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Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Act 2013
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Meeting: 18/06/2013 - Plenary - Fourth Assembly (Item 7.)
Stage 4 Standing Order 26.47 motion to approve the Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Bill
At the conclusion of Stage 3 the Minister may propose
that the Bill be passed in accordance with Standing Order 26.47. If the
proposition is agreed:
Decision:
The item started at
16.55
At the conclusion of
Stage 3 the Minister may propose that the Bill be passed in accordance with
Standing Order 26.47. If the proposition is agreed:
Stage 4 Standing Order
26.47 motion to approve the Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Bill.
The motion was
agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Meeting: 18/06/2013 - Plenary - Fourth Assembly (Item 6.)
Stage 3 Standing Order 26.44 debate on the Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Bill
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* This amendment has been withdrawn
Supporting Documents
Local
Government (Democracy) (Wales) Bill
Explanatory
Memorandum
Marshalled List of Amendments
Grouping
of Amendments
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.
Meeting: 05/06/2013 - Communities, Equality and Local Government Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 6)
6 Letter from Powys County Council
CELG(4)-17-13 – Paper (to note) 7
Supporting documents:
Meeting: 09/05/2013 - Communities, Equality and Local Government Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 2)
2 Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Bill - Stage 2: Consideration of Amendments
Papers: Marshalled List of Amendments, 9 May 2013
Groupings of Amendments, 9 May 2013
In accordance with Standing Order 26.21, the Committee will dispose of amendments to the Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Bill in the following order:
Sections 1 - 70
Schedules 1 - 3
Supporting documents:
Minutes:
2.1 The Chair said that the
Committee would consider the amendments in the following order:
Sections 1 – 70
Schedules 1 - 3
2.1 The Committee disposed of the
following amendments:
Section 1:
Amendment 46 – Lesley Griffiths
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Peter Black Christine Chapman Mike Hedges Gwyn Price Jenny Rathbone Ken Skates |
Janet Finch-Saunders Mark Isherwood Rhodri Glyn Thomas Lindsay Whittle |
|
6 |
4 |
0 |
Amendment 46 was agreed. |
Amendment 47, was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34
(i).
Amendment 48 – Lesley Griffiths
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Christine Chapman Mike Hedges Gwyn Price Jenny Rathbone Ken Skates |
Peter Black Janet Finch-Saunders Mark Isherwood Rhodri Glyn Thomas Lindsay Whittle |
|
5 |
5 |
0 |
As there was an equality of
votes, the Chair cast her vote in the negative, in accordance with Standing Orders
17.37 and 6.20(ii). |
||
Amendment 48 was not agreed. |
Amendment 49, was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34
(i).
Sections 2 and 3: No amendments were tabled to these sections, therefore
these sections were deemed agreed.
Section 4:
Amendment 9 – Rhodri Glyn Thomas
For |
Against |
Abstain |
Peter Black Janet Finch-Saunders Mark Isherwood Rhodri Glyn Thomas Lindsay Whittle |
Christine Chapman Mike Hedges Gwyn Price Jenny Rathbone Ken Skates |
|
5 |
5 |
0 |
As there was an equality of
votes, the Chair cast her vote in the negative, in accordance with Standing
Orders 17.37 and 6.20(ii). |
||
Amendment 9 was not agreed. |
Sections 5 to 21: No amendments were tabled to these sections, therefore
these sections were deemed agreed.
Section 22:
Amendment 23, 50, 24 and 25
were agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34 (i).
Sections 23 and 24: No amendments were tabled to these sections, therefore
these sections were deemed agreed.
Section 25:
Amendments 51 and 52,
were agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34 (i).
Section 26:
Amendment 53, was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34
(i).
Sections 27 and 28: No amendments were tabled to these sections, therefore
these sections were deemed agreed.
Section 29:
Amendments 26, 27, 28, 29, 31, 30, 32 and 33 were agreed in
accordance with Standing Order 17.34 (i).
Amendments 10, 11 and 12 were withdrawn in accordance with Standing
Order 26.66.
