http://www.legislation.gov.uk/mwa/2009/4/section/10ANational Assembly for Wales Commissioner for Standards Measure 2009A MEASURE of the National Assembly for Wales to establish a Commissioner to investigate complaints about the conduct of Assembly Members and to report to the Assembly on the outcome of such investigation; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-06-09Expert Participation2026-04-28 National Assembly for Wales Commissioner for Standards Measure 2009Mesur Comisiynydd Safonau Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru 2009MeasureSenedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020Deddf Senedd ac Etholiadau (Cymru) 2020Sch. 1 para. 3(11)Sch. 1 para. 3(6)(7)s. 42(2) 10A1The Commissioner may investigate the conduct of a Member of the Senedd if the Commissioner—ahas reasonable grounds for suspecting that the conduct of the member has, at a relevant time, failed to comply with a requirement of a relevant provision, andbis satisfied that any other conditions that must be met before commencing an investigation that may be prescribed in Standing Orders or rules mentioned in subsection (3)(b) are met (for example rules setting time-limits for commencing an investigation or rules about evidence requirements).2If the Commissioner investigates the conduct of a Member of the Senedd under this section, the Commissioner must, subject to subsection (5), report to the Senedd on the outcome of the investigation.3The Commissioner must conduct any investigation under subsection (1) and report under subsection (2) in accordance with—athe provisions of the Standing Orders, andbany rules relating to investigations conducted under this section which have been adopted by the Senedd under Standing Orders.4Subject to subsection (3), it is for the Commissioner to decide when and how to carry out an investigation and to report on its outcome.5The Commissioner may, in such circumstances as may be prescribed by rules referred to in subsection (3)(b), discontinue an investigation being carried out under this section without reporting on it to the Senedd.6If the Commissioner discontinues an investigation under subsection (5), the Commissioner must notify the Member of the Senedd in question in writing, giving reasons for discontinuing the investigation.7A report by the Commissioner to the Senedd on the outcome of an investigation under this section may not include any recommendation as to what sanction, if any, should be imposed on the Member of the Senedd in question.8If, in the course of carrying out an investigation under this section, the Commissioner becomes aware of any circumstances which 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), the Commissioner must communicate those circumstances in writing to the Clerk.9Standing Orders must make provision for investigations under this section.10In this section, a “relevant time means a time when the requirement in question was in force but it is irrelevant whether the conduct in question is alleged to have taken place before or after this section comes into force.S. 10A inserted (28.4.2026) by Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Act 2026 (asc 9), ss. 20(2), 26(1)