Communities, Equality and Local Government Committee

 

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 3 - Senedd

 

 

 

Meeting date:

Wednesday, 23 January 2013

 

 

 

Meeting time:

09:30 - 11:41

 

 

 

This meeting can be viewed on Senedd TV at:
http://www.senedd.tv/archiveplayer.jsf

 

 

Concise Minutes:

 

 

 

Assembly Members:

 

Ann Jones (Chair)

Peter Black

Janet Finch-Saunders

Mike Hedges

Mark Isherwood

Gwyn R Price

Ken Skates

Rhodri Glyn Thomas

Joyce Watson

Jocelyn Davies

 

 

 

 

 

Witnesses:

 

Lyn Cadwallader, One Voice Wales

Robert Robinson, Town Clerk, Welshpool Town Council

Mariette Roberts, Towyn & Kinmel Bay

Stephen Brooks, Electoral Reform Society Wales

Owain ap-Gareth, Electoral Reform Society Wales

Darren Hughes, Electoral Reform Society Wales

 

 

 

 

 

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, witnesses and public to the meeting.

1.2        The Chair said that apologies for absence had been received from Lindsay Whittle.  The Committee welcomed Jocelyn Davies who was substituting for him in accordance with Standing Order 17.48.

 

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2.  Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Bill (Stage 1): Evidence Session 3

2.1 The Committee received evidence from One Voice Wales and the North Wales Association of Town and Larger Community Councils.

 

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3.  Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Bill (Stage 1): Evidence Session 3

3.1 The Committee received evidence from the Electoral Reform Society Wales.

 

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