Decision details
Supplementary Legislative Consent Motion Serious Crime Bill (Memorandum No. 4): Child Sexual Exploitation and Mandatory Reporting of FGM
Decision Maker: Plenary - Fourth Assembly, Business Committee - Fourth Assembly
Is Key decision?: Yes
Purpose:
This is a
matter where the consent of the National Assembly for Wales is sought by the UK
Government to Legislate on an issue which could normally fall within the
competence of the Assembly.
Decision:
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NDM5705 Leighton Andrews (Rhondda)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales, in accordance with
Standing Order 29.6 agrees that provisions in the Serious Crime Bill relating
to child sexual exploitation and the offence of loitering or soliciting for the
purposes of prostitution, and the imposition of a notification duty on various professionals in
respect of identified cases of female genital mutilation and an associated
statutory guidance power, in so far as they fall within the legislative competence
of the National Assembly for Wales, should be considered by the UK Parliament.
The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Publication date: 03/03/2015
Date of decision: 03/03/2015
Decided at meeting: 03/03/2015 - Plenary - Fourth Assembly