Concise Minutes - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3, Senedd

Meeting date: Wednesday, 17 December 2025

Meeting time: 09.33 - 10.30
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/15927

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Attendance

Category	Names
Members of the Senedd:	Mike Hedges MS (Chair) Alun Davies MS Sam Rowlands MS (In place of Samuel Kurtz MS) Adam Price MS
Witnesses:
Committee Staff:	P Gareth Williams (Clerk) Owain Davies (Second Clerk)

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1 Introduction, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Samuel Kurtz MS recused himself from item 3 and Sam Rowlands MS attended as substitute.

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

This motion was agreed.

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3 Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Bill: Draft report

Members agreed the draft report subject to minor changes to be agreed outside of Committee.

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