Agenda and minutes

Venue: Committee Room 4 - Tŷ Hywel. View directions

Contact: Meriel Singleton 

Expected timing: Private 

Items
No. Item

1.

Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Minutes:

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

 

2.

Code of Conduct review: Consultation responses

Supporting documents:

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.

3.

Code of Conduct review: Correspondence from the Acting Commissioner

Supporting documents:

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.

 

4.

Remuneration for the Acting Commissioner for Standards

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.1 The Committee considered proposals to review the pay received by the Acting Standards Commissioner.

 

4.2 The committee agreed to recommend that the Acting Commissioner’s pay should be amended to bring it in line with that of the previous post holder, with effect from 7 October 2020.

 

4.3 The committee noted that under the National Assembly for Wales Commissioner for Standards Measure 2009, the decision to vary the terms of appointment of the Acting Standards Commissioner requires the approval of the Senedd.