Agenda - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee


Meeting Venue:

Hybrid – Committee Room 2, Senedd and Video Conference via Zoom

Meeting date: 11 March 2024

Meeting time: 10.00
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

(10.00)                                                                                                             

 

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2       Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Renters (Reform) Bill: Evidence Session

(10.00 – 10.45)                                                                           (Pages 1 - 24)

Legislative Consent Memorandum

 

Julie James MS, Minister for Climate Change

Helen Kellaway, Lawyer, Welsh Government

Gareth Baglow, Senior Private Sector Housing Policy Manager, Welsh Government

Caroline Matthews, Senior Lawyer, Welsh Government

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-09-24 - Paper 1 - Briefing paper
LJC(6)-09-24 - Paper 2 - Letter from the Finance Committee to the Minister for Climate Change, 7 March 2024
LJC(6)-09-24 - Paper 3 - Letter to the Minister for Climate Change, 5 March 2024
LJC(6)-09-24 - Paper 4 - Letter to the Minister for Climate Change, 22 February 2024

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Break

(10.45 – 10.50)

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

(10.50 – 10.55)                                                                                                

 

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Made Negative Resolution Instruments

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3.1   SL(6)459 - The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2024

                                                                                                 (Pages 25 - 26)

Order

Explanatory Memorandum

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-09-24 - Paper 5 - Draft report

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Affirmative Resolution Instruments

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3.2   SL(6)462 - The Regulated Services (Service Providers and Responsible Individuals) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

                                                                                                 (Pages 27 - 29)

Regulations

Explanatory Memorandum

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-09-24 - Paper 6 - Draft report

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3.3   SL(6)463 - The Plant Health etc. (Miscellaneous Fees) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2024

                                                                                                 (Pages 30 - 31)

Regulations

Explanatory Memorandum

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-09-24 - Paper 7 - Draft report

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

(10.55 – 11.00)                                                                                                

 

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4.1   SL(6)460 - The Building Safety Act 2022 (Commencement No. 4, Transitional and Saving Provisions) (Wales) Regulations 2024

                                                                                                           (Page 32)

Regulations

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-09-24 - Paper 8 - Draft report

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4.2   SL(6)461 - The Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Act 2022 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitory Provision) (Amendment) Order 2024

                                                                                                 (Pages 33 - 34)

Order

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-09-24 - Paper 9 - 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

(11.00 – 11.05)                                                                                                

 

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5.1   SL(6)454 - The National Health Service Joint Commissioning Committee (Wales) Regulations 2024

                                                                                                 (Pages 35 - 38)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-09-24 - Paper 10 - Report
LJC(6)-09-24 - Paper 11 - Welsh Government response

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5.2   SL(6)455 - The Education (Student Finance) (Fee Limit and Loan Amounts) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2024

                                                                                                 (Pages 39 - 42)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-09-24 - Paper 12 - Report
LJC(6)-09-24 - Paper 13 - Welsh Government response

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5.3   SL(6)457 - The Special School Residential Services (Service Providers and Responsible Individuals) (Wales) Regulations 2024

                                                                                                 (Pages 43 - 48)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-09-24 - Paper 14 - Report
LJC(6)-09-24 - Paper 15 - Welsh Government response

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6       Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement

(11.05 – 11.10)                                                                                                

 

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6.1   Correspondence from the Welsh Government: Inter-Ministerial Groups

                                                                                                 (Pages 49 - 53)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-09-24 - Paper 16 - Letter from the Minister for Economy: UK-EU Relations Inter-Ministerial Group, 4 March 2024
LJC(6)-09-24 - Paper 17 - Letter from the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution: Inter-Ministerial Standing Committee, 5 March 2024
LJC(6)-09-24 - Paper 18 - Letter from the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution: Inter-Ministerial Standing Committee, 16 February 2024
LJC(6)-09-24 - Paper 19 - Letter from the Minister for Climate Change: Net Zero, Energy and Climate Change Inter-Ministerial Group, 6 March 2024

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6.2   Written Statement by the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd: The Sea Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations 2024

                                                                                                 (Pages 54 - 55)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-09-24 - Paper 20 - Written Statement by the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd, 4 March 2024

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6.3   Written Statement and 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 56 - 59)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-09-24 - Paper 21 - Written Statement by the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd, 5 March 2024
LJC(6)-09-24 - Paper 22 - Letter from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd, 5 March 2024

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7       Papers to note

(11.10 – 11.15)                                                                                                

 

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7.1   Correspondence from the Minister for Economy: Welsh Government response to the Committee's report on the Welsh Government's Legislative Consent Memoranda on the Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill

                                                                                                 (Pages 60 - 61)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-09-24 - Paper 23 - Letter from the Minister for Economy, 4 March 2024

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7.2   Correspondence from the Chair of the Constitution Committee, House of Lords to the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, and Minister for Intergovernmental Relations: Scrutiny of Common Frameworks

                                                                                                 (Pages 62 - 63)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-09-24 - Paper 24 - Letter from the Chair of the Constitution Committee, House of Lords to the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, and Minister for Intergovernmental Relations, 5 March 2024

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7.3   Correspondence from the Minister for Finance and Local Government: The Welsh Tax Acts etc. (Power to Modify) Act 2022

                                                                                                 (Pages 64 - 65)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-09-24 - Paper 25 - Letter from the Minister for Finance and Local Government, 6 March 2024

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7.4   Correspondence from the Deputy Minister for Climate Change: Welsh Government response to the Committee's report on the Welsh Government's Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Automated Vehicles Bill

                                                                                                 (Pages 66 - 67)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-09-24 - Paper 26 - Letter from the Deputy Minister for Climate Change, 6 March 2024

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8       Motion to elect a temporary Chair under Standing Order 17.22 for the Committee meeting on 18 March 2024

(11.15 – 11.20)                                                                                                

 

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

(11.20)                                                                                                             

 

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10    Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Renters (Reform) Bill: Consideration of evidence

(11.20 - 11.35)                                                                                                

 

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11    Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill: Draft report

(11.35 – 12.00)                                                                                (To Follow)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-09-24 - Paper 27 - Draft report

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12    Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Automated Vehicles Bill: Draft report

(12.00 – 12.10)                                                                         (Pages 68 - 75)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-09-24 - Paper 28 - Draft report

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13    Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Criminal Justice Bill: Draft report

(12.10 – 12.20)                                                                         (Pages 76 - 87)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-09-24 - Paper 29 - Draft report
LJC(6)-09-24 - Paper 30 - Letter from the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip to the Llywydd, 22 November 2023
LJC(6)-09-24 - Paper 31 - Joint letter from housing and homelessness charities in Wales, 7 March 2024

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