Concise Minutes - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 4 - Tŷ Hywel.
Meeting date: Tuesday, 9 May 2023

Meeting time: 09.00 - 10.09
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/13450

Hybrid

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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

Huw Irranca-Davies MS (Chair)

Alun Davies MS

James Evans MS

Peredur Owen Griffiths MS

Witnesses:

Committee Staff:

P Gareth Williams (Clerk)

Gerallt Roberts (Second Clerk)

Sarah Sargent (Second Clerk)

Kate Rabaiotti (Legal Adviser)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

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)350 - The Local Authorities (Capital Finance and Accounting) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

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)351 - The School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions (Wales) Order 2023

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)354 - The Water Resources (Control of Agricultural Pollution) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

The Committee considered the instrument and agreed to report to the Senedd in line with the reporting points identified. James Evans MS declared a relevant interest. The Committee also noted the letter from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd

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3.3   SL(6)348 - The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2023

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

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3.4   SL(6)353 - The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (Amendment of Schedule 12 and Consequential Amendment) Regulations 2023

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)352 - The Education Workforce Council (Additional Categories of Registration) (Wales) Order 2023

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 21.2 or 21.3 - previously considered

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4.1   SL(6)341 - The Food Additives, Food Flavourings, and Novel Foods (Authorisations) and Food and Feed (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2023

The Committee noted the response from the Welsh Government.

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4.2   SL(6)349 - The Education (Admission Appeals Arrangements) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

The Committee noted the response from the Welsh Government.

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5       Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement

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5.1   Written statement and correspondence from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd: Interministerial Group on UK-EU Relations

The Committee noted the Written Statement and letter from the Minister.

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5.2   Written statement by the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd: The Plant Health and Phytosanitary Conditions (Oak Processionary Moth and Plant Pests) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

The Committee noted the Written Statement by the Minister.

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5.3   Correspondence from the Minister for Climate Change: Net Zero, Energy and Climate Change Inter-Ministerial Group

The Committee noted the letter from the Minister.

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6       Papers to note

There were no papers to note.

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

The motion was agreed.

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8       Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill

The Committee considered the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill. The Committee agreed to write to the First Minister to seek further clarity, and to subsequently consider its draft report at a future meeting.

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9       Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No. 3) on the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill

The Committee considered the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No. 3) on the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill and agreed to consider its draft report at a future meeting.

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10    Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Illegal Migration Bill

The Committee considered the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Illegal Migration Bill and agreed to consider its draft report at a future meeting.

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11    International agreements

The Committee considered and agreed its draft report on the international agreements considered on 24 April 2023.

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12    Forward Work Planning

The Committee discussed matters in relation to its forward work programme.

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Made Negative Resolution Instruments

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Made Negative Resolution Instruments

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Affirmative Resolution Instruments

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