Concise Minutes - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 2, Senedd

Meeting date: Monday, 22 January 2024

Meeting time: 13.31 - 15.40
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/13672


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Names

Members of the Senedd:

Huw Irranca-Davies MS (Chair)

Alun Davies MS

James Evans MS (In place of Samuel Kurtz MS)

Adam Price MS

Witnesses:

Jeremy Miles MS, Minister for Education and the Welsh Language

Ceri Planchant, Welsh Government

Emyr Harries, Welsh Government

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

Samuel Kurtz sent his apologies. The Committee welcomed James Evans as the substitution.

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2       Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session

The Committee received evidence from the Minister for Education and Welsh Language.

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

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3.1   SL(6)438 - The Official Statistics (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2024

The Committee considered the instrument and was content.

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

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4.1   SL(6)437 - The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Wales) (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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4.2   SL(6)439 - The Meat Preparations (Amendment and Transitory Modification) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

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

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5       Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.7

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5.1   SL(6)435 - Part 8 Code of Practice - Role of Director of Social Services

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

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6       Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3 - previously considered

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6.1   SL(6)425 - The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements and Default Scheme) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2024

The Committee noted the response from the Welsh Government.

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6.2   SL(6)431 - The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No.3) (Wales) Regulations 2023

The Committee noted the response from the Welsh Government.

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7       Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.7 - previously considered

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7.1   SL(6)424 - Separate Collection of Waste Materials for Recycling - A Code of Practice for Wales

The Committee noted the response from the Welsh Government.

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8       Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement

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8.13 Correspondence from the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Finance: Interministerial Standing Committee

The Committee noted the correspondence from the Minister for Finance and Local Government.

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8.2   Correspondence from the Deputy Minister for Climate Change: Transport Inter-Ministerial Standing Committee

The Committee noted the correspondence from the Deputy Minister for Climate Change.

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8.3   Correspondence from the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution: Inter-Ministerial Group on Elections and Registration

The Committee noted thecorrespondence from the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution.

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9       Papers to note

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9.1   Correspondence from the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution: The Committee's Annual Report 2022-23

The Committee noted thecorrespondence from the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution.

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9.2   Written Statement by the First Minister: Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales: Final Report

The Committee noted the Written Statement by the First Minister.

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10    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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11    Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill: Consideration of evidence

The Committee considered the evidence provided by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language.

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12    Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill: Draft report

The Committee considered and agreed its draft report, subject to minor changes. The Committee also agreed to draw the report to the attention of relevant committees in the House of Lords, and agreed to consider writing to the First Minister in relation to provisions in the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill on direct marketing for the purposes of democratic engagement.

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13    Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill: Draft report

The Committee considered and agreed its draft report on the Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill.

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