Concise Minutes - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 4, Tŷ Hywel

Meeting date: Monday, 29 September 2025

Meeting time: 13.00 - 15.39
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/15358


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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

Mike Hedges MS (Chair)

Alun Davies MS

Samuel Kurtz MS

Witnesses:

Jayne Bryant MS, Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government

Jo Newth, Welsh Government

Tania Nicholson, Welsh Government

Kim Phelps, Welsh Government

Steve Pomeroy, Welsh Government

Professor Alison Young, Law Commission

Henni Ouahes, Law Commission

Committee Staff:

P Gareth Williams (Clerk)

Gerallt Roberts (Second Clerk)

Jennifer Cottle (Legal Adviser)

 

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1       Introduction, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Apologies were received from Adam Price MS.

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2       Building Safety (Wales) Bill: Evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government

The Committee heard evidence from the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government in relation to the Building Safety (Wales) Bill. The Committee agreed to write to the Cabinet Secretary with further questions.

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3       Planning (Wales) Bill and Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Bill: Evidence session with the Law Commission for England and Wales

The Committee heard evidence from the Law Commission for England and Wales in relation to the Planning (Wales) Bill and the Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Bill.

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

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4.1   SL(6)646 - The Corporate Joint Committees (Amendment to the Local Government Act 2003) (Wales) Regulations 2025

The Committee considered the instrument and was content.

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

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5.1   SL(6)647 - The School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions (Wales) Order 2025

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

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5.2   SL(6)645 - The Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications and Site Visits) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2025

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

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5.3   SL(6)648 - The Health Impact Assessment (Wales) Regulations 2025

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

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

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

The Committee noted its outgoing correspondence to the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery.

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7       Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement

There were no notifications to be considered under this item.

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8       Papers to note

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8.1   Correspondence from the Welsh Government: The Welsh Government's response to the Committee's report on the Welsh Government's Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No. 2) on the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill

The Committee noted the Welsh Government response.

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9       Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of today's meeting

The motion was agreed.

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10    Building Safety (Wales) Bill: Consideration of evidence

The Committee considered the evidence received from the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government.

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11    Planning (Wales) Bill and Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Bill: Consideration of evidence

The Committee considered the evidence received from the Law Commission.

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12    International Agreements

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13    Annual report 2024-25: Draft report

The Committee considered its draft report and agreed to consider a revised version at a future meeting.

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