Attendance
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Category
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Names
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Members of the Senedd:
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Mike Hedges MS (Chair)
John Griffiths MS (In place of Alun Davies
MS)
Samuel Kurtz MS
Adam Price MS
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Witnesses:
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Sir Gary Hickinbottom, Welsh Tribunals
David Sargent, Welsh Government
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Committee Staff:
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P Gareth Williams (Clerk)
Owain Davies (Second Clerk)
Tom Lewis-White (Second Clerk)
Gerallt Roberts (Second Clerk)
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<AI1>
1
Introduction, apologies, substitutions
and declarations of interest
Apologies were received from Alun Davies MS.
John Griffiths MS attended as substitute for items 1 to 5. Samuel
Kurtz MS will recuse himself from item 5.
</AI1>
<AI2>
2
President of the Welsh Tribunals:
Evidence session on the annual report for 2024-25 and priorities
for 2025-26
The Committee received evidence from the
President of the Welsh Tribunals on his annual report for 2024-25
and his priorities for 2025-26.
</AI2>
<AI3>
3
Motion under Standing Order 17.42(vi) and
(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the following items: 4,
5, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16
The motion was agreed.
</AI3>
<AI4>
4
President of the Welsh Tribunals:
Consideration of evidence
The Committee considered the evidence received
from the President of the Welsh Tribunals.
</AI4>
<AI5>
5
Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and
Elections) Bill: Draft report
The Committee considered its report on the
Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Bill and agreed
to consider a revised version at its next meeting.
</AI5>
<AI6>
6
Instruments that raise no reporting
issues under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
</AI6>
<AI7>
6.1
SL(6)680 - The Non-Domestic Rating
Contributions (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2025
The Committee considered the instrument and
was content.
</AI7>
<AI8>
7
Instruments that raise issues to be
reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or
21.3
</AI8>
<AI9>
7.1
SL(6)681 - The Local Government
(Standards Committees and Member Conduct) (Miscellaneous
Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2025
The Committee considered the instrument and
agreed to report to the Senedd in line with the reporting points
identified.
</AI9>
<AI10>
8
Instruments that raise issues to be
reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.7 - previously
considered
</AI10>
<AI11>
8.1
SL(6)666 - Code of Practice on the
exercise of social services functions in relation to Part 4 (direct
payments and choice of accommodation) and Part 5 (charging and
financial assessment) of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales)
Act 2014
The Committee noted the Welsh Government
response.
</AI11>
<AI12>
8.2
SL(6)678 - The Children and Families
(Wales) Measure 2010 (Commencement No. 10) Order 2025
The Committee noted the Welsh Government
response.
</AI12>
<AI13>
9
Instruments that raise issues to be
reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3 -
previously considered
</AI13>
<AI14>
9.1
SL(6)679 - The Procurement Act 2023
(Specified International Agreements) (Amendment) (Wales)
Regulations 2025
The Committee noted the Welsh Government
response.
</AI14>
<AI15>
9.2
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
The Committee noted the Welsh Government
response.
</AI15>
<AI16>
10
Inter-Institutional Relations
Agreement
</AI16>
<AI17>
10.1 Written
Statement and correspondence from the Deputy First Minister and
Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: The
Biocidal Products (Data Protection Periods) (Amendment) Regulations
2025
The Committee noted the Written Statement and
correspondence from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary
for Climate Change and Rural Affairs.
</AI17>
<AI18>
10.2 Written
Statement by the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for
Climate Change and Rural Affairs: The United Kingdom Internal
Market Act 2020 (Exclusions from Market Access Principles: Glue
Traps) Regulations 2025
The Committee noted the Written Statement by
the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change
and Rural Affairs.
</AI18>
<AI19>
10.3 Written
Statement and correspondence from the Deputy First Minister and
Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: The Control
of Mercury (Amendment) Regulations 2025
The Committee noted the Written Statement and
correspondence from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary
for Climate Change and Rural Affairs.
</AI19>
<AI20>
10.4 Correspondence from the Welsh Government: Meetings of
inter-ministerial groups
The Committee noted the Written Statement and
correspondence from the Welsh Government in relation to a meeting
of the Inter-Ministerial Group for Environment, Food and Rural
Affairs.
</AI20>
<AI21>
11
Papers to note
</AI21>
<AI22>
11.1 Correspondence from Mark Isherwood MS to the Finance
Committee: British Sign Language (Wales) Bill
The Committee noted the correspondence from
Mark Isherwood MS to the Finance Committee.
</AI22>
<AI23>
11.2 Correspondence from the Minister for Mental Health
and Wellbeing: Four nations response to the Competition and Markets
Authority (CMA) market study into the UK infant and follow-on
formula market
The Committee noted the letter from the
Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing.
</AI23>
<AI24>
11.3 Written
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language:
Non-domestic rates support for 2026-27
The Committee noted the Written Statement by
the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and
Welsh Language.
</AI24>
<AI25>
11.4 Correspondence from the Deputy First Minister and
Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Update on
UK Emissions Trading Scheme
The Committee noted the correspondence from
the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet
Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs.
</AI25>
<AI26>
12
Supplementary Legislative Consent
Memorandum (Memorandum No. 2) on the Victims and Courts Bill: Draft
report
The Committee agreed its draft report on
Memorandum No. 2 on the Victims and Courts Bill.
</AI26>
<AI27>
13
Supplementary Legislative Consent
Memorandum (Memorandum No. 2) on the Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Bill
Members considered Memorandum No. 2 and agreed to consider a draft
report at a future meeting.
</AI27>
<AI28>
14
Legislative Consent Memorandum on the
Public Office (Accountability) Bill: Draft report
The Committee considered its draft report on
the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Public Office (Accountability) Bill and agreed
to consider a revised draft report at its next meeting.
</AI28>
<AI29>
15
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27:
Draft letter
The Committee agreed its draft letter on the
Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-2027.
</AI29>
<AI30>
16
Development of Tourism and Regulation of
Visitor Accommodation (Wales) Bill: Draft report
The Committee considered its draft report on
the Development of Tourism and Regulation
of Visitor Accommodation (Wales) Bill and agreed to consider a
revised version at its next meeting.
</AI30>
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