Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee

Meeting Venue:	Committee Room 2 - Senedd
Meeting date:	Monday, 15 September 2014
Meeting time:	14.30 - 16.06
This meeting can be viewed on Senedd TV at: http://www.senedd.tv/Meeting/Archive/1f65bc8d-8477-4882-a1fe-6c105e2d56ed?autostart=True
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Assembly Members:		David Melding AM (Chair) Mick Antoniw AM Suzy Davies AM Eluned Parrott AM Simon Thomas AM
Witnesses:
Committee Staff:		P Gareth Williams (Clerk) Ruth Hatton (Deputy Clerk) Gwyn Griffiths (Legal Advisor) Stephen Boyce (Researcher) Alys Thomas (Researcher)

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1 Introduction, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Apologies were received from Julie James AM.   Mick Antoniw AM substituted.

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

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2.1 CLA427 - The Social Services Complaints Procedure (Wales) Regulations 2014

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2.2 CLA428 - The Representations Procedure (Wales) Regulations 2014

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2.3 CLA429 - The Common Agricultural Policy Basic Payment Scheme (Provisional Payment Region Classification) (Wales) Regulations 2014

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2.4 CLA430 - The Food Hygiene (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2014

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2.5 CLA432 - The Education (European Institutions) and Student Support (Wales) (Revocation) Regulations 2014

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2.6 CLA434 - The Education (National Curriculum) (Foundation Phase) (Wales) Order 2014

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2.7 CLA435 - The Head Teacher’s Report to Parents and Adult Pupils (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2014

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2.8 CLA436 - The National Curriculum (Assessment Arrangements for the Foundation Phase and the Second and Third Key Stages) (Wales) Order 2014

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2.9 CLA437 - The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) (Wales) (No.2) Regulations 2014

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2.10 CLA438 - The Student Fees (Amounts ) (Wales)  (Amendment) Regulations 2014

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2.11 CLA439  - The Dissolution of Further Education Corporations (Publication of Proposals and Prescribed Bodies) (Wales) Regulations 2014

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2.12 CLA441 -  The Regional Transport Planning (Wales) Order 2014

The Committee considered the instruments and was content.

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

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3.1 CLA440 - The Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (Consequential Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2014

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3.2 CLA433 - The Sulphur Content of Liquid Fuels (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2014

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3.3 CLA431 - The Diseases of Swine Regulations 2014

The Committee considered the instruments and will report to the Assembly.

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4 Papers to note

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4.1 Letter from the First Minister regarding Reciprocal Guidance

The Committee agreed to discuss this paper at a future meeting.

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4.2 Correspondence regarding a proposal from the European Commission on the prohibition of driftnets COM(2014)265

The Committee agreed to write to the Commissioner for further information about the meeting referred to in the Commissioner’s letter.

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4.3 Correspondence from the Presiding Officer

The Committee noted the correspondence.

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4.4 Written Statement in relation to the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014

The Committee noted the Statement and agreed to write to the Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services, requesting further details of the timetable for implementing subordinate legislation from the 2014 Act.

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4.5 Letter from the First Minister regarding the Inquiry into Disqualification of Membership from the National Assembly for Wales

The Committee agreed the approach suggested in the First Minister’s letter and agreed to request a Plenary debate for November 2014.

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4.6 Legislative Consent Memorandum : Deregulation Bill: Amendments in relation to Farriers and Home-School Arrangements

The Committee noted the correspondence.

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4.7 Statement by the First Minister: The Legislative Programme July 2014

The Committee noted the Statement.

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5 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the following business:

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5.1 Draft Report Higher Education (Wales) Bill

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5.2 Making Laws Inquiry - Update

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5.3 Forward Work Programme