Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee

Report: CLA(4)-14-12 : 18 June 2012

The Committee reports to the Assembly as follows:

Instruments that raise no reporting issues under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3

Negative Resolution Instruments

CLA156 - The Special Educational Needs Tribunal for Wales (Amendment) Regulations 2012

Procedure: Negative.

Date made: 25 May 2012.

Date laid: 30 May 2012.

Coming in to force date:21 June 2012

Affirmative Resolution Instruments

CLA154 - The Breaks for Carers of Disabled Children (Wales) Regulations 2012

Procedure: Affirmative.

Date made: not stated.

Date laid: not stated.

Coming into force date: 28 June 2012

Instruments that raise reporting issues under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3

Negative Resolution Instruments

None

Affirmative Resolution Instruments

None

Other Business

Committee Inquiries: Inquiry into the establishment of a separate Welsh jurisdiction

The Committee took oral evidence from Professor Thomas Glyn Watkin, Head of the Law School, Bangor University. The Members asked for a Note on Speaker’s Conference 1918 to be provided.

CLA151 - The Education (Student Loans) (Repayment) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2012

The Committee noted that the First Minister’s explanation of the absence of Welsh versions of the Statutory Instruments made jointly with UK Ministers discussed at the meeting 11 November 2011 Committee applies equally to the CLA151 - The Education (Student Loans) (Repayment) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2012.

Resolution to Meet in Private

In accordance with Standing Orders 17.42(vi) and (ix) the Committee resolved to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting to discuss the implications of the Legislative Consent Memorandum (Local Government Finance Bill) for the debate on the Committee’s report on Inquiry into the Granting of Powers to Welsh Ministers in UK Laws and theevidence submitted thus far onthe Inquiry into the establishment of a separate Welsh jurisdiction.

David Melding AM

Chair, Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee

18 June 2012