Communities, Equality and Local Government Committee

 

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 2 - Senedd

 

 

 

Meeting date:

Thursday, 12 January 2012

 

 

 

Meeting time:

09: - 10:30

 

 

 

This meeting can be viewed on Senedd TV at:
http://www.senedd.tv/archiveplayer.jsf?v=en_700007_12_01_2012&t=0&l=en

 

 

 

Concise Minutes:

 

 

 

Assembly Members:

 

Ann Jones (Chair)

Peter Black

Janet Finch-Saunders

Mike Hedges

Mark Isherwood

Bethan Jenkins

Gwyn R Price

Ken Skates

Rhodri Glyn Thomas

Joyce Watson

 

 

 

 

 

Witnesses:

 

Carl Sargeant, Minister for Local Government and Communities

Louise Gibson, Lawyer, Welsh Government

Stephen Phipps, Ethics and Regulation Team, Welsh Government

 

 

 

 

 

Committee Staff:

 

Bethan Davies (Clerk)

Leanne Hatcher (Deputy Clerk)

Rhys Iorwerth (Researcher)

Gwyn Griffiths (Legal Advisor)

 

 

 

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1.  Introductions, apologies and substitutions

1.1    The Chair welcomed the Committee Members, the Minister and members of the public to the meeting.

 

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2.  Local Government Byelaws (Wales) Bill - Stage 1 Evidence Session: Minister for Local Government and Communities

2.1    The Committee received evidence from the Minister, who agreed to provide the following additional:

 

·         Information on the consideration of byelaws by full council and the executive

·         A note on case law on the use of the term ‘good rule and governance’ and ‘suppression of nuisances’;

·         A flowchart for the creation of a byelaw.

 

2.2    The Committee agreed to write to the Minister with further questions and he agreed to provide written answers.

 

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3.  Local Government Byelaws (Wales) Bill - Stage 1: Private Session

3.1    The Committee agreed to exclude the public from item 3 of the meeting in accordance with Standing Order 17.42(vi).

 

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Transcript

View the meeting transcript.

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