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Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee - Sixth Senedd (Remote) - Monday, 23 March 2026 13.30

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Transcript: Transcript for 23/03/2026 - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee - Sixth Senedd

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Expected timing	No.	Item
(13.30)	1.	Introduction, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest View the background to item 1. Minutes: There were no apologies or substitutions.
(13.30 - 13.35)	2.	Instruments that raise no reporting issues under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3 View the background to item 2. Supporting documents: LJC(6)-10-26 - Paper 1 - Draft report , item 2. PDF 481 KB View as HTML (2./1) 32 KB
	2.1	SL(6)791 - The Housing Renewal Grants (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2026 View the background to item 2.1 Minutes: The Committee considered the instrument and was content.
	2.2	SL(6)794 - The Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Act 2022 (Commencement No. 7, Transitory, Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2026 View the background to item 2.2 Minutes: The Committee considered the instrument and was content.
	2.3	SL(6)796 - The Inspection of Education and Training (Wales) Regulations 2026 View the background to item 2.3 Minutes: The Committee considered the instrument and was content.
	2.4	SL(6)797 - The Infrastructure (Wales) Act 2024 (Amendment to Commencement Order No. 2) Order 2026 View the background to item 2.4 Minutes: The Committee considered the instrument and was content.
	2.5	SL(6)799 - The Senedd Cymru (Returning Officers' Accounts) Order 2026 View the background to item 2.5 Minutes: The Committee considered the instrument and was content.
	2.6	SL(6)800 - The Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Act 2025 (Commencement No.1 and Transitional and Transitory Provision) Order 2026 View the background to item 2.6 Minutes: The Committee considered the instrument and was content.
(13.35 - 13.45)	3.	Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3 View the background to item 3.
	3.1	SL(6)790 - The Building etc. (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2026 View the background to item 3.1 Regulations Explanatory Memorandum Supporting documents: LJC(6)-10-26 - Paper 2 - Draft report , item 3.1 PDF 473 KB View as HTML (3.1/1) 18 KB Minutes: The Committee considered the instrument and Welsh Government response and agreed to report to the Senedd in line with the reporting points identified.
	3.2	SL(6)792 - The Fire and Rescue Services (National Framework and Variation of Combination Schemes) (Wales) Order 2026 View the background to item 3.2 Order Explanatory Memorandum Supporting documents: LJC(6)-10-26 - Paper 3 - Draft report , item 3.2 PDF 512 KB View as HTML (3.2/1) 21 KB Minutes: The Committee considered the instrument and agreed to report to the Senedd in line with the reporting points identified.
	3.3	SL(6)793 - The National Health Service (Performers Lists) (Wales) Regulations 2026 View the background to item 3.3 Regulations Explanatory Memorandum Supporting documents: LJC(6)-10-26 - Paper 4 - Draft report , item 3.3 PDF 477 KB View as HTML (3.3/1) 29 KB Minutes: The Committee considered the instrument and agreed to report to the Senedd in line with the reporting points identified.
	3.4	SL(6)795 - The School Funding, Budget Statements and Outturn Statements (Wales) Regulations 2026 View the background to item 3.4 Regulations Explanatory Memorandum Supporting documents: LJC(6)-10-26 - Paper 5 - Draft report , item 3.4 PDF 496 KB View as HTML (3.4/1) 15 KB Minutes: The Committee considered the instrument and Welsh Government response and agreed to report to the Senedd in line with the reporting points identified.
	3.5	SL(6)801 - The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) (Wales) Order 2026 View the background to item 3.5 Order Explanatory Memorandum Supporting documents: LJC(6)-10-26 - Paper 6 - Draft report , item 3.5 PDF 511 KB View as HTML (3.5/1) 15 KB Minutes: The Committee considered the instrument and Welsh Government response and agreed to report to the Senedd in line with the reporting point identified.
	3.6	SL(6)798 - The Senedd Cymru (Returning Officers’ Charges) Order 2026 View the background to item 3.6 Order Explanatory Memorandum Supporting documents: LJC(6)-10-26 - Paper 7 - Draft report , item 3.6 PDF 532 KB View as HTML (3.6/1) 15 KB Minutes: The Committee considered the instrument and agreed to report to the Senedd in line with the reporting points identified.
	3.7	SL(6)802 - The Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Act 2024 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2026 View the background to item 3.7 Order Explanatory Memorandum Supporting documents: LJC(6)-10-26 - Paper 8 - Draft report , item 3.7 PDF 486 KB View as HTML (3.7/1) 19 KB Minutes: The Committee considered the instrument and Welsh Government response and agreed to report to the Senedd in line with the reporting point identified.
