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Consolidation and codification

This page gives details of any meetings held which will, or did, discuss the matter, and includes links to the relevant Papers, Agendas and Minutes.

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Meeting: 22/03/2021 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 8)

8 Written statement by the Counsel General: Improving the accessibility of Welsh law

CLA(5)-10-21 – Paper 72 – Written statement, 16 March 2021

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Minutes:

The Committee noted the Counsel General’s written statement.

Meeting: 08/03/2021 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 5)

5 Letter from the Llywydd: Draft Standing Orders for a Consolidation Bills procedure

CLA(5)-08-21 – Paper 31 – Letter from the Llywydd, 3 March 2021

CLA(5)-08-21 – Paper 32 – Letter to the Llywydd, 4 December 2019

CLA(5)-08-21 – Paper 33 – Letter to the Llywydd, 11 October 2019

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Minutes:

The Committee noted the letter from the Llywydd.

Meeting: 02/12/2019 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 7)

7 A procedure for Consolidation Bill scrutiny

CLA(5)-33-19 – Paper 9 – Key issues paper

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Minutes:

Following the session with the Counsel General on 18 November on the future of Welsh law, the Committee agreed to raise a number of additional issues in a further letter to the Business Committee in relation to a future procedure for the scrutiny of Consolidation Bills.

 

Meeting: 18/11/2019 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 7)

7 Consolidation and Codification: Consideration of evidence

CLA(5)-32-19 – Paper 12 – Letter to Business Committee

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Minutes:

The Committee considered the evidence and agreed to consider a draft letter at a future meeting to the Business Committee on a proposed procedure for the future scrutiny of consolidation bills.

 

Meeting: 18/11/2019 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 5)

5 Letter from the Counsel General: Publication of Writing Laws for Wales

CLA(5)-32-19 – Paper 9 – Letter from the Counsel General, 7 November 2019

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Minutes:

The Committee noted the letter from the Counsel General.

 

Meeting: 18/11/2019 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)

2 The future of Welsh law: classification, consolidation and codification: Evidence session

Jeremy Miles AM, Counsel General

Dylan Hughes, First Legislative Counsel (Director), Welsh Government

Claire Fife, Policy Advisor to the Counsel General, Welsh Government

 

CLA(5)-32-19 – Briefing

CLA(5)-32-19 – Paper 1 – Welsh Government consultation document - The future of Welsh law: classification, consolidation, codification

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Minutes:

The Committee took evidence from the Counsel General.

 

Meeting: 21/10/2019 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 16)

16 Welsh Government consultation - The future of Welsh law: classification, consolidation, codification

CLA(5)-29-19 – Paper 26 – Welsh Government written statement

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Minutes:

The Committee noted the Welsh Government’s consultation, and agreed to invite the Counsel General to give evidence to a future meeting.

Meeting: 30/09/2019 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 8)

8 A procedure for Consolidation Bill scrutiny - consideration of key issues

CLA(5)-26-19 – Paper 11 – Key issues paper

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Minutes:

The Committee considered the key issues for a proposed procedure for the future scrutiny of consolidation bills, and agreed to write to the Business Committee.

Meeting: 16/09/2019 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 16)

16 Briefing on a procedure for consolidation bill scrutiny

CLA(5)-24-19 – Briefing 3

CLA(5)-24-19 – Paper 76 – Letter from the Business Committee, including draft Standing Order

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Minutes:

The Committee received a briefing on a proposed procedure for the future scrutiny of consolidation bills.

Meeting: 08/05/2017 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 11)

11 Written Statement: Progress update on the work of the Justice Stakeholder Group

CLA(5)-12-17 – Paper 6 – Written Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children, 10 April 2017

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Minutes:

The Committee noted the written statement.

Meeting: 08/05/2017 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 7)

7 Codification and consolidation of Welsh law: Evidence session 1

Mick Antoniw AM, Counsel General for Wales

Dylan Hughes, Welsh Government

Claire Fife, Welsh Government

 

CLA(5)-12-17 – Paper 2 – Written evidence from the Counsel General

CLA(5)-12-17 – Research Service briefing

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Minutes:

The Committee took evidence form the Counsel General.

Meeting: 08/05/2017 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 13)

Codification and consolidation of Welsh law: Consideration of evidence

Minutes:

The Committee considered the evidence received.

Meeting: 14/02/2017 - Business Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 7)

Letter from the Chair of the Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee to the Llywydd

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Minutes:

The Committee noted a letter from the Chair of the Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee confirming that they are intending to look at the codification of Welsh law in more detail and that the Committee’s first step would be to take evidence from the Counsel General on codification.

Meeting: 06/02/2017 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 10)

10 Consolidation Bills: Draft correspondence for agreement

CLA(5)-04-17 – Paper 7 – Draft correspondence to the Llywydd and to the Counsel General

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Minutes:

10.1 The Committee agreed the draft correspondence.

Meeting: 30/01/2017 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 Consolidation Bills: Correspondence from the Llywydd - 26 January 2017

CLA(5)-03-17 – Paper 3 - Correspondence from the Llywydd to the Committee, 26 January 2017

CLA(5)-03-17 – Paper 4 - Correspondence from the Counsel General to the Llywydd, 12 December 2016

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Minutes:

3.2a The Committee noted the letter and agreed to consider its response in its private meeting.

Meeting: 30/01/2017 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 7)

Consolidation Bills: Consideration of the letter from the Llywydd

Minutes:

7.1 The Committee considered its response to the Llywydd’s letter.

 

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