Agenda - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee


Meeting Venue:

Video conference via Zoom

Meeting date: 15 April 2024

Meeting time: 13.30
For further information contact:

P Gareth Williams

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6565

SeneddLJC@senedd.wales


Remote

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1       Motion to elect a temporary Chair under Standing Order 17.22 for the Committee meeting

(13.30 - 13.35)                                                                                                

 

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2       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

(13.35)                                                                                                             

 

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

(13.35 – 13.40)                                                                                                

 

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Made Negative Resolution Instruments

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3.1   SL(6)466 - The Education (Pupil Exclusions and Appeals) (Pupil Referral Units) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

                                                                                                     (Pages 1 - 3)

Regulations

Explanatory Memorandum

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-11-24 - Paper 1 - Draft report

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3.2   SL(6)470 - The Home Energy Efficiency Schemes (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

                                                                                                     (Pages 4 - 6)

Regulations

Explanatory Memorandum

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-11-24 - Paper 2 - Draft report

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3.3   SL(6)473 - The Environmental Protection (Disposal of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and other Dangerous Substances) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

                                                                                                     (Pages 7 - 8)

Regulations

Explanatory Memorandum

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-11-24 - Paper 3 - Draft report

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

(13.40 – 13.45)                                                                                                

 

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

                                                                                                   (Pages 9 - 11)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-11-24 - Paper 4 - Report
LJC(6)-11-24 - Paper 5 - Welsh Government response

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5       Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement

(13.45 - 13.50)                                                                                                

 

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5.1   Correspondence from the Welsh Government: Inter-Ministerial Groups

                                                                                                 (Pages 12 - 13)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-11-24 - Paper 6 - Letter from the Minister for Finance and Local Government: Finance: Interministerial Standing Committee, 19 March 2024

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5.2   Correspondence from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd: The Biocidal Products (Health and Safety) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions etc.) Regulations 2024

                                                                                                 (Pages 14 - 15)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-11-24 - Paper 7 - Letter from the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd, 18 March 2024

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5.3   Written Statement by the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd: The Sea Fisheries (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2024

                                                                                                 (Pages 16 - 17)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-11-24 - Paper 8 - Written Statement by the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd, 19 March 2024

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6       Papers to note

(13.50 – 14.00)                                                                                                

 

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6.1   Written Statement by the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution, and the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip: Devolution of policing

                                                                                                 (Pages 18 - 19)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-11-24 - Paper 9 - Written Statement by the Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution, and the Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip, 18 March 2024

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6.2   Correspondence with the Business Committee: The Committee's Report on the Welsh Government's Legislative Consent Memoranda on the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill

                                                                                                 (Pages 20 - 21)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-11-24 - Paper 10 - Letter from the Business Committee, 20 March 2024
LJC(6)-11-24 - Paper 11 - Letter to the Business Committee, 15 March 2024

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6.3   Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning: The Welsh Government's response to the Committee's Report on the Welsh Government's Legislative Consent Memoranda on the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill

                                                                                                 (Pages 22 - 25)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-11-24 - Paper 12 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning, 11 April 2024
LJC(6)-11-24 - Paper 13 - Letter to the Minister for Climate Change, 19 March 2024

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

                                                                                                 (Pages 26 - 29)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-11-24 - Paper 14 - Letter from the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, and Minister for Intergovernmental Relations to the Chair of the House of Lords Constitution Committee, 21 March 2024
LJC(6)-11-24 - Paper 15 - Letter to the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, and Minister for Intergovernmental Relations from the Chair of the House of Lords Constitution Committee, 5 March 2024

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6.5   Correspondence from the Finance Committee: Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-2025

                                                                                                 (Pages 30 - 32)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-11-24 - Paper 16 - Letter from the Finance Committee, 22 March 2024

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6.6   Correspondence from the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee to the Chair of the House of Lords International Agreements Committee: UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage

                                                                                                 (Pages 33 - 48)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-11-24 - Paper 17 - Letter from the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee to the Chair of the House of Lords International Agreements Committee, 25 March 2024

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6.7   Written Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Education: Amendments to UK Government legislation to support the establishment of the Commission for Tertiary Education and Research

                                                                                                 (Pages 49 - 50)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-11-24 - Paper 18 - Written Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Education, 27 March 2024

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6.8   Correspondence related to the cancellation of the fifth meeting of the UK-EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly

                                                                                                 (Pages 51 - 55)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-11-24 - Paper 19 - Letter from the Convener of the Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee to Sir Oliver Heald MP, the Co-Chair of the UK-EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly, 26 March 2024
LJC(6)-11-24 - Paper 20 - Letter to Sir Oliver Heald MP, Co-Chair of the UK-EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly, 20 March 2024
LJC(6)-11-24 - Paper 21 - Letter to Nathalie Loiseau MEP, Co-Chair of the UK-EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly, 20 March 2024

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6.9   Correspondence with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning: Welsh Government's Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Renters (Reform) Bill

                                                                                                 (Pages 56 - 58)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-11-24 - Paper 22 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning, 8 April 2024
LJC(6)-11-24 - Paper 23 - Letter to the Minister for Climate Change, 19 March 2024

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6.10 Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution and Cabinet Office: The Welsh Government's response to the Committee's report on the Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill

                                                                                                 (Pages 59 - 77)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-11-24 - Paper 24 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution and Cabinet Office, 11 April 2024

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

(14.00)                                                                                                             

 

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8       Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No. 3) on the Automated Vehicles Bill

(14.00 - 14.10)                                                                                                

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-11-24 - Paper 25 - Legal Advice Note

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9       Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No. 3) on the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill

(14.10 - 14.20)                                                                                                

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-11-24 - Paper 26 - Legal Advice Note

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10    House of Lords Constitution Committee Inquiry: The Governance of the Union: Consultation, Co-operation and Legislative Consent - Consideration of draft submission

(14.20 - 14.30)                                                                                                

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-11-24 - Paper 27 - Draft submission

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11    Forward Work Planning

(14.30 - 14.40)                                                                                                

 

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