Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee

 

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 - Senedd

 

 

 

Meeting date:

Monday, 22 June 2015

 

 

 

Meeting time:

14.31 - 16.15

 

 

 

This meeting can be viewed on Senedd TV at:
 http://senedd.tv/en/2725

 

 

Concise Minutes:

 

 

 

Assembly Members:

 

Peter Black AM

Alun Davies AM

Suzy Davies AM (Chair)

Dafydd Elis-Thomas AM

 

 

 

 

 

Witnesses:

 

Emyr Lewis, Cardiff Law School

Professor Thomas Glyn Watkin, Bangor University

 

 

 

 

 

Committee Staff:

 

P Gareth Williams (Deputy Clerk)

Naomi Stocks (Clerk)

Gwyn Griffiths (Legal Adviser)

Alys Thomas (Researcher)

 

 

 

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1   Introduction, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Apologies were received from David Melding AM

In accordance with Standing Order 17.22 Suzy Davies AM was elected as temporary Chair.

 

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2   UK Government's Proposals for Further Devolution to Wales - Evidence Session (Panel)

The Committee took evidence from Professor Thomas Watkin, Emyr Lewis and Professor Adam Tomkins (via video-link).

 

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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 CLA541 - The National Independent Safeguarding Board (Wales) Regulations 2015

 

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3.2 CLA542 - The Safeguarding Boards (General) (Wales) Regulations 2015

 

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3.3 CLA547 - The Care and Support (Population Assessments) (Wales) Regulations 2015

 

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3.4 CLA543 -The Safeguarding Boards (Functions and Procedures) (Wales) Regulations 2015

 

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3.5 CLA544 - The Adult Protection and Support Orders (Authorised Officer) (Wales) Regulations 2015

 

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3.6 CLA545 - The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (Social Enterprise, Co-operative and Third Sector)

 

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3.7 CLA546 -The Care and Support (Partnership Arrangements for Population Assessments) (Wales) Regulations 2015

 

The Committee considered the instruments and was content.

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4   Statutory Instrument Consent Memorandum (SICM) 5 - The Hazardous Waste (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2015

The Committee considered the Statutory Instrument Consent Memorandum and agreed to report to the Assembly.

 

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5   Proposal for European Regulation on GMOs

The Committee considered the proposal and agreed to write to the Minister for Natural Resources.

 

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6   Paper to note

The Committee noted the correspondence.

 

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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 discuss the evidence received in Item 2. The Committee agreed to move Item 9 to the meeting on 6 July 2015.

 

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8   Consideration of Evidence

 

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9   Draft Report: Environment (Wales) Bill

 

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