	3.8	SL(6)804 - The Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 View the background to item 3.8 Regulations Explanatory Memorandum Supporting documents: LJC(6)-10-26 - Paper 9 - Draft report , item 3.8 PDF 324 KB View as HTML (3.8/1) 18 KB LJC(6)-10-26 - Paper 10 - Written Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government, 18 March 2026 , item 3.8 PDF 220 KB View as HTML (3.8/2) 12 KB LJC(6)-10-26 - Paper 11 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government, 13 March 2026 , item 3.8 PDF 221 KB Minutes: The Committee considered the instrument and agreed to report to the Senedd in line with the reporting point identified.
(13.45 - 13.50)	4.	Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3 - previously considered View the background to item 4.
	4.1	SL(6)772 - The National Health Service (General Dental Services Contracts and Patient Charges) (Wales) Regulations 2026 View the background to item 4.1 Supporting documents: LJC(6)-10-26 - Paper 12 - Report , item 4.1 PDF 242 KB LJC(6)-10-26 - Paper 13 - Welsh Government response , item 4.1 PDF 252 KB View as HTML (4.1/2) 81 KB Minutes: The Committee noted the Welsh Government response.
	4.2	SL(6)778 - The National Health Service (General Dental Services Contracts and Patient Charges) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2026 View the background to item 4.2 Supporting documents: LJC(6)-10-26 - Paper 14 - Report , item 4.2 PDF 198 KB LJC(6)-10-26 - Paper 15 - Welsh Government response , item 4.2 PDF 283 KB View as HTML (4.2/2) 14 KB Minutes: The Committee noted the Welsh Government response.
	4.3	SL(6)785 - The Digital Waste Tracking (Wales) Regulations 2026 View the background to item 4.3 Supporting documents: LJC(6)-10-26 - Paper 16 - Report , item 4.3 PDF 549 KB View as HTML (4.3/1) 23 KB LJC(6)-10-26 - Paper 17 - Welsh Government response , item 4.3 PDF 253 KB View as HTML (4.3/2) 20 KB Minutes: The Committee noted the Welsh Government response.
	4.4	SL(6)775 - The Political Parties Campaign Expenditure (Senedd Elections) Code of Practice 2025 (Appointed Day) (Wales) Order 2026 View the background to item 4.4 Supporting documents: LJC(6)-10-26 - Paper 18 - Report , item 4.4 PDF 191 KB LJC(6)-10-26 - Paper 19 - Welsh Government response , item 4.4 PDF 257 KB View as HTML (4.4/2) 16 KB
	4.5	SL(6)776 - The Non-Party Campaigner Campaign Expenditure (Senedd Elections) Code of Practice 2025 (Appointed Day) (Wales) Order 2026 View the background to item 4.5 Supporting documents: LJC(6)-10-26 - Paper 20 - Report , item 4.5 PDF 191 KB LJC(6)-10-26 - Paper 21 - Welsh Government response , item 4.5 PDF 259 KB View as HTML (4.5/2) 16 KB Minutes: The Committee noted the Welsh Government response.
	4.6	SL(6)777 - The Individual Candidate Election Expenses (Senedd Elections) Code of Practice 2025 (Appointed Day) (Wales) Order 2026 View the background to item 4.6 Supporting documents: LJC(6)-10-26 - Paper 22 - Report , item 4.6 PDF 192 KB LJC(6)-10-26 - Paper 23 - Welsh Government response , item 4.6 PDF 256 KB View as HTML (4.6/2) 16 KB Minutes: The Committee noted the Welsh Government response.
	4.7	SL(6)782 - The Education Workforce Council (Further Education Teacher Qualifications, Periods of Absence from Work and Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026 View the background to item 4.7 Supporting documents: LJC(6)-10-26 - Paper 45 - Report , item 4.7 PDF 165 KB LJC(6)-10-26 - Paper 46 - Welsh Government response , item 4.7 PDF 5 KB View as HTML (4.7/2) 3 KB Minutes: The Committee noted the Welsh Government response.
	4.8	SL(6)783 - The Higher Education (Qualifying Courses and Qualifying Persons) (Wales) Regulations 2026 View the background to item 4.8 Supporting documents: LJC(6)-10-26 - Paper 47 - Report , item 4.8 PDF 164 KB LJC(6)-10-26 - Paper 48 - Welsh Government response , item 4.8 PDF 277 KB View as HTML (4.8/2) 12 KB
(13.50 - 13.55)	5.	Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement View the background to item 5.
