Complaints carried forward from 2022-23
New complaints
The following Tables give information of complaints received in the second quarter of 2022-23.
Table 1: Complaints received, source and admissibility
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total | |
Received | 25 | 45 | |||
% by public | 92% | 87% | |||
% by Member against Member | 0% | 2% | |||
% Member against self | 0% | 2% | |||
% by Clerk of the Senedd | 8% | 4% | |||
% not admissible | 84% | 64% | |||
% admissibility not decided by period end | 8% | 20% |
Table 2: Complaints by subject matter
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total | |
Conduct on social media | 4 | 28 | |||
Misuse of resources | 1 | 1 | |||
Standard of service | 3 | 3 | |||
Failure to register/declare and interest | 2 | 6 | |||
Outside remit (conduct in Plenary or Ministerial conduct) | 13 | 2 | |||
Other conduct | 2 | 5 | |||
TOTAL | 25 | 45 |
Table 3: Reasons for inadmissibility
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total | ||
1 | Not in writing (Procedure paragraph 4.2(a)) | 0 | 0 | |||
2 | Complainant not named (Procedure paragraph 4.2(b)) | 0 | 0 | |||
3 | Not about conduct of Member (Procedure paragraph 4.2(c) | 0 | 2 | |||
4 | Does not state act or omission complained of (Procedure paragraph 4.2(d)) | 2 | 0 | |||
5 | Insufficient supporting evidence (Procedure paragraph 4.2 (e)(i)) | 0 | 13 | |||
6 | Conduct, if proved, not a breach of relevant provision (Procedure paragraph 4.2(e)(ii)) | 0 | 0 | |||
a. Conduct in plenary or Committee (Code paragraph 3) | 12 | 1 | ||||
b. Ministerial Conduct (Code paragraph 7(ii)) | 2 | 2 | ||||
c. Standard of service (Code paragraph 7(iii)) | 2 | 3 | ||||
d. Other | 3 | 8 | ||||
7 | Not within period allowed (Procedure paragraph 4.2(g)) | 0 | 0 |