legacy report structure
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 2 , View reasons restricted (4./1)
Meeting: 16/12/2025 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 3)
Cross-Party Groups Compliance Report
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 4 , View reasons restricted (3/1)
Minutes:
3.1 The Committee agreed the report.
Meeting: 08/12/2025 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 2)
Consultation - Revisions to the Code of Conduct for Members of the Senedd
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 7 , View reasons restricted (2/1)
Minutes:
2.1 The Committee considered the consultation document and agreed the proposed amendments.
Meeting: 17/11/2025 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 2)
Cross-Party Groups Compliance Report
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 10 , View reasons restricted (2/1)
Minutes:
2.1 The Committee agreed to write to Chairs of Cross-Party Groups that are non-compliant and return to the paper at a later meeting.
Meeting: 17/11/2025 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 3)
Work programme
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 13 , View reasons restricted (3/1)
Minutes:
3.1 The Committee agreed the work programme.
Meeting: 13/10/2025 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 8)
8 Letter from the Chair of the Chairs' Forum
Supporting documents:
Minutes:
8.1 The Committee noted the letter from the chairs’ Forum.
Meeting: 13/10/2025 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 5)
5 Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Bill
Supporting documents:
- Letter from the Counsel General, item 5
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- Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Bill [Draft], item 5
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Minutes:
5.1 The Committee agreed to write to the ad hoc Committee once it is established.
Meeting: 13/10/2025 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 4)
Forward work programme
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 25 , View reasons restricted (4/1)
Minutes:
4.1 The Committee agreed to publish the forward work programme.
Meeting: 16/09/2025 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 5)
Forward work programme
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 28 , View reasons restricted (5/1)
Minutes:
5.1 The Committee reviewed the forward work programme.
Meeting: 02/06/2025 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 6)
- Webcast for 02/06/2025 - Standards of Conduct Committee
- Transcript for 02/06/2025 - Standards of Conduct Committee
Revision of the Code on the Roles and Responsibilities of Constituency Members and Regional Members
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 31 , View reasons restricted (6/1)
Minutes:
6.1 The Committee agreed the revision.
Meeting: 10/03/2025 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 3)
Forward work programme
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 34 , View reasons restricted (3/1)
Minutes:
3.1 The Committee agreed a forward work programme.
Meeting: 20/01/2025 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 3)
Cross-Party Groups
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 37 , View reasons restricted (3/1)
Minutes:
3.1 The Committee discussed the letters received from Cross-Party Groups and agreed to respond accordingly.
3.2 The Committee agreed to write to the Future Senedd Committee.
Meeting: 14/01/2025 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 3)
Standing Orders for the Seventh Senedd: Categories of Member
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 40 , View reasons restricted (3/1)
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- Restricted enclosure 43
Minutes:
3.1 The Committee agreed the paper and to write to Business Committee with the proposals.
Meeting: 19/11/2024 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 5)
- Webcast for 19/11/2024 - Standards of Conduct Committee
- Transcript for 19/11/2024 - Standards of Conduct Committee
Cross-Party Groups Compliance Report
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 46 , View reasons restricted (5/1)
Minutes:
5.1 The committee agreed to write to Cross-Party Groups who were warned about compliance last year, advising them that it intends to recommend to the Llywydd that they be deregistered unless they are able to make a case as to why they should be allowed to continue.
5.2 The Committee agreed to write to the Chairs of the Cross-Party Groups who do not appear to have been active at all over the last year to confirm their situation and ask for outstanding paperwork.
5.3 The committee agreed to write to Cross-Party Groups who are currently without Chairs to remind them of the requirement for a Chair as set out in the rules.
5.4 The Committee agreed to write to all Chairs reminding them of the rules on the operation of Cross-Party Groups as well as their responsibilities as Cross-Party Group Chairs.
Meeting: 07/10/2024 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 2)
Forward Work Programme
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 49 , View reasons restricted (2/1)
Minutes:
2.1 The Committee discussed the forward work programme.
Meeting: 23/09/2024 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 8)
Note from the Commissioner for Standards
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 52
Minutes:
8.1 The Committee
considered and agreed with the Commissioner’s note.
Meeting: 23/09/2024 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 7)
7 Annual Report of the Commissioner for Standards
Supporting documents:
Minutes:
7.1 The Standards Commissioner introduced himself and
discussed his work and the content of the Annual Report with the Committee. The
Committee noted the report.
