Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee

 

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 2 - Senedd

 

 

 

Meeting date:

Monday, 18 May 2015

 

 

 

Meeting time:

14.30 - 15.34

 

 

 

This meeting can be viewed on Senedd TV at:
 http://senedd.tv/en/2721

 

 

Concise Minutes:

 

 

 

Assembly Members:

 

David Melding AM (Chair)

Alun Davies AM

Suzy Davies AM

William Powell AM

Simon Thomas AM

 

 

 

 

 

Witnesses:

 

Huw Vaughan Thomas, Auditor General for Wales, Wales Audit Office

Martin Peters, Wales Audit Office

 

 

 

 

 

Committee Staff:

 

P Gareth Williams (Clerk)

Ruth Hatton (Deputy Clerk)

Gwyn Griffiths (Legal Adviser)

Stephen Boyce (Researcher)

Alys Thomas (Researcher)

 

 

 

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1   Introduction, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

 

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2   Evidence in relation to the Inquiry into Making Laws in the Fourth Assembly

The Committee took evidence from Huw Vaughan Thomas, the Auditor General for Wales and Martin Peters Compliance Manager, at the Wales Audit Office.

 

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

 

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3.1 CLA530 - The Regulation of Private Rented Housing (Training Requirements) (Wales) Regulations 2015

 

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3.2 CLA531 - The Smoke-free Premises etc. (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2015

 

The Committee considered the instruments and was content.

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

 

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4.1 CLA529 - The National Assembly for Wales (Disqualification) Order 2015

 

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

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5   Commencement Order: The Housing (Wales) Act 2014 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitory, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2015

The Committee noted the Commencement Order.

 

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6   Scottish Parliament: Devolution (Future Powers) Committee: Report on the Draft legislative Clauses for the New Scotland Bill

The Committee noted the press release of the Scottish Parliament’s Devolution (Future Powers) Committee Report

 

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

The Committee agreed to hold the remainder of the meeting in private session to consider the evidence received from the Auditor General for Wales.

 

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