Agenda and minutes

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Contact: Gareth Williams 

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Transcript: Transcript for 24/06/2019 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee - Fifth Senedd

Items
Expected timing No. Item

14.30

1.

Introduction, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Minutes:

Apologies were received from Dawn Bowden and Carwyn Jones. Mike Hedges attended as a substitute for Dawn Bowden. Apologies were also received from Suzy Davies. Mark Isherwood attended as a substitute.

14.30-14.35

2.

Instruments that raise no reporting issues under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3

CLA(5)-20-19 – Paper 1 - Statutory instruments with clear reports

Supporting documents:

2.1

SL(5)418 - The Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions (County Borough of Blaenau Gwent) Designation Order 2019

2.2

SL(5)419 - The Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions (County Borough and City of Newport) Designation Order 2019

2.3

SL(5)420 - The Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions (County Borough of Torfaen) Designation Order 2019

Minutes:

The Committee considered the instruments and was content.

14.35-14.40

3.

Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Assembly under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3

3.1

SL(5)417 - The School Performance and Absence Targets (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2019

CLA(5)-20-19 – Paper 2 – Report

CLA(5)-20-19 – Paper 3 – Regulations

CLA(5)-20-19 – Paper 4 – Explanatory Memorandum

CLA(5)-20-19 – Paper 5 – Written Statement

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The Committee considered the instrument, along with the Government response, and will report to the Assembly in line with the reporting point identified.

14.40-14.45

4.

Written statements under Standing Order 30C

4.1

WS-30C(5)133 - The Environment (Legislative Functions from Directives) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

CLA(5)-19-19 – Paper 6 – Statement

CLA(5)-19-19 – Paper 7 - Commentary

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The Committee noted the written statement and commentary, and agreed to write to the Welsh Government to seek clarification, as per the commentary provided by Assembly lawyers.

14.45-14.50

5.

Paper(s) to note

5.1

Letter from the Rt Hon David Lidington MP to Bruce Crawford MSP: Parliamentary scrutiny of intergovernmental relations and common frameworks

CLA(5)-20-19 – Paper 8 - Letter from the Rt Hon David Lidington MP, 11 June 2019

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The Committee noted the letter from the Rt Hon David Lidington MP.

5.2

Letter from the Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services: Children (Abolition of Defence of Reasonable Punishment) (Wales) Bill

CLA(5)-20-19 – Paper 9 – Letter from the Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services, 18 June 2019

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The Committee noted the letter from the Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services.

5.3

Letter from the Counsel General: Legislation (Wales) Bill

CLA(5)-20-19 – Paper 10 – Letter from the Counsel General, 18 June 2019

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The Committee noted the letter from the Counsel General.

5.4

Letter from the Minister for Education: The Education (Student Support) (Postgraduate Master's Degrees) (Wales) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

CLA(5)-20-19 – Paper 11 – Letter from the Minister for Education, 20 June 2019

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The Committee noted the letter from the Minister for Education.

6.

Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the following business:

Minutes:

The Committee agreed the motion.

7.

Senedd and Elections (Wales) Bill: Update

Minutes:

The Clerk provided a brief update on the publication arrangements for the Committee’s report on the Senedd and Elections (Wales) Bill.