I speak this afternoon on behalf of the Labour group, and I just want to place on record our thanks to the Standards of Conduct Committee for producing the dignity and respect policy before us. The Labour group strongly supports the strengthened measures, which set out to protect everyone who works in our National Assembly or, indeed, engages with Members and with their staff. 

We believe that the strengthened support mechanisms and procedures are clear, comprehensive and appropriate for all concerned. We also very much welcome the way in which this policy has been developed in close partnership with staff, with Members and, indeed, with those with expertise in this field. Their views and experience have been invaluable in shaping this new policy. However, as other contributors have noted, this debate is about more than a vote on a document this afternoon. Crucially, it is about how we, as Members, staff and as an institution embed the principles of dignity and respect in everything that we do.

As a group, we will soon be taking up dignity and respect training to help further embed this policy into our work, and I know that other groups will also be engaging in a similar way. We look forward to working together with others across the Assembly, as the policy is rolled out and developed, to ensure that it continues to meet the important objectives that have been set out today.

Dirprwy Lywydd, we want to see everyone treated with dignity and respect, and that is why we will be supporting this policy today.