Concise Minutes - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 2, Senedd

Meeting date: Tuesday, 7 May 2024

Meeting time: 09.01 - 10.46
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/13899

Hybrid

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Attendance

Category	Names
Members of the Senedd:	Sarah Murphy MS (Chair) Alun Davies MS Samuel Kurtz MS Adam Price MS
Witnesses:
Committee Staff:	P Gareth Williams (Clerk) Gerallt Roberts (Second Clerk) Sarah Sargent (Second Clerk) Kate Rabaiotti (Legal Adviser)

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

There were no apologies or substitutions.

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

There were no items for consideration.

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3 Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement

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3.1 Correspondence from the Welsh Government: Inter-Ministerial Groups

The Committee noted correspondence received in relation to meetings of the following:

· the Safety, Security and Migration Interministerial Group;

· the Culture and Creative Industries Inter-Ministerial Group; and

• the Net Zero, Energy and Climate Change Inter-Ministerial Group.

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3.2 Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change & Rural Affairs: The Movement of Goods (Northern Ireland to Great Britain) (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Transitory Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024

The Committee noted the correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change & Rural Affairs.

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3.3 Correspondence from the Minister for Mental Health & Early Years: The Health Claims (Revocation) Regulations 2024

The Committee noted the correspondence from the Minister for Mental Health & Early Years.

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3.4 Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change & Rural Affairs: The Official Controls (Establishment Lists) (Revocation) Regulations 2023

The Committee noted the correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change & Rural Affairs.

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4 Papers to note

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4.1 The Welsh Government’s Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No. 3) on the Victims and Prisoners Bill

The Committee noted the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No. 3) on the Victims and Prisoners Bill.

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4.2 Correspondence from the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee to the First Minister of Wales: Annual scrutiny

The Committee noted the correspondence from the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee to the First Minister of Wales.

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5 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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6 Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No. 3) on the Victims and Prisoners Bill

The Committee considered the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum.

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7 Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No. 2) on the Criminal Justice Bill

The Committee considered the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum and agreed to consider a draft report at a future meeting. The Committee also agreed to write to the Business Committee in relation to Standing Order 29.

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8 Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No. 4) on the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill

The Committee considered the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum and agreed to consider a draft report at a future meeting.

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

The Committee considered and agreed its draft report on the Renters (Reform) Bill, subject to minor changes. The Committee also agreed to write to the Business Committee in relation to Standing Order 29.

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10 Welsh Government Draft Budget 2024-25: Draft correspondence to the Finance Committee

The Committee considered and agreed a letter to be sent to the Finance Committee.

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11 International Agreements

The Committee considered the following international agreements:

· UK/Denmark: Agreement on the Participation in Certain Elections of Nationals of Each Country Resident in the Territory of the Other;

· UK/European Forest Institute: Host Country Agreement;

· Convention on the Establishment of the 'Global Combat Air Programme – GCAP International Government Organisation';

· UK/Hungary: Agreement concerning the Protection of Classified Information;

· UK-Saudi Arabia Air Services Agreement;

· UK/Bahrain: Agreement concerning Air Services;

· Hague Convention on Foreign Judgments; and

· International Bank for Reconstruction: Amendment of the Articles of Agreement of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) to remove the Statutory Lending Limit (SLL).

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

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12 Forward Work Planning

The Committee noted and agreed its forward work programme. The Committee also agreed to invite the Ministers with portfolios relevant to the Committee’s remit to general scrutiny sessions. The Committee also agreed to invite the Office for the Internal Market to an evidence session in the summer term.

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