Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer, and, as temporary Chair of the Standards of Conduct Committee, I formally move the motion. 

The committee considered the report from the commissioner for standards in relation to a complaint made against Michelle Brown, the Member for North Wales, for bringing the Assembly into disrepute, which is a breach of the code of conduct. The facts relating to the complaint and the committee's reasons for its recommendation are set out in full in the committee's report. 

The Standards of Conduct Committee gave the commissioner's report careful consideration, and the Member concerned took the opportunity afforded to her through the complaints procedure to provide oral evidence to the committee. Our report sets out the committee's judgment that a sanction is appropriate in this case. This is the first time that the committee has recommended a sanction like this, and it was not a decision we took lightly. In coming to this decision, we took account of all the mitigating circumstances but nevertheless concluded that the breach was such that it warranted a significant sanction. 

In light of the circumstances of this case, the Standards of Conduct Committee also wishes to remind Assembly Members that the code of conduct is a 24/7 code, and it is incumbent on us all to adhere strictly to it at all times. 

Deputy Presiding Officer, I would therefore urge Members to support this motion.