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National Assembly for Wales Commissioner for Standards Measure 2009
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Investigation of ComplaintsW
10Investigation of Complaints by the CommissionerW
(1)The Commissioner must investigate complaints and must, subject to subsection (3), report to the [F1Senedd] on the outcome of investigations, in accordance with—
(a)the provisions of the Standing Orders, and
(b)any rules relating to the consideration of complaints against [F2Members of the Senedd] which have been adopted by the [F1Senedd] under the Standing Orders.
(2)Subject to subsection (1), it is for the Commissioner to decide when and how to carry out an investigation and to report on its outcome.
(3)The Commissioner may, in such circumstances as may be prescribed by rules referred to in subsection (1)(b), dismiss a complaint summarily without reporting on it to the [F1Senedd] but must instead notify in writing the [F3Member of the Senedd] in question and the person who made the complaint, giving reasons for the dismissal.
(4)A report by the Commissioner to the [F1Senedd] on the outcome of an investigation may not include any recommendation as to what sanction, if any, should be imposed on the [F3Member of the Senedd] in question.
(5)If, in the course of carrying out an investigation, the Commissioner becomes aware of any circumstances which—
(a)give rise to issues of principle or of general practice relevant to the Clerk's functions under section 138 of the Act (Clerk to be the principal accounting officer for the Commission), or
(b)could, upon further consideration by the Clerk, give rise to a duty on the Clerk under section 9,
the Commissioner must communicate those circumstances in writing to the Clerk.
Textual Amendments
F1Word in Measure substituted (6.5.2020) by Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020 (anaw 1), Sch. 1 para. 3(12) (with Sch. 1 para. 3(6)(7))
F2Words in Measure substituted (6.5.2020) by Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020 (anaw 1), Sch. 1 para. 3(10) (with Sch. 1 para. 3(6)(7))
F3Words in Measure substituted (6.5.2020) by Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020 (anaw 1), Sch. 1 para. 3(9) (with Sch. 1 para. 3(6)(7))
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I1S. 10 comes into force in accordance with s. 21(2)(b)(3)
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