Concise Minutes - Committee on Assembly Electoral Reform


Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 4 - Tŷ Hywel

Meeting date: Monday, 24 February 2020

Meeting time: 09.59 - 10.56
 


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Attendance

Category

Names

Assembly Members:

Dawn Bowden AM (Chair)

Huw Irranca-Davies AM

Dai Lloyd AM

David J Rowlands AM

Committee Staff:

Helen Finlayson (Clerk)

Stephen Aldhouse (Second Clerk)

Gerallt Roberts (Deputy Clerk)

Gareth Pembridge (Legal Adviser)

Tom Lewis-White (Researcher)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1   The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting; there were no apologies.

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2       Electing a more diverse Assembly: approach to consultation

2.1   The Committee agreed its approach to consultation for its inquiry into the diversity of the Assembly.

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3       Capacity of the Assembly: consideration of the evidence

3.1   The Committee considered the evidence it had received to date for its inquiry into the capacity of the Assembly.

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4       Public engagement strategy

4.1   The Committee considered its future engagement and evidence gathering activity and noted an update on the procurement of a citizens’ assembly.

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5       Papers to note

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5.1   Written submission from an individual on the capacity of the Assembly – January 2020

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5.2   Written submission from Old Radnor Community Council on the capacity of the Assembly – January 2020

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5.3   Written submission from Prospect on the capacity of the Assembly – February 2020

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5.4   Written submission from Presteigne and Norton Town Council on the capacity of the Assembly – February 2020

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5.5   Letter from the Minister for Finance and Trefnydd on the capacity of the Assembly – 10 February 2020

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5.6   Written submission from the New Radnor Community Council on the capacity of the Assembly – February 2020

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5.7   Letter from the Head of the Equality and Human Rights Commission in Wales with additional information following the meeting on 13 January 2020 – 12 February 2020

5.1     The papers were noted.

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