Concise Minutes - Communities, Equality and Local Government Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 2 - Senedd

Meeting date: Wednesday, 4 November 2015

Meeting time: Times Not Specified
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/3299

Attendance

Category	Names
Assembly Members:	Christine Chapman AM (Chair) Peter Black AM Alun Davies AM Jocelyn Davies AM Janet Finch-Saunders AM Mike Hedges AM Mark Isherwood AM Gwyn R Price AM John Griffiths AM
Witnesses:	Huw Jones, Chairman, S4C Ian Jones, S4C Simon Curtis, Equity David Donovan, BECTU Paul Siegert, National Union of Journalists
Committee Staff:	Claire Morris (Second Clerk) Chloe Davies (Deputy Clerk) Matthew Richards (Legal Adviser) Rhys Iorwerth (Researcher)

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Transcript

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1 Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations

1.1. The Chair welcomed Members and members of the public to the meeting.

1.2. Apologies for absence were received from Rhodri Glyn Thomas AM and Gwenda Thomas AM. John Griffiths substituted for Gwenda Thomas AM, in accordance with Standing Order 17.48.

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2 Inquiry into the BBC Charter Review: evidence session 1 - S4C

2.1 The Committee received evidence from:

· Huw Jones, Chairman, S4C

· Ian Jones, Chief Executive, S4C

2.2 Alun Davies AM declared the following relevant interest under Standing Order 17.24A:

· He is a former employee of S4C.

2.3 S4C agreed to provide the Committee with a copy of their document ‘S4C: Looking to the Future’.

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3 Inquiry into the BBC Charter Review: evidence session 2 - BECTU, Equity and NUJ

    3.1 The Committee received evidence from:

· Simon Curtis, Equity

· David Donovan, BECTU

· Paul Siegert, National Union of Journalists (NUJ)

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4 Papers to note

4.1 The Committee noted the papers.

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5 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting

5.1 The Committee agreed the motion.

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6 Inquiry into the BBC Charter Review - discussion of evidence received in sessions 1 and 2

6.1 The Committee discussed the evidence received.

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7 Consideration of the Draft Wales Bill

7.1 The Committee discussed its consideration of the Draft Wales Bill.

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