Concise Minutes - Local Government and Housing Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 5, Tŷ Hywel

Meeting date: Thursday, 26 June 2025

Meeting time: 09.00 - 14.51
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/15139

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Attendance

Category	Names
Members of the Senedd:	John Griffiths MS (Chair) Natasha Asghar MS (In place of Peter Fox MS) Siân Gwenllian MS Laura Anne Jones MS Lee Waters MS
Witnesses:
Committee Staff:	Manon George (Clerk) Catherine Hunt (Second Clerk) Evan Jones (Deputy Clerk) Gwennan Hardy (Researcher) Jennie Bibbings (Researcher) Aled Evans (Legal Adviser)

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1. The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting.

2. Apologies were received from Lesley Griffiths MS and Peter Fox MS. Natasha Asghar MS attended as a substitute for Peter Fox MS.

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2 Homelessness and Social Housing Allocation (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 7

2.1     The Committee received evidence from Local Authorities.

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3 Homelessness and Social Housing Allocation (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 8

3.1     The Committee received evidence from Community Housing Cymru, Taff Housing, Tai Tarian, RHA Wales, Clwyd Alyn and Adra.

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4 Homelessness and Social Housing Allocation (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 9

4.1     The Committee received evidence from Dr Ayla Cosh, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board.

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5 Homelessness and Social Housing Allocation (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 10

5.1     The Committee received evidence from Clinks, G4S and the HM Prison and Probation Service.

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6 Homelessness and Social Housing Allocation (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 11

6.1     The Committee received evidence from the GMB and Prison Officers’ Association.

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7 Papers to note

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7.1 Homelessness and Social Housing Allocation (Wales) Bill

7.1     The Committee noted the letter.

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8 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (IX) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting and for the meeting on 9 July

8.1     The Committee agreed the Motion to go into private for the remainder of this meeting and for the meeting on 9 July.

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

9.1     The Committee considered the evidence received.

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10 Forward work programme

10.1   The Committee considered its forward work programme.

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