CONCRETE proposals to outlaw politicians from lying in Wales have been made by a think tank for the Senedd to consider.

The Institute for Constitutional and Democratic Research (ICDR) has set out how to ban politicians in Wales from lying after the Welsh government committed to bringing in a Bill to help rebuild public trust before the 2026 Senedd election.

Under the ICDR’s proposal Senedd members, or candidates, found guilty of deliberate deception by an independent judicial process would be disqualified from office.

The think tank’s Sam Fowles said the current model using the Senedd’s standards commissioner has proved inadequate with the rules not properly enforceable.

Under the ICDR proposals, a court would issue a notice requiring a public correction if a Senedd member or candidate was found to have made a false or misleading statement of fact.

If the politician refused to comply within seven days without reasonable excuse, the court would impose an order disqualifying the politician from holding office until at least the next election.

As part of an inquiry on accountability, the Senedd standards committee is also considering a recall system to allow voters to remove misbehaving members between Senedd elections.

A Welsh government spokesperson said: “We believe it is important that members are properly held accountable for deceptive statements.

“The government has committed to bringing forward legislation, and as part of that commitment invited the Standards of Conduct Committee to make proposals on the accountability of individual members.

“We look forward to it publishing its recommendations before the end of the year.”