Member Accountability Bill Committee

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Sessions analysed9

Commitments1

Positions36

Recommendations33

Policy themes

Constitutional & Democratic26→Justice & Home Affairs7→Defence & Security2→Public Services & Delivery1→

Meeting activity

9 sessions · 93 insights in the last 12 months · busiest week w/c 24 Nov

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21 Oct 2025Committee remit and scrutiny timetable setPosition

“[Speaker: David Rees] The Member Accountability Bill Committee has been established by the Business Committee to scrutinise the Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Bill. On 6 October the Government produced a publication of the Bill, which has been submitted to the Llywydd for determination and is scheduled to be laid in the Senedd on 3 November.”

04 Nov 2025Committee flags competence, ECHR and unintended effectsConcern

04 Nov 2025Committee sets out the Bill's accountability objectivesPosition

04 Nov 2025Business and standards committees working in parallelPosition

25 Nov 2025Need a gap before former MSs become lay membersHouse of CommonsPosition

25 Nov 2025Guidance trades certainty for flexibilityHouse of CommonsConcern

25 Nov 2025Recall can distort proportional sanctions decisionsHouse of CommonsPosition

25 Nov 2025Appeal and review are distinct legal conceptsHouse of CommonsPosition

12 Feb 2026Member accountability bill: recall, standards and language

1 commit8 pos1 concern3 rec2 disag

20 Jan 2026Member Accountability Bill: private session on pensions

1 pos1 concern1 leg

02 Dec 2025Senedd accountability bill: recall, standards and deception