Concise Minutes - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3, Senedd

Meeting date: Monday, 5 February 2024

Meeting time: 13.30 - 16.06
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/13704


Hybrid

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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

Huw Irranca-Davies MS (Chair)

Samuel Kurtz MS

Adam Price MS

Witnesses:

Sam Rowlands MS

Manon Huws, Legal Services

Jennifer Cottle, Legal Service

Gareth Rogers

Dr Dave Harvey, Member of the Senedd Support Staff

Committee Staff:

P Gareth Williams (Clerk)

Gerallt Roberts (Second Clerk)

Sarah Sargent (Second Clerk)

Gareth Howells (Legal Adviser)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Alun Davies sent his apologies.

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2       Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session

The Committee received evidence from the Member in charge of the Bill, Sam Rowlands MS.

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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)449 - The Non-Domestic Rating (Multiplier) (Wales) Regulations 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)447 - The Government of Wales Act 2006 (Budget Motions and Designated Bodies) (Amendment) Order 2024

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

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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

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5.1   SL(6)440 - The Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) (Wales) Order 2024

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

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

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

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

The Committee noted the response from the Welsh Government.

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

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

The Committee noted the response from the Welsh Government.

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7       Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement

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

The Committee noted the correspondence from the Minister for Economy.

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7.2   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       Papers to note

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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

The Committee noted the summary of responses to the Welsh Government’s consultation on reform to the Welsh tribunals.

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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

The Committee noted the correspondence from the Chair of the House of Lords Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee.

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9       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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10    Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill: Consideration of evidence

The Committee considered the evidence provided by the Member in charge of the Bill, Sam Rowlands MS.

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11    Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill: Draft report

The Committee considered its draft report and agreed to consider a revised draft at a future meeting.

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

The Committee considered the statutory instrument consent memorandum and agreed to consider a draft report at its next meeting.

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

The Committee considered the legislative consent memorandum and agreed to consider a draft report at a future meeting.

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14    International agreements

The Committee considered the following international agreements:

·         UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage

·         Amendment to the Agreement Establishing the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

·         UK-Philippines on the Transfer of Sentences Persons

The Committee agreed to consider its draft report on the agreements at its next meeting.

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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

The Committee considered its correspondence with the Business Committee on the procedures for the scrutiny of legislation relating to the United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 and UK-wide common policy frameworks and agreed to write further to the Chair of the Business Committee.

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16    Forward Work Programme

The Committee noted and agreed its forward work programme.

It also agreed to write to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution in advance of the planned scrutiny session with the Counsel General on 26 February 2024.

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