Concise Minutes - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee


Meeting Venue:

Virtual – Video conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Monday, 27 November 2023

Meeting time: 13.31 - 14.35
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/13551


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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

Huw Irranca-Davies MS (Chair)

Alun Davies MS

James Evans MS

Adam Price 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)416 - The Representation of the People (Electoral Registers Publication Date) (Wales) 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)414 - The Education (Student Loans) (Repayment) (Amendment) (No. 3) 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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3.2   SL(6)415 - The Renting Homes (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2023

The Committee considered the instrument and response from Welsh Government 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)404 - The Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Civil Sanctions) (Wales) Regulations 2023

The Committee noted the response from the Welsh Government.

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4.2   SL(6)405 - The Waste Separation Requirements (Wales) Regulations 2023

The Committee noted the response from the Welsh Government, and agreed to write seeking further clarity.

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4.3   SL(6)406 - The Prohibition on the Incineration, or the Deposit in Landfill, of Specified Waste (Wales) Regulations 2023

The Committee noted the response from the Welsh Government, and agreed to write seeking further clarity.

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4.4   SL(6)407 - The Prohibition on Disposal of Food Waste to Sewer (Civil Sanctions) (Wales) Order 2023

The Committee noted the response from the Welsh Government, and agreed to write seeking further clarity.

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4.5   SL(6)410 - The Regulated Services (Special School Residential Services) (Wales) 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   Correspondence from the Minister for Economy: Inter-Ministerial Group for Trade

The Committee noted the correspondence from the

Minister for Economy.

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5.2   Correspondence from the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Inter-ministerial Group for Housing, Local Government and Communities

The Committee noted the correspondence from the

Minister for Finance and Local Government.

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5.3   Correspondence from the First Minister of Wales: 40th British-Irish Council Summit

The Committee noted the correspondence from the

First Minister.

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6       Papers to note

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6.1   Correspondence from the Minister for Economy to the Llywydd: The Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement on Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill

The Committee noted the correspondence from the Minister for Economy to the Llywydd.

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7       Motion to elect a temporary Chair under Standing Order 17.22 for the Committee meeting on 4 December 2023

There was a temporary Chair nomination under Standing Order 17.22, and the nomination was agreed. The Committee elected Alun Davies MS as a temporary Chair for the Committee meeting on 4 December 2023.

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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       SICM(6)3 - The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendment) Regulations 2023: Draft report

The Committee considered and agreed its draft report. It also formally noted the correspondence from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd.

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10    Draft principles for legislating via UK Bills

The Committee considered its draft principles for legislating via UK Bills and agreed to consider them further at a future meeting.

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11    Procedures for the scrutiny of legislation relating to the United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 and UK-wide common policy frameworks

The Committee considered its procedures for the scrutiny of legislation relating to the United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 and UK-wide common policy frameworks and agreed to consider the matters further at the next meeting.

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