DRAFT MINUTES

DRAFT MINUTES

Meeting ID	5740
Committee	Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee
Date	19/09/2019
Attendees	John Griffiths AM (Chair) Dawn Bowden AM (Member) Huw Irranca-Davies AM (Member) Mark Isherwood AM (Member) Caroline Jones AM (Member) Leanne Wood AM (Member) Naomi Stocks (Clerk) Catherine Hunt (Second Clerk) Yan Thomas (Deputy Clerk) Linda Heard (Monitor) AMSS John Griffiths (Monitor) AMSS Dawn Bowden (Monitor) AMSS Huw Irranca-Davies (Monitor) AMSS Mark Isherwood (Monitor) AMSS Caroline Jones (Monitor) AMSS Leanne Wood (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)

Item ID	51351
Item Title	Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Summary	1.1 There were no apologies, substitutions or declarations of interest.

Item ID	51352
Item Title	Papers to note
Summary

Item ID	53084
Item Title	Correspondence from the Minister for Health regarding the Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) on Paying for Social Care - 15 July 2019
Summary	2.1a The Committee noted the Correspondence from the Minister for Health regarding the Inter-Ministerial Group on Paying for Social Care - 15 July 2019.

Item ID	53085
Item Title	Correspondence to the Minister for Housing and Local Government and the Deputy Minister and Chief Whip regarding common UK policy frameworks - 22 July 2019
Summary	2.2a The Committee noted the correspondence to the Minister for Housing and Local Government and the Deputy Minister and Chief Whip regarding common UK policy frameworks - 22 July 2019.

Item ID	53086
Item Title	Correspondence to the Llywydd regarding the inquiry into prisoner voting: report response clarification - 26 July 2019
Summary	2.3a The Committee noted the correspondence to the Llywydd regarding the inquiry into prisoner voting: report response clarification - 26 July 2019.

Item ID	53087
Item Title	Correspondence to the Minister for Housing and Local Government regarding the inquiry into prisoner voting: report response clarification - 26 July 2019
Summary	2.4a The Committee noted the correspondence to the Minister for Housing and Local Government regarding the inquiry into prisoner voting: report response clarification - 26 July 2019.

Item ID	53088
Item Title	Correspondence from the Deputy Minister for Housing and Local Government regarding benefits in Wales: additional information - 6 August 2019
Summary	2.5a The Committee noted the correspondence from the Deputy Minister for Housing and Local Government regarding benefits in Wales: additional information - 6 August 2019.

Item ID	53090
Item Title	Correspondence from the Deputy Minister for Housing and Local Government regarding empty properties: additional information - 6 August 2019
Summary	2.6a The Committee noted the correspondence from the Deputy Minister for Housing and Local Government regarding empty properties: additional information - 6 August 2019.

Item ID	53089
Item Title	Correspondence from the Minister for Housing and Local Government regarding fire safety in high-rise buildings: follow up response - 6 August 2019
Summary	2.7a The Committee noted the correspondence from the Minister for Housing and Local Government regarding fire safety in high-rise buildings: follow up response - 6 August 2019.

Item ID	53091
Item Title	Correspondence from the Deputy Minister and Chief Whip regarding common UK policy frameworks - 8 August 2019
Summary	2.8a The Committee noted the correspondence from the Deputy Minister and Chief Whip regarding common UK policy frameworks - 8 August 2019.

Item ID	53092
Item Title	Correspondence from the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales regarding involvement in the first Future Generations Report - 9 August 2019
Summary	2.9a The Committee noted the Correspondence from the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales regarding involvement in the first Future Generations Report - 9 August 2019.

Item ID	53093
Item Title	Correspondence from the Minister for Housing and Local Government regarding common UK policy frameworks - 13 August 2019
Summary	2.10a The Committee noted the correspondence from the Minister for Housing and Local Government regarding common UK policy frameworks - 13 August 2019.

Item ID	53094
Item Title	Correspondence to the Minister for Housing and Local Government, the Deputy Minister for Housing and Local Government and the Deputy Minister and Chief Whip regarding draft budget scrutiny 2020-21 - 10 September 2019
Summary	2.11a The Committee noted the correspondence to the Minister for Housing and Local Government, the Deputy Minister for Housing and Local Government and the Deputy Minister and Chief Whip regarding draft budget scrutiny 2020-21 - 10 September 2019.

Item ID	53177
Item Title	Correspondence from the Llywydd regarding revising the remit of the Committee - 30 July 2019
Summary	2.12a The Committee noted the correspondence from the Llywydd regarding revising the remit of the Committee - 30 July 2019 and agreed to respond to the Llywydd.

Item ID	52868
Item Title	Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting
Summary	3.1 The Committee agreed the motion.

Item ID	52869
Item Title	Inquiry into empty properties: consideration of draft report
Summary	4.1 The Committee agreed the report subject to the changes it discussed.

Item ID	53100
Item Title	Rough sleeping in Wales: private event
Summary	5.1 The Committee undertook a visit to meet people with lived experience of rough sleeping.