Concise Minutes - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 5, Tŷ Hywel

Meeting date: Monday, 14 October 2024

Meeting time: 13.00 - 14.37
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/14132


Hybrid

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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

Mike Hedges MS (Chair)

Alun Davies MS

Luke Fletcher MS (In place of Adam Price MS)

Witnesses:

Sir Gary Hickinbottom, Welsh Tribunals

Rhian Davies-Rees, Welsh Tribunals

Committee Staff:

P Gareth Williams (Clerk)

Gerallt Roberts (Second Clerk)

Sarah Sargent (Second Clerk)

Kate Rabaiotti (Legal Adviser)

 

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1       Introduction, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Apologies were received from Natasha Asghar MS and Adam Price MS. Luke Fletcher MS attended as substitute for Adam Price MS.

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

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2.1   SL(6)533 - The Commission for Tertiary Education and Research (Registration and De-registration of Tertiary Education Providers in Wales) Regulations 2024

The Committee considered the instrument and was content.

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

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3.1   SL(6)534 - The Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023 (Consequential Provision) (Primary Legislation) Regulations 2024

The Committee considered the instrument and agreed to report to the Senedd in line with the reporting points identified.

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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

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4.1   SL(6)504 - The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Prescription of Drugs Etc.) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

The Committee noted the Welsh Government response.

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4.2   SL(6)517 - The Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023 (Consequential Provision) (Secondary Legislation) Regulations 2024

The Committee noted the Welsh Government response.

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4.3   SL(6)528 - The Special Procedures Licensing Committees (Wales) Regulations 2024

The Committee noted the Welsh Government response. The Committee agreed to write to the Welsh Government regarding the responses to the suite of Special Procedures Regulations.

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4.4   SL(6)530 - The Firefighters’ Pension Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2024

The Committee noted the Welsh Government response.

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4.5   SL(6)525 - The Prescribed Objects for Body Piercing (Special Procedures) (Wales) Regulations 2024

The Committee noted the Welsh Government response.

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4.6   SL(6)526 - The Special Procedures Exempted Individuals (Wales) Regulations 2024

The Committee noted the Welsh Government response.

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4.7   SL(6)527 - The Special Procedures Approved Premises and Vehicles (Wales) Regulations 2024

The Committee noted the Welsh Government response.

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4.8   SL(6)532 - The Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Act 2022 (Designation of Providers) Regulations 2024

The Committee noted the Welsh Government response.

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5       Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement

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5.1   Written Statement and correspondence from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: The Persistent Organic Pollutants (Amendment) Regulations 2024

The Committee noted the Written Statement and correspondence from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs.

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5.2   Correspondence from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: The Official Controls (Extension of Transitional Period) and Plant Health (Frequency of Checks) (Miscellaneous Amendment) Regulations 2024

The Committee noted the correspondence from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs.

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5.3   Correspondence from the First Minister: Intergovernmental meetings

The Committee noted the correspondence from the First Minister.

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5.4   Correspondence from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: The Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024

The Committee noted the correspondence from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs.

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5.5   Correspondence from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Interministerial Group on Net Zero, Energy and Climate Change

The Committee noted the correspondence from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs.

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6       Papers to note

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6.1   Correspondence from the Minister for Children and Social Care to the Finance Committee: Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill

The Committee noted the correspondence from the Minister for Children and Social Care to the Finance Committee.

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6.2   Written Statement by the Minister for Further and Higher Education: Government of Wales Act 2006 (Devolved Welsh Authorities) (Amendment) Order 2024

The Committee noted the Written Statement by the Minister for Further and Higher Education.

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6.3   Report published by the Centre for Public Policy: Westminster Rules? The United Kingdom Internal Market Act and Devolution

The Committee noted the Report published by the Centre for Public Policy.

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7       Evidence Session with the President of the Welsh Tribunals

The Committee received evidence from the President of the Welsh Tribunals.

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

The motion was agreed.

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9       Evidence Session with the President of the Welsh Tribunals: Consideration of evidence

The Committee considered the evidence heard during the session with the President of the Welsh Tribunals.

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10    Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Product Regulation and Metrology Bill

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

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11    International agreements: Draft report

The Committee agreed its draft report.

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12    Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill: Draft report

The Committee agreed its draft report, subject to minor changes.

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13    Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 - Approach to scrutiny

The Committee agreed its approach to scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26, and agreed to consider a draft letter to the Welsh Government at a future meeting.

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14    The Legislation (Procedure, Publication and Repeals) (Wales) Bill: Technical Briefing

The technical briefing was cancelled; the Committee agreed to request a written briefing.

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