44.Section 18 amends section 28 of the 2006 Act. The effect of those amendments is to enable the Senedd to appoint individuals who are not Members of the Senedd to sit on the Standards of Conduct Committee and any sub-committee of that Committee. Those individuals will be known as lay members. This section also removes the requirement that it is for the Committee only to appoint a sub-committee of a Senedd committee. The effect of this is that Standing Orders may provide for a sub-committee to be appointed by the Committee or by some other means. Section 18 also inserts new sections 30A and 30B into the 2006 Act.
Commentary on Sections Part 2 – Standards of Conduct of Members of the Senedd Section 18 – Standards of Conduct Committee