Agenda - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3, Senedd

Meeting date: 5 February 2024

Meeting time: 13.30
For further information contact:

P Gareth Williams

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6565

SeneddLJC@senedd.wales

Hybrid

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

(13.30)

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2 Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session

(13.30 - 14.30) (Pages 1 - 6)

Sam Rowlands MS, Member in charge of the Bill

Manon Huws, Legal Services, Senedd Cymru

Jennifer Cottle, Legal Services, Senedd Cymru

Gareth Rogers, Bill Manager, Senedd Cymru

Dr Dave Harvey, Senedd Member Support Staff

Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill, as introduced
Explanatory Memorandum
Statement of Policy Intent

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-05-24 - Paper 1 - Briefing paper
LJC(6)-05-24 - Paper 2 - Letter from Sam Rowlands MS to the Chair of the Children, Young People and Education Committee, 23 January 2024

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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 7)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-05-24 - Paper 3 - Draft report

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Affirmative Resolution Instruments

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3.1 SL(6)449 - The Non-Domestic Rating (Multiplier) (Wales) Regulations 2024

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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)447 - The Government of Wales Act 2006 (Budget Motions and Designated Bodies) (Amendment) Order 2024

(Pages 8 - 10)

Order

Explanatory Memorandum

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-05-24 - Paper 4 - 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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5.1 SL(6)440 - The Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) (Wales) Order 2024

(Pages 11 - 13)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-05-24 - Paper 5 - Report
LJC(6)-05-24 - Paper 6 - Welsh Government response

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5.2 SL(6)441 - The Firefighters' Pension Schemes and Compensation Scheme (Amendment) (Wales) Order 2024

(Pages 14 - 20)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-05-24 - Paper 7 - Report
LJC(6)-05-24 - Paper 8 - Welsh Government response

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5.3 SL(6)444 - The Independent Schools (Prohibition on Participation in Management) (Wales) Regulations 2024

(Pages 21 - 24)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-05-24 - Paper 9 - Report
LJC(6)-05-24 - Paper 10 - Welsh Government response

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

(14.50 - 14.55)

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

(Pages 25 - 31)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-05-24 - Paper 11 - Report
LJC(6)-05-24 - Paper 12 - Welsh Government response

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7 Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement

(14.55 - 15.00)

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7.1 Correspondence from the Minister for Economy: United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 (Services Exclusions) Regulations 2023

(Pages 32 - 34)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-05-24 - Paper 13 - Letter from the Minister for Economy, 30 January 2024
LJC(6)-05-24 - Paper 14 - Letter to the Minister for Economy, 18 January 2024

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8 Papers to note

(15.00 - 15.05)

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8.1 Correspondence from the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution: Welsh Government response to the Committee's report on the Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill

(Pages 35 - 42)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-05-24 - Paper 15 - Letter from the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution, 26 January 2024

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8.2 Correspondence from the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution to the Reform Bill Committee: Welsh Government response to the Committee's report on the Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill

(Pages 43 - 62)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-05-24 - Paper 16 - Letter from the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution to the Reform Bill Committee, 26 January 2024

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8.3 Correspondence from the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution to the Finance Committee: Welsh Government response to the Committee's report on the Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill

(Pages 63 - 68)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-05-24 - Paper 17 - Letter from the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution to the Finance Committee, 26 January 2024

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8.4 Welsh Government consultation on reform to the Welsh tribunals: summary of responses

A new tribunal system for Wales: Summary of response to consultation

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8.5 Correspondence from the Chair of the House of Lords Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee: Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No. 3) on the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill

(Pages 69 - 70)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-05-24 - Paper 18 - Letter from the Chair of the House of Lords Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee, 30 January 2024
LJC(6)-05-24 - Paper 19 - Letter to the Chair of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee, 26 January 2024

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

(15.05)

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

(15.05 - 15.15)

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11 Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill: Draft report

(15.15 - 16.15) (Pages 71 - 100)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-05-24 - Paper 20 - Draft report
LJC(6)-05-24 - Paper 21 - Letter from the Local Government and Housing Committee, 31 January 2024
LJC(6)-05-24 - Paper 22 - Letter from the Minister for Finance and Local Government, 18 January 2024
LJC(6)-05-24 - Paper 23 - Letter to the Minister for Finance and Local Government, 18 December 2023

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12 SICM(6)4 - The Social Housing (Regulation) Act 2023 (Consequential and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024

(16.15 - 16.25) (Pages 101 - 103)

Statutory Instrument Consent Memorandum

Regulations

Explanatory Memorandum

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-05-24 - Paper 24 - Legal Advice Note
LJC(6)-05-24 - Paper 25 - Letter from the Minister for Climate Change, 19 January 2024

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13 Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Bill

(16.25 - 16.35) (Pages 104 - 112)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-05-24 - Paper 26 - Legal Advice Note
LJC(6)-05-24 - Paper 27 - Briefing paper from the RSPCA, 17 January 2024

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14 International agreements

(16.35 - 16.45) (Pages 113 - 123)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-05-24 - Paper 28 - Research Briefing

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

(16.45 - 16.50) (Pages 124 - 135)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-05-24 - Paper 29 - Draft letter to the Chair of the Business Committee
LJC(6)-05-24 - Paper 30 - Letter from the Llywydd and Chair of the Business Committee, 29 January 2024
LJC(6)-05-24 - Paper 31 - Letter to the Business Committee, 22 December 2023

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16 Forward Work Programme

(16.50 - 16.55) (To Follow)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-05-24 - Paper 32 - Forward Work Programme

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