Concise Minutes - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee


Meeting Venue:

Video conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Monday, 6 July 2020

Meeting time: 09.30 - 10.36
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/6399


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Attendance

Category

Names

Assembly Members:

Mick Antoniw MS (Chair)

Suzy Davies MS

Carwyn Jones MS

Dai Lloyd MS

Committee Staff:

P Gareth Williams (Clerk)

Sarah Sargent (Second Clerk)

Gareth Howells (Legal Adviser)

Katie Wyatt (Legal Adviser)

 

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1       Introduction, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

The Chair confirmed that, in accordance with Standing Order 34.19, he had determined that the public were excluded from the Committee’s meeting in order to protect public health.

 

There were no apologies or substitutions.

 

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2       Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3

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2.1   SL(5)560 - The Waste (Prescribed Enactments) (Wales) Regulations 2020

The Committee considered the instrument and agreed to report to the Senedd in line with the reporting point identified.

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2.2   SL(5)562 - The Business Tenancies (Extension of Protection from Forfeiture etc.) (Wales) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020

The Committee considered the instrument and agreed to report to the Senedd in line with the reporting points identified.

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2.3   SL(5)565 - The Education (Induction Arrangements for School Teachers) (Wales) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020

The Committee considered the instrument and noted the reporting points identified. The Committee will aim to consider the instrument further when the Welsh Government response is received before reporting to the Senedd.

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2.4   SL(5)566 - The Education (Notification of School Term Dates) (Wales) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020

The Committee considered the instrument and agreed to report to the Senedd in line with the reporting point identified.

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2.5   SL(5)563 - The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 6) Regulations 2020

The Committee considered the instrument and agreed to report to the Senedd in line with the reporting point identified.

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2.6   SL(5)564 - The Curriculum Requirements (Amendment of paragraph 7(5) of Schedule 17 to the Coronavirus Act 2020) (Wales) Regulations 2020

The Committee considered the instrument and agreed to report to the Senedd in line with the reporting points identified.

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3       Instruments that raise no reporting issues under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3 but have implications as a result of the UK exiting the EU

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3.1   SL(5)561 - The Vegetable Plant Material and Seed (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2020

The Committee considered the instrument and agreed to report to the Senedd to highlight issues as a result of the UK exiting the EU.

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4       Subordinate legislation that raises issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.7

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4.1   SL(5)567 - Disapplication of Curriculum Requirements in Wales Notice 2020

The Committee considered the Notice and agreed to report to the Senedd in line with the reporting points identified. In addition, the Committee agreed to write to the Welsh Government to seek clarification on the dates quoted in the Notice and the Written Statement.

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4.2   SL(5)571 - Modification of section 3 of the Education Act 1996 (Wales) Notice 2020

The Committee considered the Notice and agreed to report to the Senedd in line with the reporting point identified.

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5       Paper(s) to note

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5.1   Letter from the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs: Response to report on the Welsh Government's Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Fisheries Bill

The Committee noted the letter from the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs.

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6       Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting

The Committee agreed the motion.

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7       Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Agriculture Bill - consideration of draft report

The Committee considered its draft report and agreed to consider a further draft at the next meeting.

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8       Forward Work Programme - discussion

The Committee considered its draft forward work programme for the autumn term.

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