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 second quarter of 2022-23.[1]
Table 1: Complaints received, source and admissibility
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total | |
| Received | 11 | 23 | |||
| % by public | 91% | 17% | |||
| % by Member | 0% | 0% | |||
| % by Clerk of the Senedd | 9% | 83% | |||
| % not admissible | 91% | 9% | |||
| % admissibility not decided by period end | 0% | 4% |
Table 2: Reasons for inadmissibility
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total | |||||
| cf | c.f | cf | |||||||
| 1 | Not in writing (criterion i) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2 | Not about conduct of identified Member (criteria ii &iv) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 3 | Anonymous complaint or complaint not sufficiently identified (criterion iii) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 4 | Not within the time allowed (criterion v) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 5 | Insufficient evidence to justify further investigation (criterion vi) | 9* | 0 | 2 | |||||
*Of the 23 complaints received in Q2, 20 were admissible, with 19 of these complaints dealt with via the rectification procedure outlined in para 7.6 of the Complaints Procedure.
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 | 1 | |||
| 5b | Standard of service | 2 | 0 | |||
| 5c | Below registration threshold | 0 | 0 | |||
| 5d | About Ministerial conduct | 5 | 1 | |||
| 5e | About conduct in Siambr | 0 | 0 | |||
| 5f | Expression of opinion | 0 | 0 | |||
| 5g | Other | 0 | 0 |
Table 4: Complaints by subject matter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total | |
| Conduct on social media | 2 | 1 | |||
| Misuse of resources | 1 | 1 | |||
| Standard of service | 2 | 1 | |||
| Failure to register/declare and interest | 0 | 18 | |||
| Outside remit | 5 | 1 | |||
| Other conduct | 1 | 1 | |||
| TOTAL | 11 | 23 |
[1] For an explanation of the Tables please refer to Section 3 of the Annual Report 2020-21