Agenda - Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3

Meeting date: Thursday, 16 February 2017

Meeting time: 09.00
For further information contact:

Naomi Stocks

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6565

SeneddCommunities@assembly.wales


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Pre-meeting (09.00 - 09.15)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

                                                                                                                          

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2       Scrutiny of the Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children

(09.15 - 10.45)                                                                           (Pages 1 - 16)

 

·         Carl Sargeant AM, Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children

·         Jo-Anne Daniels, Director of Communities & Tackling Poverty

·         Amelia John, Deputy Director of Communities Division

 

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3       Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) to resolve to exclude the public from item 4

                                                                                                                          

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4       Scrutiny of the Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children - consideration of evidence under item 2

(10.45 - 11.00)                                                                                                

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Break (11.00 - 11.10)

 

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5       Trade Union (Wales) Bill - evidence session 2

(11.10 - 12.10)                                                                         (Pages 17 - 29)

 

·         Steve Thomas, Chief Executive, Welsh Local Government, 

·         Jonathan Lloyd, Head of Employment, Welsh Local Government Association

 

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Lunch (12.10 - 12.45)

 

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6       Trade Union (Wales) Bill - evidence session 3

(12.45 - 13.45)                                                                         (Pages 30 - 45)

 

·         Dr Stephen Monaghan, Chair of the BMA Welsh Council’s Legislation Subcommittee

·         Andrew Cross, Assistant Secretary, BMA Cymru Wales

·         Peter Meredith-Smith, Associate Director

·         Lisa Turnbull, Policy & Public Affairs Adviser, Royal College of Nursing,

·         Lien Watts, Assistant General Secretary, The Social Workers Union

 

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7       Trade Union (Wales) Bill - evidence session 4

(13.45 - 14.45)                                                                       (Pages 46 - 101)

 

·         Margaret Thomas, Vice President, Wales TUC Cymru

·         Martin Mansfield, General Secretary, Wales TUC Cymru

 

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8       Papers to note

                                                                                                                          

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Correspondence to the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales following the scrutiny session on 2 February 2017

                                                                                             (Pages 102 - 104)

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Additional information regarding Clearsprings Ready Homes Ltd in relation to refugees and asylum seekers

                                                                                             (Pages 105 - 108)

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9       Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting

                                                                                                                          

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10   Trade Union (Wales) Bill - consideration of evidence received under items 5, 6 and 7

(14.45 - 15.00)                                                                                                

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