5. Standards of Conduct Committee Report: Report 02-19

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 3:19 pm on 2 October 2019.

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Photo of David Rowlands David Rowlands UKIP 3:19, 2 October 2019

The refusal of any Assembly Member to accept the findings of the standards committee is completely reprehensible, because it means that the code of conduct becomes obsolete. We would, in fact, practice being a ruleless Assembly. We must remember that the whole of the Assembly voted to introduce this code of conduct. I also find the comments on social media with regard to the standards commissioner totally unacceptable. Sir Roderick simply gathers evidence and decides whether he believes the behaviour of a Member breaks the rules contained in the code of conduct guide. It is the standards committee—