Section 30: No amendments were tabled to this section, therefore this
section was deemed agreed.
Section 31:
Amendments 54 and 55, were agreed in accordance with Standing Order
17.34 (i).
Section 32:
Amendment 56, was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34
(i).
Section 33: No amendments were tabled to this section, therefore this
section was deemed agreed.
Section 34:
Amendments 34 and 35, were agreed in accordance with Standing Order
17.34 (i).
Section 35:
Amendment 36, was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34 (i).
Section 36:
Amendment 37, was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34
(i).
Section 37: No amendments were tabled to this section, therefore this
section was deemed agreed
Section 38:
Amendment 57, was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 17.34
(i).
Section 39:
Amendment 58, was agreed in accordance with ... view the full minutes text for item 2
Meeting: 16/04/2013 - Plenary - Fourth Assembly (Item 10.)
Motion to approve the Financial Resolution of the Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Bill
NDM5198 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales, for the
purposes of any provisions resulting from the Local Government (Democracy)
(Wales) Bill, agrees to any increase in expenditure of a kind referred to in Standing
Order 26.69, arising in consequence of the Bill.
Decision:
The item started
at 17.22
NDM5198 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)
To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales, for the purposes of any
provisions resulting from the Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Bill, agrees
to any increase in expenditure of a kind referred to in Standing Order 26.69,
arising in consequence of the Bill.
The motion was agreed in accordance with
Standing Order 12.36.
Meeting: 16/04/2013 - Plenary - Fourth Assembly (Item 9.)
Motion to agree the general principles of the Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Bill
NDM5197 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales in
accordance with Standing Order 26.11:
Agrees to the general principles of the Local Government
(Democracy) (Wales) Bill
The Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Bill and
Explanatory Memorandum were laid before the Assembly on 26 November 2012.
The report of the Communities, Equality and Local
Government Committee on the Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Bill was laid
before the Assembly on 21 March 2013.
Supporting Documents:
The
Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Bill
Explanatory
Memorandum
Communities,
Equality and Local Government Committee Report
Constitutional
and Legislative Affairs Committee Report
Decision:
The item started
at 16.33
NDM5197 Lesley Griffiths (Wrexham)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales in
accordance with Standing Order 26.11:
Agrees
to the general principles of the Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Bill
The motion was agreed in accordance with
Standing Order 12.36.
Meeting: 11/03/2013 - Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 7.)
Consideration of the Draft Report on the Local Government Democracy (Wales) Bill
CLA(4)-08-13 Paper 6 – Draft Report on the Local Government Democracy (Wales) Bill
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 19
Meeting: 07/03/2013 - Communities, Equality and Local Government Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 6)
Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Bill: Consideration of the Stage 1 Draft 1 Report
Minutes:
6.1 The Committee considered the draft report.
Meeting: 21/02/2013 - Communities, Equality and Local Government Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 2)
Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Bill (Stage 1) - Consideration of key issues
CELG(4)-06-13: Private Paper 1
Minutes:
The Committee considered the key issues of the Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Bill.
Meeting: 06/02/2013 - Communities, Equality and Local Government Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 2)
Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Bill (Stage 1): Evidence Session Minister for Local Government and Communities
· Carl Sargeant AM, Minister for Local Government and Communities
· Frank Cuthbert, Head of Scrutiny, Democracy and Participation Team
· Louise Gibson, Lawyer
Minutes:
The Committee received evidence from the Minister for Local Government and Communities on the Bill.
Meeting: 04/02/2013 - Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 6.)
