Concise Minutes - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 4, Tŷ Hywel

Meeting date: Monday, 13 October 2025

Meeting time: 14.00 - 16.32
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/15388


Hybrid

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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

Mike Hedges MS (Chair)

Alun Davies MS

Samuel Kurtz MS

Witnesses:

Mark Isherwood MS, Member in Charge of the Bill

Gareth Rogers, Senedd Commission

Aled Evans, Legal Services

Committee Staff:

Owain Davies (Second Clerk)

Gerallt Roberts (Second Clerk)

Sarah Sargent (Second Clerk)

 

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1       Introduction, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Apologies were received from Adam Price MS.

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2       Planning (Wales) Bill and Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Bill: Evidence session with Planning Officers Society Wales

The Committee received evidence from Planning Officers Society Wales.

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

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3.1   SL(6)653 - The Free-Range Poultrymeat Marketing Standards (Amendment) (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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4       Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3 - previously considered

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4.1   SL(6)634 - The Amendments to Subordinate Legislation (Minimum Landing Size and Miscellaneous Corrections) (Wales) Order 2025

The Committee noted the Welsh Government response.

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

The Committee noted the Welsh Government response and agreed to write to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care.

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4.3   SL(6)652- The National Health Service (Concerns, Complaints and Redress Arrangements) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2025

The Committee noted the Welsh Government response.

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5       Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement

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5.1   Correspondence from the Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language: Procurement Act 2023 (Specified International Agreements) (Amendment) Regulations 2025

The Committee noted the correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language.

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6       Papers to note

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6.1   Written Statement by the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery: Draft of the Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Bill

The Committee noted the Written Statement by the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery.

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6.2   Written Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language: Draft of the Development of Tourism and Regulation of Visitor Accommodation (Wales) Bill

The Committee noted the Written Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language.

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6.3   Correspondence to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government: Building Safety (Wales) Bill

The Committee noted the letter.

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6.4   Written Statement by the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Update on the Review of the Control of Agricultural Pollutions Regulations

The Committee noted the Written Statement by the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs.

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7       Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public  from the following items: 8, 9, 10 and 12

The motion was agreed.

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

The Committee considered the evidence received from Planning Officers Society Wales.

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9       Chairs' Forum Review of Committee Effectiveness: Consideration of response

The Committee agreed its response.

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10    Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill: Draft report

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

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11    British Sign Language (Wales) Bill: Evidence session with the Member in charge of the Bill, Mark Isherwood MS

The Committee received evidence from the Member in charge of the Bill, Mark Isherwood MS.

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12    British Sign Language (Wales) Bill: Consideration of evidence

The Committee considered the evidence received.

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