Rejected petition Introduce recall petitions for suspended Senedd members.
The recent 6 week suspension of a Plaid Cymru Senedd member from the estate would usually warrant a re-call petition, had he been an MP. The Welsh Parliament should adopt the policy of recall petitions to match Westminster's because it promotes accountability and transparency in governance. This mechanism allows constituents to hold their representatives accountable if they are suspended and remove them, ensuring that elected officials meet the standards expected of public office.
Why was this petition rejected?
There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue, or if the Petitions Committee has considered one in the last year.
The Petitions Committee has recently considered a petition on this issue:
Introduce a way for constituents to vote out their MS before the end of their term
Details of the Committee’s previous consideration of this issue can be found here:
https://business.senedd.wales/ieIssueDetails.aspx?IId=42608&Opt=3
We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards
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