Agenda - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3, Senedd

Meeting date: 6 May 2025

Meeting time: 09.15
For further information contact:

P Gareth Williams

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6565

SeneddLJC@senedd.wales

On-site

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Public meeting

(09.15 - 09.25)

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1 Introduction, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

(09.15)

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2 Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.7

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No Procedure Instruments

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2.1 SL(6)610 - The Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Act 2022 (Commencement No. 5 and Transitory and Transitional Provisions) Order 2025

(Pages 1 - 4)

Order

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-14-25 - Paper 1 - Draft report
LJC(6)-14-25 - Paper 2 - Written Statement by the Minister for Further and Higher Education, 3 April 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

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Made Negative Resolution Instruments

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3.1 SL(6)606 - The Building etc. (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2025

(Pages 5 - 7)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-14-25 - Paper 3 - Report
LJC(6)-14-25 - Paper 4 - Welsh Government response

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4 Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement

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

(Pages 8 - 9)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-14-25 - Paper 5 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning: The Tourism Inter-Ministerial Group, 29 April 2025
LJC(6)-14-25 - Paper 6 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning: The Inter-Ministerial Group for Business and Industry, 30 April 2025

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4.2 Correspondence from the First Minister of Wales: Celtic Heritage Agreement Annual Report

(Pages 10 - 11)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-14-25 - Paper 7 - Letter from the First Minister of Wales, 30 April 2025

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4.3 Correspondence and Written Statement by the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: The Official Controls (Extension of Transitional Periods) (Amendment) Regulations 2025

(Pages 12 - 14)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-14-25 - Paper 8 - Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, 1 May 2025
LJC(6)-14-25 - Paper 9 - Written Statement by the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, 29 April 2025

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4.4 Written Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language: The Public Procurement (Revocation) Regulations 2025

(Page 15)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-14-25 - Paper 10 - Written Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language, 30 April 2025

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4.5 Correspondence with the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: The Persistent Organic Pollutants (Amendment) Regulations 2024

(Pages 16 - 19)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-14-25 - Paper 11 - Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, 30 April 2025
LJC(6)-14-25 - Paper 12 - Letter to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, 21 March 2025

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5 Papers to note

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5.1 Correspondence from the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery: Commitments to correct statutory instruments

(Pages 20 - 62)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)14-25 - Paper 13 - Letter from the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery, 28 April 2025
LJC(6)14-25 - Paper 14 - Letter to the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery, 16 January 2025

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5.2 Correspondence from the Welsh Government: The Welsh Government's Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Employment Rights Bill

(Pages 63 - 67)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-14-25 - Paper 15 - The Welsh Government’s response to the Committee’s report on the Welsh Government’s Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Employment Rights Bill, April 2025
LJC(6)-14-25 - Paper 16 - Letter from the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership to the Economy, Trade & Rural Affairs Committee, 30 April 2025

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

(09.25)

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Private meeting

(09.25 - 10.50)

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7 Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No. 2) on the Product Regulation and Metrology Bill

(09.25 - 09.35) (Pages 68 - 72)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-14-25 - Paper 17 - Legal Advice Note

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

(09.35 - 09.50) (Pages 73 - 95)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-14-25 - Paper 18 - Legal Advice Note
LJC(6)-14-25 - Paper 19 - Draft report

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9 Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No. 3) on the Employment Rights Bill

(09.50 - 10.00) (Pages 96 - 101)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-14-25 - Paper 20 - Legal Advice Note

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10 Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No. 4) on the Data (Use and Access) Bill

(10.00 - 10.10) (To Follow)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-14-25 - Paper 21 - Legal Advice Note
LJC(6)-14-25 - Paper 22 - Draft report

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11 Forward Work Planning

(10.10 - 10.20) (Pages 102 - 110)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-14-25 - Paper 23 - Forward Work Programme

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12 Update in relation to HM Prison Parc

(10.20 - 10.25)

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13 Monitoring report

(10.25 - 10.30) (Pages 111 - 133)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-14-25 - Paper 24 - Monitoring report

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14 Statutory instruments previously considered

(10.30 - 10.40) (Pages 134 - 161)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-14-25 - Paper 25 - Paper

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15 Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Planning and Infrastructure Bill

(10.40 - 10.50) (Pages 162 - 177)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-14-25 - Paper 26 - Legal Advice Note

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