Concise Minutes - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee


Meeting Venue:

Video conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Monday, 30 November 2020

Meeting time: 09.31 - 10.24
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/6476


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Attendance

Category

Names

Assembly Members:

Mick Antoniw MS (Chair)

Carwyn Jones MS

Dai Lloyd MS

David Melding MS

Committee Staff:

P Gareth Williams (Clerk)

Sarah Sargent (Second Clerk)

Lucy Valsamidis (Researcher)

Gareth Howells (Legal Adviser)

Rhiannon Lewis (Legal Adviser)

Aled Evans (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 previously considered for sifting and now subject to scrutiny under Standing Orders 21.2 and 21.3

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2.1   SL(5)658 - The Nutrition (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) 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       Instruments that raise no reporting issues under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3

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3.1   SL(5)661 - Plant Health (Forestry) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

The Committee considered the instrument and was content.

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

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4.1   SL(5)666 - The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 20) 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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5       Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3 - previously considered

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5.1   SL(5)651 - The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 18) Regulations 2020

The Committee noted the Welsh Government response.

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5.2   SL(5)652 - The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 19) Regulations 2020

The Committee noted the Welsh Government response.

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5.3   SL(5)660 – The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel and Restrictions) (Amendment) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2020

The Committee noted the Welsh Government response.

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6       Papers to note

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6.1   Letter from the First Minister: Accessibility and public understanding of the Coronavirus regulations in Wales

The Committee noted the letter from the First Minister.

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6.2   Letter from the Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services: The Adoption and Fostering (Wales) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020

 

In accordance with Standing Order 17.24A, David Melding declared an interest with respect to Item 6.2.

 

The Committee noted the letter from the Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services.

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6.3   Letter from the First Minister: The Senedd Cymru (Disqualification) Order 2020

The Committee noted the letter from the First Minister and that the Senedd Cymru (Disqualification) Order 2020 had been made.

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6.4   Letter from the First Minister: The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 2) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 2020

The Committee noted the letter from the First Minister.

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6.5   Letter from the Deputy Minister and Chief Whip: The Socio-economic Duty

The Committee noted the letter from the Deputy Minister and Chief Whip and, in private session, agreed to accept the offer of a technical briefing in relation to the Socio-economic Duty.

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6.6   Letter from the First Minister: Making Justice work in Wales

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

The Committee considered and agreed its draft report on the Welsh Government’s Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Trade Bill. The Committee noted the report would be laid by the required deadline.

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9       Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Bill - consideration of draft report

The Committee considered and agreed its draft report on the Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Bill. The Committee noted the report would be laid by the required deadline.

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10    Scrutiny of regulations made under the EU (Withdrawal) Act 2018 - update

The Committee noted the letter from the Minister for Finance and Trefnydd.

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11    UK Internal Market Bill - update

The Committee received a briefing on the progress of the UK Internal Market Bill.

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