http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2026/9/contentsSenedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Act 2026enStatute Law Database2026-06-17Expert Participation2026-04-28 Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Act 2026Deddf Senedd Cymru (Atebolrwydd Aelodau ac Etholiadau) 2026s. 1Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Act 2026Deddf Senedd Cymru (Atebolrwydd Aelodau ac Etholiadau) 2026s. 26(3)Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Act 2026Deddf Senedd Cymru (Atebolrwydd Aelodau ac Etholiadau) 2026s. 2Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Act 2026Deddf Senedd Cymru (Atebolrwydd Aelodau ac Etholiadau) 2026s. 26(3)Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Act 2026Deddf Senedd Cymru (Atebolrwydd Aelodau ac Etholiadau) 2026s. 3Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Act 2026Deddf Senedd Cymru (Atebolrwydd Aelodau ac Etholiadau) 2026s. 26(3)Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Act 2026Deddf Senedd Cymru (Atebolrwydd Aelodau ac Etholiadau) 2026s. 4Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Act 2026Deddf Senedd Cymru (Atebolrwydd Aelodau ac Etholiadau) 2026s. 26(3)Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Act 2026Deddf Senedd Cymru (Atebolrwydd Aelodau ac Etholiadau) 2026s. 5Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Act 2026Deddf Senedd Cymru (Atebolrwydd Aelodau ac Etholiadau) 2026s. 26(3)Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Act 2026Deddf Senedd Cymru (Atebolrwydd Aelodau ac Etholiadau) 2026s. 6Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Act 2026Deddf Senedd Cymru (Atebolrwydd Aelodau ac Etholiadau) 2026s. 26(3)Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Act 2026Deddf Senedd Cymru (Atebolrwydd Aelodau ac Etholiadau) 2026s. 7Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Act 2026Deddf Senedd Cymru (Atebolrwydd Aelodau ac Etholiadau) 2026s. 26(3)Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Act 2026Deddf Senedd Cymru (Atebolrwydd Aelodau ac Etholiadau) 2026s. 8Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Act 2026Deddf Senedd Cymru (Atebolrwydd Aelodau ac Etholiadau) 2026s. 26(3)Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Act 2026Deddf Senedd Cymru (Atebolrwydd Aelodau ac Etholiadau) 2026s. 9Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Act 2026Deddf Senedd Cymru (Atebolrwydd Aelodau ac Etholiadau) 2026s. 26(3)Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Act 2026Deddf Senedd Cymru (Atebolrwydd Aelodau ac Etholiadau) 2026s. 10Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Act 2026Deddf Senedd Cymru (Atebolrwydd Aelodau ac Etholiadau) 2026s. 26(3)Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Act 2026Deddf Senedd Cymru (Atebolrwydd Aelodau ac Etholiadau) 2026s. 11Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Act 2026Deddf Senedd Cymru (Atebolrwydd Aelodau ac Etholiadau) 2026s. 26(3)Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Act 2026Deddf Senedd Cymru (Atebolrwydd Aelodau ac Etholiadau) 2026s. 12Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Act 2026Deddf Senedd Cymru (Atebolrwydd Aelodau ac Etholiadau) 2026s. 26(3)Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Act 2026Deddf Senedd Cymru (Atebolrwydd Aelodau ac Etholiadau) 2026s. 13Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Act 2026Deddf Senedd Cymru (Atebolrwydd Aelodau ac Etholiadau) 2026s. 26(3)Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Act 2026Deddf Senedd Cymru (Atebolrwydd Aelodau ac Etholiadau) 2026s. 14Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Act 2026Deddf Senedd Cymru (Atebolrwydd Aelodau ac Etholiadau) 2026s. 26(3)Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Act 2026Deddf Senedd Cymru (Atebolrwydd Aelodau ac Etholiadau) 2026s. 15Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Act 2026Deddf Senedd Cymru (Atebolrwydd Aelodau ac Etholiadau) 2026s. 26(3)Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Act 2026Deddf Senedd Cymru (Atebolrwydd Aelodau ac Etholiadau) 2026s. 16Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Act 2026Deddf Senedd Cymru (Atebolrwydd Aelodau ac Etholiadau) 2026s. 