Agenda - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee


Meeting Venue:

Video conference via Zoom

Meeting date: 19 May 2025

Meeting time: 13.00
For further information contact:

P Gareth Williams

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6565

SeneddLJC@senedd.wales


Remote

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Public meeting

(13.30 - 13.50)

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1       Introduction, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

(13.30)                                                                                                             

 

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

(13.30 - 13.35)                                                                                    (Page 1)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-16-25 - Paper 1 - Draft report

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Affirmative Resolution Instruments

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2.1   SL(6)614 - The Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wet Wipes) (Wales) Regulations 2025

                                                                                                     (Pages 2 - 3)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-16-25 - Paper 2 - Written Statement by the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, 7 May 2025

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

(13.35 - 13.40)                                                                                                

 

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4       Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement

(13.40 - 13.45)                                                                                                

 

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4.1   Correspondence from the Welsh Government: Meetings of inter-ministerial groups

                                                                                                             (Page 4)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-16-25 - Paper 3 - Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: The Inter-Ministerial Group for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, 9 May 2025

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4.2   Correspondence from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Phytosanitary Conditions (Amendment) Regulations 2025

                                                                                                     (Pages 5 - 6)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-16-25 - Paper 4 - Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, 12 May 2025

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4.3   Correspondence from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2025

                                                                                                     (Pages 7 - 8)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-16-25 - Paper 5 - Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, 13 May 2025

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4.4   Correspondence from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Persistent Organic Pollutants (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2025

                                                                                                   (Pages 9 - 11)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-16-25 - Paper 6 - Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, 14 May 2025

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5       Papers to note

(13.45 - 13.50)                                                                                                

 

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5.1   Committee submission to the UK Government's consultation on the statutory review of the United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020

                                                                                                 (Pages 12 - 23)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-16-25 - Paper 7 - Committee submission, 2 April 2025

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5.2   Correspondence with the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, and Counsel General and Minister for Delivery: General scrutiny session

                                                                                                 (Pages 24 - 35)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-16-25 - Paper 8 - Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, and Counsel General and Minister for Delivery, 12 May 2025
LJC(6)-16-25 - Paper 9 - Letter to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, and Counsel General and Minister for Delivery, 21 March 2025

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5.3   Correspondence from the Equality and Social Justice Committee to the Cabinet Secretary, Trefnydd and Chief Whip: Scrutiny sessions on prisons and criminal justice

                                                                                                 (Pages 36 - 37)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-16-25 - Paper 10 - Letter from the Equality and Social Justice Committee to the Cabinet Secretary, Trefnydd and Chief Whip, 13 May 2025

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5.4   Research report by PolicyWISE and the Bennett Institute for Public Policy: A More Collaborative Way of Governing? Why the UK's Council of the Nations and Regions Matters

                                                                                                 (Pages 38 - 48)

A More Collaborative Way of Governing? Why the UK's Council of the Nations and Regions Matters – Full report

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-16-25 - Paper 11 - Executive Summary Report

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5.5   Correspondence with the First Minister of Wales: Invitation to give evidence

                                                                                                 (Pages 49 - 51)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-16-25 - Paper 12 - Letter from the First Minister of Wales, 15 May 2025
LJC(6)-16-25 - Paper 13 - Letter to the First Minister of Wales, 4 March 2025

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

(13.50)                                                                                                             

 

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Private meeting

(13.50 - 15.10)

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7       Consideration of public correspondence

(13.50 - 14.00)                                                                                                

 

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8       Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Draft report

(14.00 – 14.15)                                                                         (Pages 52 - 65)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-16-25 - Paper 14 - Draft report

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9       Supplementary Legislative Consent Memoranda (Memoranda No. 2 and No. 3) on the Product Regulation and Metrology Bill

(14.15 – 14.25)                                                                         (Pages 66 - 82)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-16-25 - Paper 15 - Legal Advice Note
LJC(6)-16-25 - Paper 16 - Draft report

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10    Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No. 2) on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Draft report

(14.25 - 14.35)                                                                         (Pages 83 - 93)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-16-25 - Paper 17 - Draft report

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11    Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No. 3) on the Mental Health Bill

(14.35 – 14.45)                                                                         (Pages 94 - 97)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-16-25 - Paper 18 - Legal Advice Note

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12    International agreements

(14.45 – 15.00)                                                                       (Pages 98 - 109)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-16-25 - Paper 19 - Briefing
LJC(6)-16-25 - Paper 20 - Draft submission to the House of Lords International Agreements Committee inquiry into treaty scrutiny

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13    Update on Common Frameworks

(15.00 – 15.10)                                                                     (Pages 110 - 115)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-16-25 - Paper 21 - Briefing

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