Agenda and minutes

1.1    The chair welcomed Members to the meeting of the Standards of Conduct Committee. James Evans sent his apologies. There were no declarations of interest.

Huw Irranca-Davies, Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs.

Will Whiteley, Deputy Director, Senedd Reform, Welsh Government.

Ryan Price, Head of Senedd Policy, Welsh Government.

2.1    The Committee received evidence from Huw Irranca-Davies, Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs; Will Whiteley, Deputy Director, Senedd Reform, Welsh Government and Ryan Price, Head of Senedd Policy, Welsh Government on the topic of Individual Member Accountability.

3.1    The motion to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting under Standing Order 17.42 was agreed.

4.1    The Committee considered the evidence from sessions 17-20.

4.2    The Committee agreed to write to the Government for further information following the evidence session.

Martin Jelley, House of Lords Commissioner for Standards

5.1    The Committee received evidence from Martin Jelley, House of Lords Commissioner for Standards on the topic of Individual Member Accountablilty.

6.1    The Committee noted the written evidence from Jonathan Rees KC and paper from Institute for Constitutional and Democratic Research.