Agenda - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 2, Senedd

Meeting date: 29 April 2024

Meeting time: 13.00
For further information contact:

P Gareth Williams

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6565

SeneddLJC@senedd.wales

Hybrid

------

<AI1>

1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

(13:00 - 13.05)

</AI1>

<AI2>

2 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from items 3, 10, 11 and 12

(13.05 – 13.10)

</AI2>

<AI3>

3 Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill: Briefing

(13.10 – 13.30) (Pages 1 - 11)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-13-24 - Paper 1a - Legal Advice Note
LJC(6)-13-24 - Paper 1b - Supplementary Legal Advice Note

</AI3>

<AI4>

4 Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill: Evidence Session

(13.30 - 14.30) (Pages 12 - 84)

Jane Hutt MS, Trefnydd and Chief Whip

William Whiteley, Deputy Director, Senedd Reform Division, Welsh Government

Anna Hind, Senior Lawyer, Welsh Government

Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill, as introduced

Explanatory Memorandum

Presiding Officer’s Statement: 11 March 2024

Statement of Policy Intent

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-13-24 - Paper 2 - Briefing Paper
LJC(6)-13-24 - Paper 3 - Senedd Research Service Briefing
LJC(6)-13-24 - Paper 4 - Letter from the Remuneration Board to the Reform Bill Committee, 12 April 2024
LJC(6)-13-24 - Paper 5 - Letter from the Reform Bill Committee to the Remuneration Board, 22 March 2024
LJC(6)-13-24 - Paper 6 - Letter from the Llywydd to the Reform Bill Committee, 15 April 2024
LJC(6)-13-24 - Paper 7 - Letter from the Reform Bill Committee to the Llywydd, 22 March 2024
LJC(6)-13-24 - Paper 8 - Letter from the Llywydd to the Reform Bill Committee, 15 March 2024
LJC(6)-13-24 - Paper 9 - Letter from the Llywydd, 11 March 2024

</AI4>

<AI5>

Break

(14.30 – 14.35)

</AI5>

<AI6>

5 Instruments that raise no reporting issues under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3

(14.35 – 14.40) (Page 85)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-13-24 - Paper 10 - Draft report

</AI6>

<AI7>

Made Negative Resolution Instruments

</AI7>

<AI8>

5.1 SL(6)482 - The Education Workforce Council (Additional Categories of Registration and Further Education Teacher Qualifications) (Wales) Order 2024

</AI8>

<AI9>

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

(14.40 – 14.45)

</AI9>

<AI10>

Made Negative Resolution Instruments

</AI10>

<AI11>

6.1 SL(6)479 - The Medical Examiners (Wales) Regulations 2024

(Pages 86 - 89)

Regulations

Explanatory Memorandum

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-13-24 - Paper 11 - Draft report
LJC(6)-13-24 - Paper 12 - Written Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, 15 April 2024

</AI11>

<AI12>

6.2 SL(6)480 - The Education (Student Support) (Postgraduate Master’s Degrees) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

(Pages 90 - 91)

Regulations

Explanatory Memorandum

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-13-24 - Paper 13 - Draft report

</AI12>

<AI13>

Affirmative Resolution Instruments

</AI13>

<AI14>

6.3 SL(6)481 - The Plant Health etc. (Miscellaneous Fees) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2024

(Pages 92 - 93)

Regulations

Explanatory Memorandum

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-13-24 - Paper 14 - Draft report

</AI14>

<AI15>

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

(14.45 – 14.50)

</AI15>

<AI16>

7.1 SL(6)477 - The Building Safety Act 2022 (Commencement No. 5 and Consequential Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2024

(Pages 94 - 96)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-13-24 - Paper 15 - Report
LJC(6)-13-24 - Paper 16 - Welsh Government response

</AI16>

<AI17>

8 Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement

(14.50 – 14.55)

</AI17>

<AI18>

8.1 Correspondence from the Welsh Government: Inter-Ministerial Group meetings

(Page 97)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-13-24 - Paper 17 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language: Inter-Ministerial Group for Trade, 22 April 2024

