Communities, Equality and Local Government Committee

 

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 2 - Senedd

 

 

 

Meeting date:

Thursday, 5 July 2012

 

 

 

Meeting time:

09:30 - 12:02

 

 

 

This meeting can be viewed on Senedd TV at:
http://www.senedd.tv/archiveplayer.jsf?v=en_300000_05_07_2012&t=0&l=en

 

 

Concise Minutes:

 

 

 

Assembly Members:

 

Peter Black

Mike Hedges

Mark Isherwood

Bethan Jenkins

Gwyn R Price

Ken Skates

Rhodri Glyn Thomas

Joyce Watson (Chair)

 

 

 

 

 

Witnesses:

 

Peter Gomer, Welsh Local Government Association

Peter Tyndall, Ombudsman for Wales

Susan Hudson, Policy and Communication Manager

 

 

 

 

 

Committee Staff:

 

Marc Wyn Jones (Clerk)

P Gareth Williams (Clerk)

Sarah Bartlett (Deputy Clerk)

Leanne Hatcher (Deputy Clerk)

Gwyn Griffiths (Legal Advisor)

Rhys Iorwerth (Researcher)

 

 

 

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1.  Introductions, apologies and substitutions

Joyce Watson was elected as temporary Chair, in accordance with Standing Order 17.22.

 

Apologies were received from Ann Jones and Janet Finch Saunders there were no substitutions.

 

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2.  Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the following business

Motion was agreed.

 

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3.  Technical Briefing Session on Homes for Wales: A White Paper for Better Lives and Communities

The Committee received a briefing on Homes for Wales: A White Paper for Better Lives and Communities. The Members questioned the Officials present.

 

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4.  Committee forward work programme - Budget Scrutiny

The Committee agreed the scrutiny process for the forthcoming budget, the Clerk agreed to e-mail Members with further details over the summer recess.

 

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5.  Inquiry into the Welsh Government's historic environment policy - Evidence session

The Chair welcomed Peter Gomer from the WLGA. The Members questioned the witness.

 

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6.  Consideration of the annual report by the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales 2011-12

The Chair welcomed the Peter Tyndall, Public Services Ombudsman for Wales and Susan Hudson, Policy & Communications Manager.

 

The Committee welcomed the report and questioned the Ombudsman on the report.

 

The Ombudsman agreed to provide the Committee with a note on the Advisory Panel.

 

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7.  Papers to note

Papers noted.

 

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7.1  CELG(4)-17-12 - Paper 3 - Evidence for Football inquiry - Submission from ITV Wales

 

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7.2  CELG(4) -17-12 - Paper 4 - Additional Information from the Welsh Local Government Association as evidence for the Football inquiry

 

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8.  Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the following business:

Motion agreed to meet in private for Items 1 and 2 at the meeting on 11 July.

 

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Transcript

View the meeting transcript.

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