Concise Minutes - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee


Meeting Venue:

Video conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Monday, 3 August 2020

Meeting time: 10.00 - 10.50
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/6434


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Attendance

Category

Names

Assembly Members:

Mick Antoniw MS (Chair)

David Melding MS (In place of Suzy Davies MS)

Carwyn Jones MS

Dai Lloyd MS

Committee Staff:

P Gareth Williams (Clerk)

Nia Moss (Researcher)

Gareth Howells (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.

 

Apologies were received from Suzy Davies MS. David Melding MS attended as a substitute.

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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)576 - The Education (Student Support) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (No. 2) Regulations 2020

The Committee noted the instrument and was content.

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

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3.1   SL(5)574 - The European Union (Regulated Professions Proportionality Assessment) (Wales) Regulations 2020

The Committee considered the instrument and agreed to report to the Senedd in line with the reporting point identified and to highlight implications as a result of the UK’s exit from the EU. The Committee agreed to consider the Welsh Government response at a future meeting.

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3.2   SL(5)577 - The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel and Public Health Information to Travellers) (Wales) (Amendment) 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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3.3   SL(5)578 - The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Wales) (Amendment) 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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3.4   SL(5)588 - The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020

The Committee considered the instrument and agreed to report to the Senedd in line with the reporting points identified, and to consider the Welsh Government response at a future meeting.

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3.5   SL(5)580 - The Countryside Access (Local Access Forums) (Wales) (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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3.6   SL(5)582 - The Relaxation of School Reporting Requirements (Wales) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020

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

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3.7   SL(5)585 - The Coronavirus Act 2020 (Assured Tenancies and Assured Shorthold Tenancies, Extension of Notice Periods) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2020

The Committee considered the instrument and agreed to report to the Senedd in line with the reporting points identified, and to consider the Welsh Government response at a future meeting.

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3.8   SL(5)581 - The Representation of the People (Electoral Register Publication Date) (Wales) (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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3.9   SL(5)579 - The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2020

The Committee considered the instrument and agreed to report to the Senedd in line with the reporting points identified, and to consider the Welsh Government response at a future meeting.

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3.10 SL(5)584 - The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 2) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2020

The Committee considered the instrument and agreed to report to the Senedd in line with the reporting points identified, and to consider the Welsh Government response at a future meeting.

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3.11 SL(5)587 - The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 2) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020

The Committee considered the instrument and agreed to report to the Senedd in line with the reporting points identified, and to consider the Welsh Government response at a future meeting.

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3.12 SL(5)586 - The Land Transaction Tax (Temporary Variation of Rates and Bands for Residential Property Transactions) (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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4       Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Assembly under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3 - previously considered

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

The Committee noted the Welsh Government response.

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5       Written statements under Standing Order 30C

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5.1   WS-30C(5)164 - The European Structural and Investment Funds Common Provisions and Common Provision Rules etc. (Amendment) (EU Exit) (Revocation) Regulations 2020

The Committee noted the statement and the commentary.

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5.2   WS-30C(5)165 - The Cleaner Road Transport Vehicles (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

The Committee noted the statement and the commentary and, in private session, agreed to write to the Minister for Finance and Trefnydd to seek further clarification on the effect of the Regulations.

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6       Papers to note

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6.1   Letter from the Counsel General: Joint Ministerial Committee (EU Negotiations)

The Committee noted the letter from the Counsel General.

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6.2   Letter from the Minister for Education: Disapplication of Curriculum Requirements in Wales Notice 2020

The Committee noted the letter from the Minister for Education.

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6.3   Letter from the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs: Agricultural Wages (Wales) Order 2020

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

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6.4   Letter from the Minister for International Relations and the Welsh Language: Ministerial Forum for Trade

The Committee noted the letter from the Minister for International Relations and the Welsh Language.

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6.5   Letter from the First Minister: Data on access to justice

The Committee noted the letter from the First Minister.

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7       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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8       Consideration of the UK Government’s internal market White Paper

The Committee noted the correspondence on the UK Government’s internal market White Paper and discussed matters to include in its response to the Secretary of State for the Department for Business, Energy and the Industrial Strategy.

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9       Motion under Standing Order 17.22 to elect a temporary Chair for the next meeting

Under Standing Order 17.22, Members agreed to appoint Carwyn Jones MS as temporary Chair for the meeting on 24 August 2020, subject to Mick Antoniw MS sending his apologies.

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