Agenda - Local Government and Housing Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 5

Meeting date: 15 June 2023

Meeting time: 08.45
For further information contact:

Manon George

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6565

SeneddHousing@senedd.wales

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Pre-meeting (08.45 - 09.00)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

                                                                                                                          

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2       Diversity in Local Government - Evidence Session 1

(09.00 - 10.00)                                                                           (Pages 1 - 28)

Councillor Lis Burnett – Leader, Vale of Glamorgan Council

Councillor Nia Wyn Jeffreys - Deputy Leader, Gwynedd Council

Joseph Lewis – Improvement Officer, WLGA

Paul Egan – Deputy Chief Officer, One Voice Wales

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3       Diversity in Local Government - Evidence Session 2

(10.05 - 11.00)                                                                         (Pages 29 - 47)

Jess Blair – Director, ERS Cymru

Dr Nia Thomas – Research and Campaigns Officer, ERS Cymru

Dr Stefanie Reher – University of Strathclyde

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Break (11.00 - 11.10)

 

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4       Diversity in Local Government - Evidence Session 3

(11.10 - 12.10)                                                                         (Pages 48 - 67)

Catherine Fookes – Director, Women’s Equality Network (WEN) Wales

Natasha Davies – Head of Policy, Public Affairs and Research, Chwarae Teg

Chris Dunn - Chief Executive Officer, Diverse Cymru

Professor Uzo Iwobi – Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Race Council Cymru

Megan Thomas - Policy and Research Officer, Disability Wales

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5       Papers to note

                                                                                                           (Page 68)

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5.1   Letter from the Finance Committee to the Minister for Finance and Local Government - Non-Domestic Rating Bill LCM

                                                                                                 (Pages 69 - 70)

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5.2   Letter from Minister for Finance and Local Government to the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee - Non-Domestic Rating Bill LCM

                                                                                                 (Pages 71 - 73)

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5.3   Letter from Minister for Finance and Local Government to the Finance Committee - Non-Domestic Rating Bill LCM

                                                                                                           (Page 74)

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5.4   Letter from Minister for Finance and Local Government - Local Authority Leisure and Library Services

                                                                                                           (Page 75)

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5.5   Local Authority Leisure and Library Services - Additional information from the Deputy Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism following the evidence session on 24 May

                                                                                                 (Pages 76 - 78)

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

                                                                                                                          

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7       Non-Domestic Rating Bill LCM - Consideration of draft report

                                                                                                 (Pages 79 - 86)

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8       Diversity in Local Government - Consideration of evidence and summary of engagement

                                                                                                 (Pages 87 - 97)

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