Agenda - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee


Meeting Venue:

Hybrid - Committee Room 5, Tŷ Hywel and videoconference via Zoom

Meeting date: 25 November 2025

Meeting time: 09.30
For further information contact:

P Gareth Williams

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6565

SeneddLJC@senedd.wales


Hybrid

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Public meeting

(09.30 - 10.00)

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1       Introduction, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

(09.30)                                                                                                             

 

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

(09.30 – 09.35)                                                                                                

 

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2.1   SL(6)673 - The Legislation (Procedure, Publication and Repeals) (Wales) Act 2025 (Commencement and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2025

                                                                                                     (Pages 1 - 2)

Order

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-33-25 - Paper 1 - Draft report

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

(09.35 – 09.40)                                                                                                

 

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Made Negative Resolution Instruments

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3.1   SL(6)674 - The Official Controls (Import of High-Risk Food and Feed of Non-Animal Origin) (Amendment of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793) (Wales) Regulations 2025

                                                                                                     (Pages 3 - 5)

Regulations

Explanatory Memorandum

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-33-25 - Paper 2 - Draft report

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Affirmative Resolution Instruments

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3.2   SL(6)675 - The Climate Change (Carbon Budget) (Wales) Regulations 2025

                                                                                                     (Pages 6 - 7)

Regulations

Explanatory Memorandum

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-33-25 - Paper 3 - Draft report

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3.3   SL(6)676 - The Climate Change (Net Welsh Emissions Account Credit Limit) (Wales) Regulations 2025

                                                                                                     (Pages 8 - 9)

Regulations

Explanatory Memorandum

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-33-25 - Paper 4 - Draft report

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4       Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.7 - previously considered

(09.40 – 09.45)                                                                                                

 

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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

(09.45 – 09.50)                                                                                                

 

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5.1   SL(6)661 - The Infrastructure Consent (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2025

                                                                                                 (Pages 10 - 13)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-33-25 - Paper 5 - Report
LJC(6)-33-25 - Paper 6 - Welsh Government response

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5.2   SL(6)667 - The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2025

                                                                                                 (Pages 14 - 17)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-33-25 - Paper 7 - Report
LJC(6)-33-25 - Paper 8 - Welsh Government response

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6       Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement

(09.50 – 09.55)                                                                                                

 

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

                                                                                                 (Pages 18 - 20)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-33-25 - Paper 9 - Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Inter-Ministerial Standing Committee, 19 November 2025
LJC(6)-33-25 - Paper 10 - Written Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Education: UK Education Ministers Council Meeting, 21 November 2025

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6.2   Correspondence from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: The Organic Production (Amendment) Regulations 2025

                                                                                                           (Page 21)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-33-25 - Paper 11 - Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, 19 November 2025

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7       Papers to note

(09.55 – 10.00)                                                                                                

 

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7.1   Correspondence from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs and the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery: The Welsh Government's Draft Budget 2026-27

                                                                                                 (Pages 22 - 31)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-33-25 - Paper 12 - Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs and the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery, 17 November 2025
LJC(6)-33-25 - Paper 13 - Letter to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs and the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery, 16 September 2025

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7.2   Written Statement by the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Consultation on draft Air Quality Target Regulations for fine particulate matter

                                                                                                 (Pages 32 - 33)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-33-25 - Paper 14 - Written Statement by the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, 17 November 2025

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7.3   Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales: The Bus Services (Wales) Bill - The Wales Centre for Public Policy Report

                                                                                                 (Pages 34 - 35)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-33-25 - Paper 15 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales, 17 November 2025

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7.4   Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language to the Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee: Development of Tourism and Regulation of Visitor Accommodation (Wales) Bill

                                                                                                 (Pages 36 - 40)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-33-25 - Paper 16 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language to the Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee, 18 November 2025

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7.5   Correspondence to the Business Committee: Business Committee review of the Public Bill and Member Bill processes: publication of pre-introduction Bills

                                                                                                 (Pages 41 - 42)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-33-25 - Paper 17 - Letter to the Business Committee, 14 November 2025

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7.6   Correspondence from the Welsh Government: The Welsh Government's response to the Committee's report on the Welsh Government's Legislative Consent Memoranda on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

                                                                                                 (Pages 43 - 46)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-33-25 - Paper 18 - Welsh Government response, 18 November 2025

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7.7   Written Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Education: Consultation on the School Funding, Budget Statements and Outturn Statements (Wales) Regulations 2026

                                                                                                           (Page 47)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-33-25 - Paper 19 - Written Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Education, 20 November 2025

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7.8   Correspondence from the Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing: The Welsh Government's response to the Committee's report on the Welsh Government's Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No. 5) on the Mental Health Bill

                                                                                                           (Page 48)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-33-25 - Paper 20 - Letter from the Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing, 21 November 2025

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7.9   Correspondence from the Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing: Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No. 3) on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill

                                                                                                 (Pages 49 - 50)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-33-25 - Paper 21 - Letter from the Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing, 21 November 2025

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

(10.00)                                                                                                             

 

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Private meeting

(10.00 - 10.30)

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9       British Sign Language (Wales) Bill: Draft report

(10.00 - 10.15)                                                                         (Pages 51 - 71)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-33-25 - Paper 22 - Draft report

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10    Prohibition of Greyhound Racing (Wales) Bill: Draft report

(10.15 – 10.25)                                                                       (Pages 72 - 105)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-33-25 - Paper 23 - Draft report

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11    Committee update and forward look: Oral update

(10.25 – 10.30)                                                                                                

 

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