http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2026/9/section/2/enactedSenedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Act 2026enKing's Printer of Acts of Parliament2026-05-06 PART 1RECALL OF MEMBERS OF THE SENEDDInitiating a recall pollHow a Member of the Senedd becomes subject to a recall poll 2 1 A Member of the Senedd becomes subject to a recall poll if— a trigger event A or trigger event B has occurred in relation to the Member of the Senedd, and b the Presiding Officer gives notice of that fact under section 6. 2 Trigger event A is that the Member of the Senedd, after becoming a Member of the Senedd, is convicted in the United Kingdom of an offence for which the member is sentenced or ordered to be imprisoned or detained. 3 Sections 3 and 4 contain more about trigger event A. 4 Trigger event B is that Senedd Cymru resolves to submit the Member of the Senedd to a recall poll following a report from the Standards of Conduct Committee recommending submission of the member to a recall poll. 5 Section 5 contains more about trigger event B. 6 The provision made by or under this Act in relation to a recall poll does not affect other ways in which a Member of the Senedd’s seat may be vacated.