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Complaints Statistics 1 April – 30 June 2023

New complaints

The following Tables give information of complaints received in the first quarter of 2024-25.

Table 1: Complaints received, source and admissibility

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Total Received 39
Public 34
Member against Member 3
Member against self 1
Clerk of the Senedd 1
Not admissible 28
Admissibility not decided by period end 7

 

Table 2: Complaints by subject matter

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Conduct on social media 6
Misuse of resources 4
Standard of service 9
Failure to register/declare and interest 1
Outside remit (conduct in Plenary or Ministerial conduct) 4
Other conduct 15
TOTAL 39        

 

Table 3: Reasons for inadmissibility

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
1 Not in writing (Procedure paragraph 4.2(a)) 0
2 Complainant not named (Procedure paragraph 4.2(b)) 0
3 Not about conduct of Member (Procedure paragraph 4.2(c) 1
4 Does not state act or omission complained of (Procedure paragraph 4.2(d)) 1
5 Insufficient supporting evidence (Procedure paragraph 4.2 (e)(i)) 7
6 Conduct, if proved, not a breach of relevant provision (Procedure paragraph 4.2(e)(ii))
a. Conduct in plenary or Committee (Code paragraph 3) 1
b. Ministerial Conduct (Code paragraph 7(ii)) 3
c. Standard of service (Code paragraph 7(iii)) 9
d. Other 6
7 Not within period allowed (Procedure paragraph 4.2(g)) 0