Meetings

Assembly Reform

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: 27/01/2020 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 6)

6 Committee on Assembly Electoral Reform: Consideration of response

CLA(5)-04-20 – Paper 8 – Draft response

CLA(5)-04-20 – Paper 9 – Letter from the Chair of the Committee on Assembly Electoral Reform, 16 December 2019

CLA(5)-04-20 – Paper 10 – Letter to the Chair of the Business Committee, 24 May 2018

CLA(5)-04-20 – Paper 11 – Extracts from Making Laws in Wales report, October 2015

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The Committee considered and agreed its response to the Committee on Assembly Electoral Reform.


Meeting: 21/01/2020 - Standards of Conduct Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 Committee Correspondence: Assembly Electoral Reform (16 December 2019)

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Meeting: 09/01/2019 - Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)

4 Letter from the Llywydd in relation to Assembly reform: Electoral Commission financing and accountability

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4.5.a The Committee noted the letter from the Llywydd in relation to Assembly reform: Electoral Commission financing and accountability.


Meeting: 10/12/2018 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 8)

8 Letter from the Llywydd: Assembly Reform

CLA(5)-32-18 – Paper 53 – Letter from the Llywydd

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The Committee noted the letter from the Llywydd.


Meeting: 03/12/2018 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 6)

6 Letter from the Llywydd regarding Assembly reform: legislative competence

CLA(5)-31-18 – Paper 27 – Letter from the Llywydd

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The Committee noted the letter from the Llywydd.


Meeting: 24/09/2018 - Senedd Commission (Item 7)

Creating a Parliament for Wales - Consultation report

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  • Restricted enclosure 25

Minutes:

Commissioners noted the full report of the outcome of the consultation of electoral reform (referred to at item 3).


Meeting: 28/11/2017 - Standards of Conduct Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 Assembly Reform: Consideration of draft letter

SoC(5)-11-17 Paper 1 – Draft letter

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3.1 Members considered the draft letter and agreed its contents.


Meeting: 07/11/2017 - Standards of Conduct Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 Assembly Reform

SoC(5)-10-17 Paper 1 – Legal briefing on the implications the Wales Act 2017 has the Section 36 of the Government of Wales Act 2006

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3.1 The Committee’s Legal Adviser gave an oral briefing to supplement his paper on S36 of the Government of Wales Act 2006.

3.2 The Commissioner for Standards gave his views on the relevant section and suggested that he speaks with the Director of Public Prosecution to ascertain if he feels the present arrangements are satisfactory. He also suggested that he revisits the Protocol between the National Assembly for Wales, the Commissioner for Standards, the Chief Constable of South Wales Police and the Crown Prosecution Service on the Investigation of Alleged Offences under Section 36(7) of GOWA.

3.2 The Committee asked the Commissioner for Standards to proceed as suggested and agreed to reconsider this issue once he has his findings.


Meeting: 03/10/2017 - Standards of Conduct Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 Assembly Reform: Correspondence from the Llywydd

SoC(5)-09-17 Paper 1 - Correspondence from the Llywydd - Assembly Reform: Standards of Conduct (18 August 2017)

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3.1 Members considered the letter and asked for a detailed legal briefing and will return to this issue at the next Committee meeting.


Meeting: 09/02/2017 - Culture, Welsh Language and Communications Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)

4 Letter from the Llywydd to the Chair: Expert Panel on Assembly Electoral Reform

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