Decision details
Stage 3 Standing Order 26.44 debate on the Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Bill
Decision Maker: Business Committee - Fourth Assembly, Communities, Equality and Local Government Committee - Fourth Assembly, Plenary - Fourth Assembly
Status: Recommendations approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Purpose:
A Government Bill, introduced by Carl Sargeant, Minister for Local Government and Communities. Following a change in ministerial portfolios in March 2013, the First Minister authorised Lesley Griffiths AM, Minister for Local Government and Government Business, as the new Member in Charge of the Bill, from 18 March 2013. The Business Committee remitted the Bill to the Communities, Equality and Local Government Committee.
About the Bill
The
provisions of the Bill intended to reform the organisation and functions of the
Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales.
The Bill also contained provisions which amended the Local Government
(Wales) Measure 2011 in relation to the responsibilities of the Independent
Remuneration Panel for Wales and the structure of local authority audit
committees.
Current Stage
The Local
Government (Democracy) (Wales) Act 2013 (external link) became law in Wales (external
link) on 30 July 2013.
Record of Passage in the National Assembly for Wales
The following table sets out the dates for each stage of the Bill’s passage
through the National Assembly for Wales.
Contact
information
Clerk: Bethan
Davies
Phone: 0300 200 6565
Postal address:
National Assembly for Wales
Cardiff
Bay
Cardiff
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Email: contact@assembly.wales
Decision:
The
item started at 15.41
In accordance with Standing Order 26.36, amendments will
be disposed of in the order which the sections and schedules to which they
relate, arise in the Bill.
The
Amendments have been grouped for the purposes of debate and the groupings will
be debated as follows:
1. Access to council
meetings and council information
18, 1, 2, 3, 58, 8, 59
2. Members of the
Boundary Commission
10
3. Technical
19, 46, 47, 49, 50
4. Electoral reviews
20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35,
36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 48, 57
5. Reviews of qualifying
bodies
11, 12, 13, 14, 17
6. Payment to Presiding
Members
51, 52, 56
7. Private Bills
53
8. Democratic services
committee
4
9. Functions relating to
salaries of heads of paid service
54, 9, 15*, 55
10.Independent
Remuneration Panel Reports
16
11. Local Authority
elections
5, 6, 7
* This amendment has been withdrawn
Voting was taken in the order
set out in the Marshalled List of Amendments:
Amendment 18 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
A
vote was taken on Amendment 1:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
24 |
0 |
27 |
51 |
Amendment
1 was not agreed.
A
vote was taken on Amendment 10:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
24 |
0 |
27 |
51 |
Amendment
10 was not agreed.
Amendment 19 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Amendment 20 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Amendment 21 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Amendment 22 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Amendment 23 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Amendment 24 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Amendment 25 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Amendment 26 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Amendment 27 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Amendment 28 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Amendment 29 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Amendment 30 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Amendment 31 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Amendment 32 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Amendment 33 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Amendment 34 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Amendment 35 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Amendment 36 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Amendment 37 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Amendment 38 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Amendment 39 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Amendment 40 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Amendment 41 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Amendment 42 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Amendment 43 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Amendment 44 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Amendment 45 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Amendment 46 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Amendment 47 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Amendment 48 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Amendment 49 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
A
vote was taken on Amendment 11:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
24 |
0 |
27 |
51 |
Amendment
11 was not agreed.
A
vote was taken on Amendment 12:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
24 |
0 |
27 |
51 |
Amendment
12 was not agreed.
A
vote was taken on Amendment 13:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
24 |
0 |
26 |
50 |
Amendment
13 was not agreed.
As Amendment 13 was not agreed, Amendment
17 fell.
A
vote was taken on Amendment 14:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
24 |
0 |
27 |
51 |
Amendment
14 was not agreed.
Amendment 50 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Amendment 51 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Amendment 52 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Amendment 53 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
A
vote was taken on Amendment 2:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
24 |
0 |
27 |
51 |
Amendment
2 was not agreed.
As Amendment 2 was not agreed, Amendment 8
fell.
A
vote was taken on Amendment 3:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
24 |
0 |
27 |
51 |
Amendment
3 was not agreed.
A
vote was taken on Amendment 58:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
39 |
0 |
12 |
51 |
Amendment
58 was agreed.
A
vote was taken on Amendment 4:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
24 |
0 |
27 |
51 |
Amendment
4 was not agreed.
Amendment 54 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
A
vote was taken on Amendment 9:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
12 |
0 |
40 |
52 |
Amendment
9 was not agreed.
Amendment 15 was withdrawn prior to the meeting.
A
vote was taken on Amendment 16:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
26 |
0 |
27 |
53 |
Amendment
16 was not agreed.
A
vote was taken on Amendment 5:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
14 |
0 |
39 |
53 |
Amendment
5 was not agreed.
A
vote was taken on Amendment 6:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
13 |
0 |
39 |
52 |
Amendment
6 was not agreed.
A
vote was taken on Amendment 7:
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
26 |
0 |
27 |
53 |
Amendment 7 was not agreed.
Amendment 59 was agreed
in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Amendment 55 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Amendment 56 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Amendment 57 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
All sections and schedules of the Bill were deemed agreed, concluding
Stage 3 proceedings.
Publication date: 18/06/2013
Date of decision: 18/06/2013
Decided at meeting: 18/06/2013 - Plenary - Fourth Assembly