Meeting: 05/02/2024 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 5)
Letter from the Chair of the Senedd Reform Bill Committee
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 59 , View reasons restricted (5/1)
Minutes:
5.1 The Committee noted the letter.
Meeting: 04/12/2023 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 2)
Update from the Chair
Minutes:
2.1 The Chair updated the Committee on her discussions with the Commissioner for Standards.
2.2 The Chair updated the Committee on an event about lobbying in Wales which she had attended on 28 November.
Meeting: 06/11/2023 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 2)
Inquiry into Dignity and Respect
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 64 , View reasons restricted (2/1)
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- Restricted enclosure 66
Minutes:
2.1 The Committee considered and agreed the draft consultation.
2.2 The Committee considered the letter and agreed that it should form part of the evidence for the dignity and respect consultation.
Meeting: 10/07/2023 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 4)
Reforming the Commissioner for Standards Measure
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 69 , View reasons restricted (4/1)
- Restricted enclosure 70
Minutes:
4.1 The Committee agreed to start preparatory work on a Bill to revise the National Assembly for Wales Commissioner for Standards Measure 2009.
Meeting: 12/06/2023 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 2)
Presentation from the Constitution Unit at University College London
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 73 , View reasons restricted (2/1)
Minutes:
2.1 The Committee discussed Standards in Public Life with the Constitution Unit at University College London.
Meeting: 12/06/2023 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 3)
Correspondence from the Coalition for the Rights of Travelling Communities (Cymru)
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 76 , View reasons restricted (3/1)
Minutes:
3.1 The Committee considered the correspondence and agreed that the Chair would meet with a representative of the Coalition to discuss the matter.
Meeting: 13/02/2023 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 2)
Terms of reference for the Registration and Declaration of Interests Inquiry
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 79 , View reasons restricted (2/1)
Minutes:
2.1 The Committee agreed to the terms of reference for the inquiry into the Registration and Declaration of Interests, as drafted.
2.2 The Committee agreed to hold a public consultation.
Meeting: 16/01/2023 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 5)
- Webcast for 16/01/2023 - Standards of Conduct Committee
- Transcript for 16/01/2023 - Standards of Conduct Committee
Forward work programme: future inquiries
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 82 , View reasons restricted (5/1)
Minutes:
5.1 The Committee considered the future work programme of the Standards of Conduct Committee, as the current inquiry into lobbying draws to a close.
Meeting: 06/12/2021 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 3)
Scoping paper on inquiry into lobbying
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 85 , View reasons restricted (3/1)
Minutes:
3.1 The Committee considered a scoping paper for its inquiry into lobbying.
3.2 The Committee agreed to consider a draft consultation document in the new year.
3.3 The Committee agreed to issue this consultation once the consultation on the Procedure for Dealing with Complaints against Members of the Senedd has closed.
Meeting: 22/11/2021 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 2)
Procedure for dealing with complaints against Members of the Senedd
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 88 , View reasons restricted (2/1)
Minutes:
2.1 The Committee considered the draft Procedure for Dealing with Complaints against Members of the Senedd.
2.2 The Committee agreed to consider a revised consultation document at its next meeting.
Meeting: 13/07/2021 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 6)
- Webcast for 13/07/2021 - Standards of Conduct Committee
- Transcript for 13/07/2021 - Standards of Conduct Committee
Early Committee activity
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 91 , View reasons restricted (6/1)
Minutes:
6.1 The Committee considered its early activity and agreed work programme priorities for the autumn term and beyond.
Meeting: 13/07/2021 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 5)
- Webcast for 13/07/2021 - Standards of Conduct Committee
- Transcript for 13/07/2021 - Standards of Conduct Committee
Committee procedures and ways of working
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 94 , View reasons restricted (5/1)
Minutes:
5.1 The Chair welcomed the Commissioner for Standards to the meeting.
5.2 The Committee discussed its procedures and ways of working.
5.3 In accordance with paragraph 10.2 of the procedure, the Committee agreed to elect Andrew RT Davies as temporary chair in instances where the Chair is unable to act.
Meeting: 13/07/2021 - Standards of Conduct Committee (Item 2)
- Webcast for 13/07/2021 - Standards of Conduct Committee
- Transcript for 13/07/2021 - Standards of Conduct Committee
2 Committee remit
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Minutes:
2.1 The Committee considered and noted its remit as prescribed by Standing Order 22.