</AI18>

<AI19>

8.2 Written Statement and correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: The Official Controls (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024

(Pages 98 - 101)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-13-24 - Paper 18 - Written Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, 23 April 2024
LJC(6)-13-24 - Paper 19 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, 25 April 2024

</AI19>

<AI20>

8.3 Written Statement and correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: The Official Controls (Extension of Transitional Periods) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

(Pages 102 - 105)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-13-24 - Paper 20 - Written Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, 23 April 2024
LJC(6)-13-24 - Paper 21 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, 24 April 2024

</AI20>

<AI21>

8.4 Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: The Phytosanitary Conditions (Amendment) Regulations 2024

(Pages 106 - 107)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-13-24 - Paper 22 - Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, 24 April 2024

</AI21>

<AI22>

9 Papers to note

(14.55 – 15.00)

</AI22>

<AI23>

9.1 Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution and Cabinet Office: Welsh Tax Acts etc. (Power to Modify Act) 2022

(Pages 108 - 112)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-13-24 - Paper 23 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution and Cabinet Office, 19 April 2024
LJC(6)-13-24 - Paper 24 - Letter to the Minister for Finance and Local Government, 19 March 2024
LJC(6)-13-24 - Paper 25 - Letter from the Minister for Finance and Local Government, 6 March 2024

</AI23>

<AI24>

9.2 Written Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Update on proposals to introduce legislation to ban the supply of wet wipes containing plastics and single-use vapes

(Pages 113 - 115)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-13-24 - Paper 26 - Written Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, 22 April 2024

</AI24>

<AI25>

9.3 Written Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Update on the Development of a Deposit Return Scheme

(Pages 116 - 119)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-13-24 - Paper 27 - Written Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, 25 April 2024

</AI25>

<AI26>

10 Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill: Consideration of evidence

(15.00 – 15.20)

</AI26>

<AI27>

11 Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No. 2) on the Victims and Prisoners Bill

(15.20 – 15.50) (Pages 120 - 142)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-13-24 - Paper 28 - Legal Advice Note
LJC(6)-13-24 - Paper 29 - Draft report

</AI27>

<AI28>

12 Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Renters (Reform) Bill: Draft report

(15.50 – 16.05) (To Follow)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-13-24 - Paper 30 - Draft report

</AI28>

<TRAILER_SECTION>

</TRAILER_SECTION>

<LAYOUT_SECTION>

1. FIELD_TITLE

FIELD_FOOTNOTE F_PR

FIELD_SUMMARY

FIELD_LABELLED_ATTACHMENTS

</LAYOUT_SECTION>

<TITLE_ONLY_LAYOUT_SECTION>

2. FIELD_TITLE

FIELD_FOOTNOTE F_PR

FIELD_LABELLED_ATTACHMENTS

</TITLE_ONLY_LAYOUT_SECTION>

<HEADING_LAYOUT_SECTION>

FIELD_TITLE

FIELD_FOOTNOTE

</HEADING_LAYOUT_SECTION>

<TITLED_COMMENT_LAYOUT_SECTION>

FIELD_TITLE

FIELD_FOOTNOTE

FIELD_SUMMARY

</TITLED_COMMENT_LAYOUT_SECTION>

<COMMENT_LAYOUT_SECTION>

FIELD_SUMMARY

</COMMENT_LAYOUT_SECTION>

<SUBNUMBER_LAYOUT_SECTION>

2.1. FIELD_TITLE

FIELD_FOOTNOTE F_PR

FIELD_SUMMARY

FIELD_LABELLED_ATTACHMENTS

</SUBNUMBER_LAYOUT_SECTION>

<TITLE_ONLY_SUBNUMBER_LAYOUT_SECTION>

2.2. FIELD_TITLE

FIELD_FOOTNOTE F_PR

FIELD_LABELLED_ATTACHMENTS

</TITLE_ONLY_SUBNUMBER_LAYOUT_SECTION>