26(3)Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Act 2026Deddf Senedd Cymru (Atebolrwydd Aelodau ac Etholiadau) 2026s. 17Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Act 2026Deddf Senedd Cymru (Atebolrwydd Aelodau ac Etholiadau) 2026s. 26(3)Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Act 2026Deddf Senedd Cymru (Atebolrwydd Aelodau ac Etholiadau) 2026Sch. para. 1Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Act 2026Deddf Senedd Cymru (Atebolrwydd Aelodau ac Etholiadau) 2026s. 26(3)Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Act 2026Deddf Senedd Cymru (Atebolrwydd Aelodau ac Etholiadau) 2026Sch. para. 2Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Act 2026Deddf Senedd Cymru (Atebolrwydd Aelodau ac Etholiadau) 2026s. 26(3)Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Act 2026Deddf Senedd Cymru (Atebolrwydd Aelodau ac Etholiadau) 2026Sch. para. 3Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Act 2026Deddf Senedd Cymru (Atebolrwydd Aelodau ac Etholiadau) 2026s. 26(3)Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Act 2026Deddf Senedd Cymru (Atebolrwydd Aelodau ac Etholiadau) 2026Sch. para. 4Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Act 2026Deddf Senedd Cymru (Atebolrwydd Aelodau ac Etholiadau) 2026s. 26(3) Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Act 2026 PART 1RECALL OF MEMBERS OF THE SENEDDIntroduction1OverviewInitiating a recall poll2How a Member of the Senedd becomes subject to a recall poll3Trigger event A: meaning of key terms4Trigger event A: courts to notify the Presiding Officer5Trigger event B: recall guidance‍Date of recall poll and notice6Presiding Officer’s duty to fix date for recall poll and give notice of trigger event7Public notice of recall pollEarly termination of recall poll8Early termination of a recall pollFranchise9Entitlement to vote in a recall pollConduct of recall poll10Recall polls to be conducted by ballot11Regulations about recall pollsOutcome of recall poll12Outcome of a recall poll13Effect of declaration that a Member of the Senedd is removed14Validity of recall poll not affected by invalidity in Senedd proceedingsFunctions of officers15Functions of constituency returning officersGeneral16Interpretation of Part 117Consequential provision relating to Part 1 PART 2STANDARDS OF CONDUCT OF MEMBERS OF THE SENEDDStandards of Conduct18Standards of Conduct Committee19Report on applying code of conduct to conduct while a candidate in an electionSenedd Commissioner for Standards20Power of the Senedd Commissioner for Standards to investigate on own initiative21Senedd Commissioner for Standards: eligibility22Senedd Commissioner for Standards: investigationsGeneral23Minor and consequential provision relating to Part 2 PART 3CONDUCT OF SENEDD CYMRU ELECTIONS24Power of the Welsh Ministers to make provision about Senedd elections etc. PART 4GENERAL25Power to make consequential and transitional provision etc26Coming into force27Short title SCHEDULEMINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL PROVISIONPART 1CONSEQUENTIAL PROVISION RELATING TO PART 11Representation of the People Act 1983 (c. 2)2Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41)3Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32)4Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru etc. Act 2013 (anaw 4)‍PART 2MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL PROVISION RELATING TO PART 25The National Assembly for Wales Commissioner for Standards Measure 2009 (nawm 4)6Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 (nawm 1)7Welsh Language Standards (No. 2) Regulations 2016 Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Act 2026 2026 asc 9 An Act of Senedd Cymru to provide for the recall of Members of the Senedd; to require the existence of a Standards of Conduct Committee of the Senedd that includes members who are not Members of the Senedd; to authorise the Senedd Commissioner for Standards to conduct investigations on the Commissioner’s initiative; to amend the power of the Welsh Ministers to make provision by order about the conduct of Senedd Cymru elections; and for connected purposes. [27 April 2026]

Having been passed by Senedd Cymru and having received the assent of His Majesty, it is enacted as follows: