Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee

 

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 - Senedd

 

 

 

Meeting date:

Monday, 24 November 2014

 

 

 

Meeting time:

14.00 - 16.35

 

 

 

This meeting can be viewed on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/2454

 

 

Concise Minutes:

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Assembly Members:

 

David Melding AM (Chair)

Alun Davies AM

Suzy Davies AM

William Powell AM

Simon Thomas AM

 

 

 

 

 

Witnesses:

 

Dame Rosemary Butler AM, Presiding Officer

Elisabeth Jones, Director of Legal Services

Christopher Warner, Head of Policy and Legislation Committee Service

Mick Antoniw AM

Peter Black AM, Commissioner

Bethan Jenkins AM

 

 

 

 

 

Committee Staff:

 

P Gareth Williams (Clerk)

Ruth Hatton (Deputy Clerk)

Gwyn Griffiths (Legal Adviser)

Alys Thomas (Researcher)

Stephen Boyce (Researcher)

 

 

 

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1    Introduction, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

There were no apologies or substitutions.

 

</AI1>

<AI2>

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

 

</AI2>

<AI3>

2.1  CLA465 - The Local Authority Elections (Wales) Order 2014

 

The Committee noted the statutory instrument and was content.

 

</AI3>

<AI4>

3    Paper to note

The Committee noted the papers.  The Committee agreed to write to the Public Services Minister about the Council Tax Regulations.

 

</AI4>

<AI5>

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

The Committee agreed to conduct the next item of business in private.

 

</AI5>

<AI6>

4.1  Section 109 Order: The Government of Wales Act 2006 (Amendment) Order 2015

 

</AI6>

<AI7>

5    Evidence in relation to the Making Laws Inquiry

The Committee took evidence from the Presiding Officer.

 

</AI7>

<AI8>

6    Evidence in relation to the Making Laws Inquiry

The Committee took evidence from a panel of Assembly Members who had taken their own Bills through the legislative process, or were in the process of doing so.