Agenda - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 4, Tŷ Hywel

Meeting date: 16 October 2023

Meeting time: 13.30
For further information contact:

P Gareth Williams

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6565

SeneddLJC@senedd.wales


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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

(13.30)                                                                                                             

 

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2       Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: Evidence session with the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution

(13.30 - 14.30)                                                                           (Pages 1 - 28)

Mick Antoniw MS, Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution

Will Whiteley, Deputy Director, Senedd Reform, Welsh Government

Anna Hind, Senior Lawyer, Welsh Government

 

Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill

Explanatory Memorandum

Statement of Policy Intent

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-28-23 - Paper 1 - Briefing paper
LJC(6)-28-23 - Paper 2 - Letter from the Reform Bill Committee to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution, 26 September 2023

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Break

 

(14:30 – 14:35)

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

(14.35 - 14.40)                                                                                  (Page 29)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-28-23 - Paper 3 - Draft report

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Made Negative Resolution Instruments

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3.1   SL(6)389 - The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2023

                                                                                                                          

 

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

(14.40 - 14.45)                                                                                                

 

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Made Negative Resolution Instruments

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4.1   SL(6)388 - The National Health Service (Ophthalmic Services) (Wales) Regulations 2023

                                                                                                 (Pages 30 - 36)

Regulations

Explanatory Memorandum

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-28-23 - Paper 4 - Draft report

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4.2   SL(6)391 - The School Teachers' Pay and Conditions (No. 2) (Wales) Order 2023

                                                                                                 (Pages 37 - 38)

Order

Explanatory Memorandum

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-28-23 - Paper 5 - Draft report

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Affirmative Resolution Instruments

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4.3   SL(6)390 - The Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Act 2023 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2023

                                                                                                 (Pages 39 - 41)

Order

Explanatory Memorandum

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-28-23 - Paper 6 - Draft report

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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

(14.45 - 14.50)                                                                                                

 

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Affirmative Resolution Instruments

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5.1   SL(6)382 - The Local Elections (Principal Areas) (Single Transferable Vote) (Wales) Rules 2023

                                                                                                 (Pages 42 - 52)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-28-23 - Paper 7 - Report
LJC(6)-28-23 - Paper 8 - Welsh Government response

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6       Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement

(14.50 - 14.55)                                                                                                

 

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6.1   Correspondence from the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution: Inter-Ministerial Standing Committee

                                                                                                           (Page 53)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-28-23 - Paper 9 - Letter from the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution, 9 October 2023

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7       Papers to note

(14.55 - 15.00)                                                                                                

 

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7.1   Correspondence from the Minister for Climate Change: Response to Recommendation 1 in the Committee's report on the Welsh Government's Legislative Consent Memoranda on the Energy Bill

                                                                                                           (Page 54)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-28-23 - Paper 10 - Letter from the Minister for Climate Change, 10 October 2023

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7.2   Correspondence from the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution: The availability of disaggregated data on the criminal justice system in Wales

                                                                                                 (Pages 55 - 57)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-28-23 - Paper 11 - Letter from the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution, 11 October 2023

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7.3   Correspondence from the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution: Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023

                                                                                                 (Pages 58 - 65)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-28-23 - Paper 12 - Letter from the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution, 12 October 2023
LJC(6)-28-23 - Paper 13 - Letter to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution, 22 September 2023

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

(15.00)                                                                                                             

 

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9       Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: Consideration of evidence

(15.00 - 15.30)                                                                                                

 

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10    Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No. 5) on the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill: Draft report

(15.30 - 15.45)                                                                         (Pages 66 - 71)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-28-23 - Paper 14 - Draft report

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