Record of the Employment of Family Members with the Support of Commission Funds

Published 01/12/2020   |   Last Updated 21/01/2022   |   Reading Time minutes

Standing Order 3 requires the Senedd to maintain and publish a Record of those Members who at any time, with the support of Commission funds, employs, either directly or indirectly, a person whom that Member knows to be a family member of that Member or of another Member.

The requirement to make a notification under this Standing Order is in addition to any requirement to register the employment of a Member’s partner or dependent child under Standing Order 3.  

Members are required to make a notification under Standing Order 3 within 8 weeks of taking the oath or affirmation or within 4 weeks of: the first occasion on which a family member receives a payment with the support of Commission funds; the date on which the employee becomes a family member of that Member or of another Member, or the date when the Member first becomes aware of the fact that the employee is a family member of that Member or of another Member.

The responsibility for making any notification rests with the Member alone and should be done in accordance with the

However Members may also seek advice from the Table Office. Notifications must be made by completing the Record of the Employment of Family Members form. (PDF, 81.1KB)

Inspection of the Record

The Record of the Employment of Family Members is maintained in the Table Office. It is open to public inspection in the Table Office itself during opening hours. Copies of individual entries may be made available on request.

The Report can also be accessed below or is available in hard copy from the Table Office.

 

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