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Transcript: Transcript for 27/09/2018 - Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee - Fifth Senedd
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Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest Minutes: 1.1
The
Chair welcomed Members and members of the public to the meeting. 1.2.
Apologies for absence were received from Mark Isherwood AM, with David Melding
AM as substitute. Apologies were also received from Jack Sargeant AM, Sian Gwenllian
AM and Jayne Bryant AM. |
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(09.00 - 10.00) |
Inquiry into fire safety in high rise blocks in Wales (private sector): evidence session 1 David
Hancock, Group Manager, Head of Business Fire Safety, Mid and West Wales Fire
and Rescue Service Kevin
Roberts, Senior Fire Safety Manager, North Wales Fire and Rescue Service Christian
Hadfield, GM - Operations Department, Vale of Glamorgan and Bridgend, South
Wales Fire and Rescue Service Owen
Jayne, Group Manager, South Wales Fire and Rescue Service Supporting documents:
Minutes: 2.1
The Committee received evidence from: ·
David
Hancock, Group Manager, Head of Business Fire Safety, Mid and West Wales Fire
and Rescue Service ·
Kevin
Roberts, Senior Fire Safety Manager, North Wales Fire and Rescue Service ·
Christian
Hadfield, GM - Operations Department, Vale of Glamorgan and Bridgend, South
Wales Fire and Rescue Service ·
Owen
Jayne, Group Manager, South Wales Fire and Rescue Service |
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(10.00 - 11.00) |
Inquiry into fire safety in high rise blocks in Wales (private sector): evidence session 2 Nigel
Glen, Chief Executive Officer, Association of Residential Managing Agents Jason
Clarke, Head of Risk Management, Warwick Estates Rachel
Dobson, Head of Health and Safety, Mainstay Group Limited Julie
Griffiths, Property Manager for managed properties in Wales, Mainstay Group
Limited David
Clark, Chairman, Mainstay Group Limited Supporting documents:
Minutes: 3.1
The Committee received evidence from: ·
Nigel
Glen, Chief Executive Officer, Association of Residential Managing Agents ·
Jason
Clarke, Head of Risk Management, Warwick Estates ·
Rachel
Dobson, Head of Health and Safety, Mainstay Group Limited ·
Julie
Griffiths, Property Manager for managed properties in Wales, Mainstay Group
Limited ·
David
Clark, Chairman, Mainstay Group Limited |
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(11.00 - 12.00) |
Inquiry into fire safety in high rise blocks in Wales (private sector): evidence session 3 Cassandra
Zanelli, honorary consultant to the Federation of Private Residents Association Supporting documents: Minutes: 4.1
The Committee received evidence from: ·
Cassandra
Zanelli, honorary consultant to the Federation of Private Residents Association |
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(12.00 - 13.00) |
Inquiry into fire safety in high rise blocks in Wales (private sector): evidence session 4 Jim
McKirdle, Housing Policy Officer, Welsh Local Government Association Graham
Bond, Acting Building Control Manager, Planning, Transport and Environment,
Cardiff Council Dave
Holland, Head of Shared Regulatory Services, Shared Regulatory Services, Bridgend,
Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan Minutes: 5.1
The Committee received evidence from: ·
Jim
McKirdle, Housing Policy Officer, Welsh Local Government Association ·
Graham
Bond, Acting Building Control Manager, Planning, Transport and Environment,
Cardiff Council ·
Dave
Holland, Head of Shared Regulatory Services, Shared Regulatory Services,
Bridgend, Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan 5.2
During the evidence session the WLGA agreed to provide more information on how
resourcing of local authority regulatory functions has changed over the last 20
years. |
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Papers to note Supporting documents: |
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Written submission from CRM Supporting documents:
Minutes: 6.1.a
The Committee noted the written submission from CRM. |
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Written submission from Home Builders Federation Supporting documents:
Minutes: 6.2.a
The Committee noted the written submission from the Home Builders Federation. |
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Written submission from RICS Supporting documents: Minutes: 6.3.a
The Committee noted the written submission from RICS. |
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Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting and from the meeting on 3 October 2018 and from item 1 of the meeting on 11 October 2018 Minutes: 7.1
The Committee agreed the motion. |
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(13.00 - 13.20) |
Inquiry into fire safety in high rise blocks in Wales (private sector): discussion of the evidence received under items 2, 3, 4 and 5 Minutes: 8.1
The Committee discussed the evidence received under items 2, 3, 4 and 5. |
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(13.20 - 13.25) |
Consideration of the letter received from the Llywydd in relation to voting rights for prisoners Supporting documents: Minutes: 9.1
The Committee discussed the letter received from the Llywydd and agreed to
undertake an inquiry into voting rights for prisoners. |