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Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Act 2026
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(1)The Standards of Conduct Committee may not recommend submission of a Member of the Senedd to a recall poll unless guidance has been issued in accordance with this section about the matters to be taken into account by the Committee when considering whether to recommend submitting a Member of the Senedd to a recall poll (“recall guidance”).
(2)Before the Standards of Conduct Committee recommends submission of a Member of the Senedd to a recall poll, the Committee must have regard to the recall guidance.
(3)If no recall guidance has been issued under this section, the Standards of Conduct Committee must prepare draft recall guidance and carry out a public consultation on the draft.
(4)Following public consultation under subsection (3), the Standards of Conduct Committee must lay before Senedd Cymru a copy of the draft recall guidance (with or without modifications).
(5)If recall guidance has been issued under this section, the Standards of Conduct Committee may prepare draft recall guidance to replace it.
(6)Before issuing replacement recall guidance, the Standards of Conduct Committee must carry out a public consultation on a draft of the guidance.
(7)If the Standards of Conduct Committee wish to proceed with the draft (with or without modifications) following public consultation under subsection (3), it must lay a copy of the draft before Senedd Cymru.
(8)The Standards of Conduct Committee—
(a)may not issue recall guidance unless a draft of the guidance has been approved by resolution of Senedd Cymru, and
(b)must issue recall guidance if a draft of the guidance has been approved by resolution of Senedd Cymru.
(9)The Standards of Conduct Committee must bring any public consultation under this section to the attention of—
(a)each Member of the Senedd, and
(b)the Senedd Commissioner for Standards.
(10)In preparing recall guidance, the Standards of Conduct Committee must consider including in the guidance examples of conduct or types of conduct that may result in the Committee recommending submission of a Member of the Senedd to a recall poll.
(11)Recall guidance issued in accordance with this section has effect (and continues to have effect on dissolution of Senedd Cymru) until it is replaced in accordance with this section.
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I1S. 5 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 26(3)
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