Concise Minutes - Standards of Conduct Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 2 - Senedd

Meeting date: Tuesday, 23 February 2016

Meeting time: 09.30 - 10.02
 


Private

Attendance

Category

Names

Assembly Members:

John Griffiths AM (Chair)

Llyr Gruffydd AM

Mark Isherwood AM

Eluned Parrott AM

Witnesses:

Gerard Elias QC, Commissioner for Standards

Committee Staff:

Bethan Davies (Clerk)

Owain Roberts (Official)

 

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1       Introduction and apologies

1.1        The Chair welcomed the Members to the meeting.

1.2        No apologies were received.

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2       Papers to note

2.1 The papers were noted.

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3       Review of the Code of Conduct, Standing Orders and Complaints Procedure: Breaches to Standing Order 2 (Financial and other Interests of Members)

3.1 Members considered and agreed that the protocol should come into force from the beginning of the fifth Assembly in May 2015.

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4       Review of the Code of Conduct, Standing Orders and Complaints Procedure: Compendium of Standards Documents

4.1 Members noted the compendium’s content and that it will be published for the beginning of the fifth Assembly.

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5       Cross-Party Groups: Cross-Party Groups Annual Report 2015

5.1 The Committee noted the Report and the letter from the Presiding Officer.

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6       Review of the Code of Conduct, Standing Orders and Complaints Procedure: Removing Dual Registration

6.1 Members considered the paper and agreed to include a recommendation in the Committee’s Legacy Report.

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7       Fourth Assembly Committee Legacy: Consideration of key issues

7.1 Members considered the paper and agreed to return to this issue at the next meeting.

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