Evidence in relation to the Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Bill
Carl Sargeant, Minister for Local Government (3.00 – 3.30pm)
Frank Cuthbert, Head of Scrutiny, Democracy and
Participation Team, Welsh Government;
Patricia Gavigan, Legal Services, Welsh Government
http://www.senedd.assemblywales.org/mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=5052&AIID=8648
Meeting: 31/01/2013 - Communities, Equality and Local Government Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 3)
3 Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Bill (Stage 1): Evidence Session Public Services Ombudsman for Wales
· Peter Tyndall, Public Services Ombudsman
·
Elizabeth Thomas, Director of Investigations and
Legal Adviser
Supporting documents:
Minutes:
3.1 The Committee received evidence from the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales on the Bill.
Meeting: 31/01/2013 - Communities, Equality and Local Government Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 2)
2 Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Bill (Stage 1): Evidence Session Wales Audit Office
· Anthony Barrett, Assistant Auditor General
· Martin Peters, Compliance Manager
Supporting documents:
Minutes:
2.1 The Committee received evidence from the Wales Audit Office on the Bill.
Meeting: 23/01/2013 - Communities, Equality and Local Government Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 3)
3 Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Bill (Stage 1): Evidence Session 3
Electoral Reform
Society Wales
·
Stephen Brooks, Director
· Darren Hughes, UK Campaigns & Research Director
·
Owain ap-Gareth, Wales Campaigns & Research
Officer
Supporting documents:
Minutes:
3.1 The Committee received evidence from the Electoral Reform Society Wales.
Meeting: 23/01/2013 - Communities, Equality and Local Government Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 2)
2 Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Bill (Stage 1): Evidence Session 3
One Voice Wales
· Lyn Cadwallader, Chief Executive
North Wales
Association of Town and Larger Community Councils
·
Robert Robinson, Secretary to the Association
·
Councillor Mariette Roberts, Towyn & Kinmel Bay
Supporting documents:
- Paper 1: One Voice Wales, item 2 PDF 214 KB View as HTML (2/1) 59 KB
- Paper 2: North Wales Association of Town and Larger Community Counils, item 2 PDF 647 KB
Minutes:
2.1 The Committee received evidence from One Voice Wales and the North Wales Association of Town and Larger Community Councils.
Meeting: 17/01/2013 - Communities, Equality and Local Government Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 3)
3 Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Bill Evidence Session 2: (Stage 1) Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) & Association of Council Secretaries and Solicitors, Wales Branch (ACSeS)
· Daniel Hurford, WLGA, Head of Policy Improvement and Governance
- Dilys Phillips, ACSeS,
Monitoring Officer, Gwynedd
- Phillip
Johnson, Association of Electoral Administrators, Electoral Services
Manager, Newport
Supporting documents:
- Paper 2 - WLGA, item 3 PDF 205 KB View as HTML (3/1) 50 KB
- Paper 3 - ACSeS, item 3 PDF 261 KB View as HTML (3/2) 56 KB
Minutes:
3.3 The Committee received evidence from the WLGA and ACSeS.
Meeting: 17/01/2013 - Communities, Equality and Local Government Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 2)
2 Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Bill Evidence Session 2: (Stage 1) Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales
· Owen Watkin, Chairman
· Steve Halsall, Deputy Secretary
Supporting documents:
- Paper 1 - Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales, item 2 PDF 506 KB View as HTML (2/1) 791 KB
Minutes:
2.2 The Committee received evidence from the Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales.
Meeting: 09/01/2013 - Communities, Equality and Local Government Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 2)
2 Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Bill: Evidence Session 1 (Stage 1)
· Minister for Local Government and Communities, Carl Sargeant AM
Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Bill
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 55 , View reasons restricted (2/1)
Minutes:
2.1 The Committee received evidence from the Minister for Local Government and Communities, Carl Sargeant AM.
2.2 The Minister agreed to provide the Committee with further information on the Bill.
Meeting: 28/11/2012 - Communities, Equality and Local Government Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 7)
Agreement of approach for Stage 1 scrutiny of Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Bill
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 58 , View reasons restricted (7/1)
- Restricted enclosure 59
- Restricted enclosure 60
- Restricted enclosure 61
- Restricted enclosure 62
Minutes:
7.1 The Committee considered and agreed their approach to Stage 1scruitny of the Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Bill.
Meeting: 27/11/2012 - Plenary - Fourth Assembly (Item 3.)
Statement by the Minister for Local Government and Communities: Introduction of the Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Bill
Decision:
The item started at 15.01