Agenda - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 4, Tŷ Hywel

Meeting date: 23 June 2025

Meeting time: 13.00
For further information contact:

P Gareth Williams

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6565

SeneddLJC@senedd.wales


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Public meeting

(13.00 – 14.25)

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1       Introduction, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

(13.00)                                                                                                             

 

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2       Homelessness and Social Housing Allocation (Wales) Bill: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government

(13.00 - 14.00)                                                                           (Pages 1 - 54)

Homelessness and Social Housing Allocation (Wales) Bill, as introduced

Explanatory Memorandum

 

Jayne Bryant MS, Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government

Sarah Rhodes, Deputy Director Housing Policy, Welsh Government

Hannah Fisher, Head of Homelessness Prevention Legislation, Welsh Government

Julie Stokes, Lawyer, Welsh Government

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-20-25 - Paper 1 - Briefing Paper
LJC(6)-20-25 - Paper 2 - Letter from Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government to the Local Government and Housing Committee, 19 May 2025

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Break

(14.00 - 14.05)

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

(14.05 – 14.10)                                                                         (Pages 55 - 57)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-20-25 - Paper 3 - Draft report

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Made Negative Resolution Instruments

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3.1   SL(6)618 - The Cancellation of Student Loans for Living Costs Liability (Wales) Regulations 2025

                                                                                                                          

 

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Affirmative Resolution Instruments

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3.2   SL(6)619 - The Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (Exclusions and Variation of Campaign Expenditure Limits) (Wales) Regulations 2025

                                                                                                                          

 

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

                                                                                                                          

 

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

(14.10 – 14.15)                                                                                                

 

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5.1   SL(6)615 - The Senedd Cymru (Representation of the People) Order 2025

                                                                                                 (Pages 58 - 59)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-20-25 - Paper 4 - Letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government, 18 June 2025

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6       Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement

(14.15 – 14.20)                                                                                                

 

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

                                                                                                           (Page 60)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-20-25 - Paper 5 - Letter from the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery: Inter-Ministerial Group on Justice, 17 June 2025

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7       Papers to note

(14.20 – 14.25)                                                                                                

 

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7.1   Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip: The Welsh Government's response to the Committee's report on the Welsh Government's Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill

                                                                                                           (Page 61)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-20-25 - Paper 6 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip, 17 June 2025

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7.2   Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning: The Welsh Government's response to the Committee's report on the Welsh Government's Supplementary Legislative Consent Memoranda (Memorandum No. 3 and Memorandum No. 4) on the Data (Use and Access) Bill

                                                                                                 (Pages 62 - 64)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-20-25 - Paper 7 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning, 17 June 2025

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7.3   Correspondence and Written Statement by the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery: Draft Planning (Wales) Bill

                                                                                                 (Pages 65 - 66)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-20-25 - Paper 8 - Letter from the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery, 18 June 2025
LJC(6)-20-25 - Paper 9 - Written Statement by the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery, 18 June 2025

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

(14.25)                                                                                                             

 

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Private meeting

(14.25 – 15.15)

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9       Homelessness and Social Housing Allocation (Wales) Bill: Consideration of evidence

(14.25 – 14.35)                                                                                                

 

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10    Statutory Instrument Consent Memorandum on the Legislative Reform (Disclosure of Adult Social Care Data) Order 2025

(14.35 – 14.40)                                                                         (Pages 67 - 70)

Statutory Instrument Consent Memorandum

Statutory Instrument

Explanatory Memorandum

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-20-25 - Paper 10 - Legal Advice Note
LJC(6)-20-25 - Paper 11 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government, 30 May 2025

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11    Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Victims and Courts Bill

(14.40 – 14.50)                                                                         (Pages 71 - 74)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-20-25 - Paper 12 - Legal Advice Note

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12    Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No. 3) on the Mental Health Bill: Draft report

(14.50 – 15.00)                                                                         (Pages 75 - 93)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-20-25 - Paper 13 - Draft report
LJC(6)-20-25 - Paper 14 - Welsh Government response to the Committee’s report on the Welsh Government’s Legislative Consent Memoranda on the Mental Health Bill, 13 June 2025

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13    Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No. 2) on the Bus Services (No. 2) Bill

(15.00 – 15.15)                                                                       (Pages 94 - 105)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-20-25 - Paper 15 - Legal Advice Note

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