Agenda and minutes
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Introductions, apologies and substitutions |
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Standing Orders |
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Conducting Secret Ballots using an Electronic Voting Method Minutes: Business Committee agreed that remote electronic voting should be used to conduct the secret ballots for electing the Llywydd and Deputy at the start of the next Senedd, should a physical ballot not be practicable either for all or for some Members. The Committee endorsed the proposed method of remote electronic voting set out in the paper as providing the desired levels of anonymity and security. |
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Miscellaneous Standing Order changes Minutes: Business Committee agreed in principle to the proposed changes to Standing Orders. |
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Recall Procedures Minutes: Business Committee agreed to introduce a provision to allow the Llywydd to use their discretion to recall the Senedd for any matter of urgent public Business Committee agreed to introduce a provision to enable the Llywydd to use their discretion to recall the Senedd to consider a matter of urgent public importance, in consultation with the First Minister and Business Committee. |
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Committee Membership, Chairs and Political Balance Minutes: Business Committee confirmed their decision to replicate in
Standing Orders the provisions on using the d’Hondt formula to decide committee
membership previously contained in the Act. The Committee did not agree to any
other changes. |
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Reviewing Standing Orders in relation to political groups Minutes: The Committee considered reviewing Standing Orders in
relation to political groups. The Trefnydd made a proposal for amending the Standing
Order, which was supported by Sian Gwenllian. Mark Isherwood and Caroline Jones
did not support the proposal; they support retaining the existing Standing
Order. Business Committee agreed to consult with the Members not
represented on the Committee, and will consider the comments at its meeting on
2 March. |