Agenda and minutes
Venue: Committee Room 4 - Tŷ Hywel. View directions
Contact: Meriel Singleton
Expected timing: Private
Expected timing | No. | Item |
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(09.30) |
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest Minutes: 1.1
The
Chair welcomed the Members to the Committee meeting. 1.2
There
were no apologies. |
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(09.30-10.00) |
Lobbying: Consideration of final report Minutes: 2.1
Members considered the draft Chair’s Forward to the report and noted that a
final draft report will be circulated outside of Committee. |
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(09.30 - 10.30) |
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 Supporting documents:
Minutes: 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. |