Concise Minutes - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee


Meeting Venue:

Video Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Monday, 7 February 2022

Meeting time: 13.30 - 16.09
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/12609


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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

Huw Irranca-Davies MS (Chair)

Rhys ab Owen MS

Alun Davies MS

Peter Fox MS

Witnesses:

Committee Staff:

P Gareth Williams (Clerk)

Gerallt Roberts (Second Clerk)

Sarah Sargent (Second Clerk)

Claire Fiddes (Deputy Clerk)

Gareth Howells (Legal Adviser)

Jennifer Cottle

Aled Evans

Katie Wyatt

 

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1       Introductions, apologies and substitutions

There were no apologies or substitutions.

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2       Instruments that raise no reporting issues under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3

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2.1   SL(6)143 - The South East Wales Corporate Joint Committee (Amendment) Regulations 2022

The Committee considered the instrument and was content.

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3       Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3

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3.1   SL(6)140 - The Education (School Day and School Year) (Wales) (Amendment and Revocation) Regulations 2022

The Committee considered the instrument and agreed to report to the Senedd in line with the reporting point identified.

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3.2   SL(6)141 - The Government of Wales Act 2006 (Budget Motions and Designated Bodies) (Amendment) Order 2022

The Committee considered the instrument and agreed to report to the Senedd in line with the reporting points identified.

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3.3   SL(6)145 - The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2022

The Committee considered the instrument and agreed to report to the Senedd in line with the reporting points identified.

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3.4   SL(6)147 - The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2022

The Committee considered the instrument and agreed to report to the Senedd in line with the reporting points identified.

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3.5   SL(6)142 - The Plant Health etc. (Fees) (Amendment) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022

The Committee considered the instrument and agreed to report to the Senedd in line with the reporting points identified.

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3.6   SL(6)144 - The Corporate Joint Committees (Transport Functions) (Consequential Modifications and Transitional Provisions) (Wales) Regulations 2022

The Committee considered the instrument and the Welsh Government response, and agreed to report to the Senedd in line with the reporting points identified.

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3.7   SL(6)138 - The Non-Domestic Rating (Multiplier) (Wales) Regulations 2022

The Committee considered the instrument and agreed to report to the Senedd in line with the reporting points identified.

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4       Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.7

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4.1   SL(6)146 - The Sea Fishing Operations (Monitoring Devices) (Wales) Order 2022

The Committee considered the instrument and agreed to report to the Senedd in line with the reporting points identified.

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5       Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3 - previously considered

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5.1   SL(6)130 - The Renting Homes (Supported Standard Contracts) (Supplementary Provisions) (Wales) Regulations 2022

The Committee noted the Welsh Government’s response to its report.

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5.2   SL(6)131 - The Renting Homes (Supplementary Provisions) (Wales) Regulations 2022

The Committee noted the Welsh Government’s response to its report.

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5.3   SL(6)132 - The Renting Homes (Explanatory Information for Written Statements of Occupation Contracts) (Wales) Regulations 2022

The Committee noted the Welsh Government’s response to its report.

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5.4   SL(6)133 - The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (Amendment of Schedule 9A) Regulations 2022

The Committee noted the Welsh Government’s response to its report.

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5.5   SL(6)134 - The Renting Homes (Model Written Statements of Contract) (Wales) Regulations 2022

The Committee noted the Welsh Government’s response to its report.

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5.6   SL(6)137 - Code of Recommended Practice for Local Authority Publicity

The Committee noted the Welsh Government’s response to its report.

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5.7   SL(6)139 - The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 5) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022

The Committee noted the Welsh Government’s response to its report.

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6       Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement

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6.1   Correspondence from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd: The Official Controls (Extension of Transitional Periods) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021

The Committee noted the correspondence from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd.

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6.2   Written Statement and correspondence from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd: The Ivory Prohibitions (Exemptions) (Process and Procedure) Regulations 2021 and the Ivory Act (Commencement No.1) Regulations 2021

The Committee noted the Written Statement and correspondence from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd.

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6.3   Correspondence from the Minister for Climate Change: Phytosanitary Conditions (Amendment) Regulations 2022

The Committee noted the correspondence from the Minister for Climate Change.

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7       Papers to note

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7.1   Written Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Partnership: Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill

The Committee noted the Written Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Services.

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8       Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting

The Committee agreed the motion.

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9       Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill: Draft report

The Committee considered its report on the Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill and agreed to further consider and agree final amendments outside of a formal meeting.

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10    Supplementary Legislative Consent Memoranda (Memorandum No. 2 and Memorandum No.3) on the Health and Care Bill

The Committee considered and agreed its report on the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memoranda (Memorandum No. 2 and Memorandum No.3).

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11    Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No. 2) on the Subsidy Control Bill

The Committee considered the Welsh Government’s Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No. 2) on the Subsidy Control Bill, and agreed to consider its report at a future meeting.

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12    Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No. 2) on the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill

The Committee considered the Welsh Government’s Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No. 2) on the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill. The Committee agreed to write to the Minister, ahead of considering its report at a future meeting.

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13    Strategic planning and forward work

The Committee discussed matters relating to its forward work programme.

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14    Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill

The Committee noted the Legal Advice Note on the Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill.

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