Complaints Statistics 1 April – 30 June 2022

Published 24/04/2024   |   Last Updated 23/09/2024   |   Reading Time minutes

Complaints carried forward from 2021-22

Two complaints were carried over from 2021-22.  One of those complaints was admissible and a report was subsequently submitted to the Standards Committee.  The other complaint was inadmissible as it related to the actions of a Welsh Government Minister.

New complaints

The following Tables give information of complaints received in the first quarter of 2022-23.[1]

Table 1: Complaints received, source and admissibility

  Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Received 11        
% by public 91%        
% by Member 0%        
% by Clerk of the Senedd 9%        
% not admissible 91%        
% admissibility not decided by period end 0%        

 

Table 2: Reasons for inadmissibility

    Q1 Q2     Q3 Q4 Total
cf   c.f   cf  
1 Not in writing (criterion i) 0              
2 Not about conduct of identified Member (criteria ii &iv) 0              
3 Anonymous complaint or complaint not sufficiently identified (criterion iii) 0              
4 Not within the time allowed (criterion v) 0              
5 Insufficient evidence to justify further investigation (criterion vi) 9*              

*Of the 11 complaints received one was withdrawn/not pursued and one was admissible.

Table 3: Further explanation of complaints found inadmissible due to insufficient substance to justify further investigation (criterion vi)

    Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
5a Insufficient evidence 2        
5b Standard of service 2        
5c Below registration threshold 0        
5d About Ministerial conduct 5        
5e About conduct in  Siambr 0        
5f Expression of opinion 0        
5g Other 0        

 

Table 4: Complaints by subject matter

  Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Conduct on social media 2        
Misuse of resources 1        
Standard of service 2        
Failure to register/declare and interest 0        
Outside remit 5        
Other conduct 1        
TOTAL 11        

  [1] For an explanation of the Tables please refer to Section 3 of the Annual Report 2020-21