Concise Minutes - Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 1 - Senedd

Meeting date: Monday, 26 February 2018

Meeting time: 14. - 15.30
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/4495


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Attendance

Category

Names

Assembly Members:

Mick Antoniw AM (Chair)

Mandy Jones AM

Dai Lloyd AM

David Melding AM

Witnesses:

Committee Staff:

P Gareth Williams (Clerk)

Tanwen Summers (Second Clerk)

Ruth Hatton (Deputy Clerk)

Alys Thomas (Researcher)

Gareth Howells (Legal Adviser)

 

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1       Introduction, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

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

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2.1   SL(5)185 - The Non-Domestic Rating (Demand Notices) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2018

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2.2   SL(5)186 - The Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2018

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2.3   SL(5)183 - The Children (Secure Accommodation) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2018

The Committee considered the instruments and was contnet.

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

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3.1   SL(5)184 - The Care and Support (Charging) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2018

The Committee considered the instrument and will report to the Assembly in line with the merits point identified.

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4       Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Assembly under Standing Order 21.7

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4.1   SL(5)187 -  Code of Practice on the Exercise of Social Services Functions in Relation to Part 4 (Direct Payments and Choice of Accommodation) and Part 5 (Charging and Financial Assessment) of the Social Services and Well-Being (Wales) Act 2014

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4.2   SL(5)188 - Code of practice and guidance on the exercise of social services functions and partnership arrangements in relation to part 6 (looked after and accommodated children) of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014

The Committee considered the codes and will report to the Assembly in line with the points identified.

The Committee welcomed the clarity of drafting in the codes and noted the letter from the Minister for Children and Social Care.

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5       Papers to note

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5.1   SL(5)170 - The Land Transaction Tax (Tax Bands and Tax Rates) (Wales) Regulations 2018

The Committee noted the correspondence.

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5.2   SL(5)150 - The Agricultural Wages (Wales) Order 2017

The Committee noted the letter form the Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs.

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5.3   Welsh Government Written Statement: Report on the implementation of Law Commission proposals

The Committee noted the statement and report. It agreed to write to the Welsh Goivernment tro ascertain whether it has now identified a suitable area for law reform. 

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5.4   Regulation of Registered Social Landlords (Wales) Bill: Letter from the Minister for Housing and Regeneration

The Committee noted the letter from the Minister.

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5.5   UK governance post-Brexit: Letter from the First Minister

The Committee noted the letter form the First Minister.

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5.6   The European Union (Withdrawal) Bill: Letter from the Chair of the External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee

The Committee noted the correspondence.

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

The motion was agreed.

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7       Public Health (Minimum Price for Alcohol) (Wales) Bill: Draft Report

The Committee considered the draft report.

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8       Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Bill: Draft Report

The Committee considered the draft report.

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