DRAFT MINUTES

DRAFT MINUTES

Meeting ID	5165
Committee	Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee
Date	17/10/2018
Attendees	John Griffiths AM (Chair) Gareth Bennett AM (Member) Jayne Bryant AM (Member) Siân Gwenllian AM (Member) Mark Isherwood AM (Member) David Melding AM (Member) Jenny Rathbone AM (Member) Jack Sargeant AM (Member) Bethan Sayed AM (Member) Naomi Stocks (Clerk) Catherine Hunt (Second Clerk) Elizabeth Wilkinson (Second Clerk) Chloe Davies (Deputy Clerk) Linda Heard (Monitor) AMSS John Griffiths (Monitor) AMSS Gareth Bennett (Monitor) AMSS Jayne Bryant (Monitor) AMSS Sian Gwenllian (Monitor) AMSS Mark Isherwood (Monitor) AMSS Jenny Rathbone (Monitor) AMSS Jack Sargeant (Monitor) AMSS Bethan Sayed (Monitor) Jonathan Baxter (Researcher) Osian Bowyer (Researcher) Hannah Johnson (Researcher) Megan Jones (Researcher) Ben Stokes (Monitor) Jennifer Cottle (Legal Adviser) Stephen Davies (Legal Adviser) Gwyn Griffiths (Monitor) Manon Huws (Monitor) Matthew Richards (Monitor) Jon Tomkinson (Monitor) Kevin Davies (Monitor) Access All Committees (Monitor) Central Admin (Monitor) Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee (Monitor) TRS Admin group (Monitor) TRS - Users (Monitor) Alun Davies AM (Witness) Claire Bennett (Witness) Claire Germain (Witness)

Item ID	45134
Item Title	Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Summary	1.1. The Chair welcomed Members and members of the public to the meeting. 1.2. David Melding AM substituted for Mark Isherwood AM for item 6.

Item ID	45137
Item Title	Inquiry into public services boards: evidence session 6
Summary	2.1. The Committee received evidence from: · Alun Davies AM, Cabinet Secretary for Local Government and Public Services · Claire Bennett, Deputy Director, Local Government Transformation and Partnerships, Welsh Government · Claire Germain, Head of Local Government Partnerships Policy, Welsh Government 2.2. During the evidence session the Cabinet Secretary for Local Government and Public Services agreed to provide a note on how the Welsh Government is reviewing the inter-relationship partnerships between Public Services Boards and Regional Partnership Boards.

Item ID	45138
Item Title	Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting
Summary	3.1. The Committee agreed the motion.

Item ID	45954
Item Title	Inquiry into public services boards: consideration of the evidence received under item 2
Summary	4.1. The Committee discussed the evidence received under item 2.

Item ID	46216
Item Title	Inquiry into voting rights for prisoners: consideration of approach to the inquiry
Summary	5.1. The Committee discussed and agreed its approach to the inquiry.

Item ID	45139
Item Title	Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Bill: consideration of the draft report
Summary	6.1. The Committee discussed and agreed the draft report, subject to minor changes.