Agenda - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 2, Senedd

Meeting date: 26 February 2024

Meeting time: 13.00
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

(13.00)

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2 Scrutiny session with the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution

(13.00 - 15.00) (Pages 1 - 3)

Mick Antoniw MS, Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution

James Gerard, Deputy Director, Justice Policy, Welsh Government

Tom Smithson, Deputy Director Economic Strategy & Regulation, Welsh Government

Dylan Hughes - First Legislative Counsel, Welsh Government

Delivering Justice for Wales: 2024 progress report

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-07-24 - Paper 1 - Briefing paper
LJC(6)-07-24 - Paper 2 - Letter to the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution, 8 February 2024
LJC(6)-07-24 - Paper 3 - Written Statement by the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution and the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip, 22 February 2024

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Break

(15.00 – 15.05)

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

(15.05 - 15.10)

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Made Negative Resolution Instruments

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3.1 SL(6)437 - The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

(Pages 4 - 10)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-07-24 - Paper 4 - Report
LJC(6)-07-24 - Paper 5 - Letter from the Minister for Health and Social Services, 19 February 2024
LJC(6)-07-24 - Paper 6 - Letter to the Minister for Health and Social Services, 31 January 2024

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

(Pages 11 - 18)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-07-24 - Paper 7 - Report
LJC(6)-07-24 - Paper 8 - Letter from the Deputy Minister for Social Partnership, 22 February 2024
LJC(6)-07-24 - Paper 9 - Letter to the Deputy Minister for Social Partnership, 7 February 2024

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3.3 SL(6)450 - The Education Workforce Council (Main Functions) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

(Pages 19 - 21)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-07-24 - Paper 10 - Report
LJC(6)-07-24 - Paper 11 - Welsh Government response

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

(15.10 – 15.15)

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4.1 SL(6)452 - Separate Collection of Waste Materials for Recycling – A Code of Practice for Wales

(Pages 22 - 24)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-07-24 - Paper 12 - Report
LJC(6)-07-24 - Paper 13 - Welsh Government response

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5 Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement

(15.15 – 15.20)

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5.1 Correspondence from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd: The Plant Health (Fees) (England) and Official Controls (Frequency of Checks) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

(Pages 25 - 27)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-07-24 - Paper 14 - Letter from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd, 20 February 2024

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5.2 Correspondence from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd: The Official Controls (Extension of Transitional Periods) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024

(Pages 28 - 32)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-07-24 - Paper 15 - Letter from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd, 20 February 2024
LJC(6)-07-24 - Paper 16 - Letter to the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd, 31 January 2024

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5.3 Correspondence from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd: The Official Controls (Fees and Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

(Pages 33 - 34)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-07-24 - Paper 17 - Letter from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd, 21 February 2024

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5.4 Correspondence from the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution: Inter-Ministerial Group on Justice

(Pages 35 - 36)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-07-24 - Paper 18 - Letter from the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution, 21 February 2024

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6 Papers to note

(15.20 – 15.25)

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6.1 Correspondence from Sam Rowlands MS to the Children, Young People and Education Committee: Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill

(Pages 37 - 41)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-07-24 - Paper 19 - Letter from Sam Rowlands MS to the Children, Young People and Education Committee, 19 February 2024

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6.2 Written Statement by the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution: Report on the implementation of Law Commission proposals 2023-24

(Page 42)

Report on the implementation of Law Commission proposals 2023-24

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-07-24 - Paper 20 - Written Statement by the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution, 19 February 2024

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6.3 Correspondence between the Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee and the UK Government

(Pages 43 - 47)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-07-24 - Paper 21 - Letter from the UK Government to the Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee, 20 February 2024
LJC(6)-07-24 - Paper 22 - Letter from the Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee to the UK Government, 13 February 2024

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6.4 Correspondence from the First Minister: UK/Rwanda: Agreement for the Provision of an Asylum Partnership to Strengthen Shared International Commitments on the Protection of Refugees and Migrants

(Pages 48 - 51)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-07-24 - Paper 23 - Letter from the First Minister, 21 February 2024
LJC(6)-07-24 - Paper 24 - Letter to the First Minister, 26 January 2024

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

(15.25)

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8 Scrutiny session with the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution: Consideration of evidence

(15.25 – 15.45)

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9 Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill: Draft report

(15.45 – 16.30) (To Follow)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-07-24 - Paper 25 - Draft report

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10 Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Criminal Justice Bill

(16.30 – 16.45) (Pages 52 - 56)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-07-24 - Paper 26 - Legal Advice Note

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