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To approve the draft responses to the Welsh Government Consultation on
the Review of Ethical Standards Framework for Wales (in Appendix 2 of the
report), for submission to the Welsh Government, with the following addition:-

 

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To include elements of the committee's discussion regarding how
mandatory training would work in practice, declaration of crimes and enforcing
witnesses.

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In addition, to note under Q6 (procedure to refer appeals decisions
back to the standards committee) that it was essential that the rationale
for disagreeing with the appeal tribunal opinion was clearly recorded, in order
to demonstrate that the appeal decision had received due attention, however on
balance, that the committee continued to be of the opinion that their original
decision should stand.