I move amendment No.52:
In page 11, line 20, after "procedure" to insert "by standing orders or otherwise".
The Bill allows a constituency commission to regulate its own procedure. The amendment suggests that this be done by standing order or some other form of written rules or regulations that are fair, and are seen to be fair, for the purposes of openness, transparency and accountability. This would protect the commission in the event of a judicial review or inquiry. It is unacceptable that such a body should regulate its own procedures on an ad hoc basis.