Complaints Statistics 1 October – 31 December 2023

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

New complaints

The following Tables give information of complaints received in the third quarter of 2023-24. Table 1: Complaints received, source and admissibility

  Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Received 25 45 41    
% by public 92% 87% 100%    
% by Member against Member 0% 2% 0%    
% Member against self 0% 2% 0%    
% by Clerk of the Senedd 8% 4% 0%    
% not admissible 84% 64% 90%    
% admissibility not decided by period end 8% 20% 0%    

Table 2: Complaints by subject matter

  Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Conduct on social media 4 28 9    
Misuse of resources 1 1 0    
Standard of service 3 3 8    
Failure to register/declare and interest 2 6 4    
Outside remit (conduct in Plenary or Ministerial conduct) 13 2 10    
Other conduct 2 5 10    
TOTAL 25 45 41    

Table 3: Reasons for inadmissibility

    Q1 Q2  Q3 Q4 Total
1 Not in writing (Procedure paragraph 4.2(a)) 0 0 0    
2 Complainant not named (Procedure paragraph 4.2(b)) 0 0 0    
3 Not about conduct of Member (Procedure paragraph 4.2(c) 0 2 5    
4 Does not state act or omission complained of (Procedure paragraph 4.2(d)) 2 0 1    
5 Insufficient supporting evidence (Procedure paragraph 4.2 (e)(i)) 0 13 5    
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) 12 1 1    
  b. Ministerial Conduct (Code paragraph 7(ii)) 2 2 7    
  c. Standard of service (Code paragraph 7(iii)) 2 3 5    
  d. Other 3 8 13    
7 Not within period allowed (Procedure paragraph 4.2(g)) 0 0 0