By David Deans, Political reporter, BBC Wales News
BBCNo offence has been identified by police looking into a Labour Senedd member over the number plates on her car, South Wales Police has said.
Rhianon Passmore was photographed getting into a car where two number plates could be seen at the front – one leaning on top of the other.
Police said that adhesive tape had become defective on her car and the number plate had fallen off.
Ms Passmore was suspended by the Labour Party after an initial report by the Guido Fawkes website, and before the police issued its statement on Thursday. Labour has been asked if she is still suspended.
A HPI check showed that the number plate with what appeared to be adhesive tape on it was the previous registration of the vehicle until earlier this year.
A statement from the police said: “South Wales Police has looked into a report received concerning a defective number plate on a car which is parked within the Senedd car park in Cardiff Bay.
“It appears that the adhesive tape which secures the number plate to the car has become ineffective and the number plate has fallen off.
“The car remains on private property and as such, no offence has been identified. The owner of the car is aware of the matter.”
Ms Passmore, MS for Islwyn, was suspended by the Labour Party on Wednesday evening.
Her suspension left the Labour group in the Senedd with only 29 of 60 seats, although Ms Passmore is expected to still take the Labour whip.
A Labour spokesman said on Wednesday: “The Labour Party takes the conduct of our elected representatives extremely seriously and all complaints are investigated in accordance with the party’s complaints procedure.”
Additional reporting by Gwyn Loader, Chief Correspondent, Newyddion S4C
