Concise Minutes - Local Government and Housing Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 5

Meeting date: Wednesday, 12 October 2022

Meeting time: 09.01 - 11.19
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/13003


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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

John Griffiths MS (Chair)

Mabon ap Gwynfor MS

Joel James MS

Sam Rowlands MS

Carolyn Thomas MS

Witnesses:

Daniel Hurford, Welsh Local Government Association

Dr Chris Llewelyn, Welsh Local Government Association

Bryan Davies, Mid Wales Corporate Joint Committee (CJC)

Anthony Hunt, South East Wales, Corporate Joint Committee (CJC)

Dyfrig Siencyn, North Wales Corporate Joint Committee (CJC)

Rob Stewart, South Wales, Corporate Joint Committee (CJC)

Committee Staff:

Manon George (Clerk)

Catherine Hunt (Second Clerk)

Chloe Davies (Deputy Clerk)

Jonathan Baxter (Researcher)

Osian Bowyer (Researcher)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1.      The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting of the Local Government and Housing Committee.

 

1.2.      Apologies were received from Jayne Bryant MS.

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2       Evidence session relating to Corporate Joint Committees

2.1. The Committee took evidence from:

Councillor Dyfrig Siencyn, Chair, North Wales Corporate Joint Committee

Councillor Bryan Davies, Chair, Mid Wales Corporate Joint Committee

Councillor Rob Stewart, Chair, South Wales Corporate Joint Committee

Councillor Anthony Hunt, Chair, South East Wales Corporate Joint Committee

Chris Llewelyn, Chief Executive, Welsh Local Government Association

Daniel Hurford, Head of Policy, Welsh Local Government Association

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3       Paper to note

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3.1   Welsh Government response to the report on the provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers

3.1.a The Committee noted the Welsh Government response to the report on the provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers.

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4       Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting

4.1. The Committee agreed the motion.

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5       Consideration of the evidence received under item 2

5.1. The Committee discussed the evidence received and agreed to write to the Minister for Finance and Local Government on matters raised.

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6       Consideration of approach to homelessness work

6.1. The Committee considered and agreed its approach to homelessness work.

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7       Consideration of the approach to council tax reform work

7.1. The Committee considered and agreed its approach to council tax reform work.

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