	5.1	Correspondence from the Welsh Government: Meetings of inter-ministerial groups View the background to item 5.1 Supporting documents: LJC(6)-10-26 - Paper 24 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning: Inter-Ministerial Group for Trade, 17 March 2026 , item 5.1 PDF 170 KB LJC(6)-10-26 - Paper 25 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip: Inter-Ministerial Group for Safety, Security and Migration, 19 March 2026 , item 5.1 PDF 175 KB Minutes: The Committee noted correspondence: from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning in relation to a meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Group for Trade which took place on 4 March 2026; and from the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip in relation to an upcoming meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Group for Safety, Security and Migration.
	5.2	Correspondence from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: The draft Mandatory Water Efficiency Labelling Regulations 2026 View the background to item 5.2 Supporting documents: LJC(6)-10-26 - Paper 26 - Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, 16 March 2026 , item 5.2 PDF 184 KB Minutes: The Committee noted the letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs.
(13.55 - 14.00)	6.	Papers to note View the background to item 6.
	6.1	Correspondence to the Business Committee: Future Review of Standing Order 29 View the background to item 6.1 Supporting documents: LJC(6)-10-26 - Paper 27 - Letter to the Business Committee, 13 March 2026 , item 6.1 PDF 115 KB Minutes: The Committee noted its outgoing correspondence to the Business Committee.
	6.2	Correspondence from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs and the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery: General scrutiny follow-up View the background to item 6.2 Supporting documents: LJC(6)-10-26 - Paper 28 - Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs and the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery, 16 March 2026 , item 6.2 PDF 305 KB LJC(6)-10-26 - Paper 29 - Letter to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs and the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery, 3 March 2026 , item 6.2 PDF 121 KB Minutes: The Committee noted the letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs and the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery.
	6.3	Correspondence from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee: Public Office (Accountability) Bill View the background to item 6.3 Supporting documents: LJC(6)-10-26 - Paper 30 - Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee, 17 March 2026 , item 6.3 PDF 330 KB LJC(6)-10-26 - Paper 31 - Letter from the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, 6 March 2026 , item 6.3 PDF 112 KB Minutes: The Committee noted the letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs to the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee.
	6.4	Correspondence from the Minister of State for Courts and Legal Services: Cardiff Civil Justice Centre View the background to item 6.4 Supporting documents: LJC(6)-10-26 - Paper 32 - Letter from the Minister of State for Courts and Legal Services, 17 March 2026 , item 6.4 PDF 184 KB LJC(6)-10-26 - Paper 33 - Letter to the Minister of State for Courts and Legal Services, 9 February 2026 , item 6.4 PDF 102 KB Minutes: The Committee noted the letter from the Minister of State for Courts and Legal Services.
	6.5	Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Education: Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill View the background to item 6.5 Supporting documents: LJC(6)-10-26 - Paper 34 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Education, 18 March 2026 , item 6.5 PDF 211 KB LJC(6)-10-26 - Paper 35 - Letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Education, 16 March 2026 , item 6.5 PDF 121 KB Minutes: The Committee noted the letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Education.
	6.6	Correspondence from the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery: Updated analysis of subordinate legislation requiring correction View the background to item 6.6 Supporting documents: LJC(6)-10-26 - Paper 49 - Letter from the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery, 19 March 2026 , item 6.6 PDF 241 KB LJC(6)-10-26 - Paper 50 - Letter to the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery, 30 January 2026 , item 6.6 PDF 253 KB Minutes: The Committee noted the letter from the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery.
	6.7	Correspondence from the Welsh Government: The Welsh Government's response to the Committee's report on the Welsh Government's Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill View the background to item 6.7 Supporting documents: LJC(6)-10-26 - Paper 51 - Welsh Government response , item 6.7 PDF 82 KB View as HTML (6.7/1) 32 KB Minutes: The Committee noted the Welsh Government response.
	6.8	Correspondence from the European Affairs Committee, House of Lords: Dynamic alignment inquiry View the background to item 6.8 Supporting documents: LJC(6)-10-26 - Paper 52 - Letter from the European Affairs Committee, House of Lords, 20 March 2026 , item 6.8 PDF 71 KB Minutes: The Committee noted the letter from the European Affairs Committee of the House of Lords and agreed to respond.
(14.00)	7.	Motion under Standing Order 17.42(vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of today's meeting View the background to item 7. Minutes: The motion was agreed.
(14.00 - 14.10)	8.	Statutory Instruments laid but not formally scrutinised by the Committee - Sixth Senedd View the background to item 8. Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 74 View the reasons why document 8./1 is restricted Restricted enclosure 75 View the reasons why document 8./2 is restricted Minutes: The Committee agreed its approach to Statutory Instruments laid but not formally scrutinised by the Committee, and agreed that the Chair would sign off the report outside of Committee.
(14.10 - 14.20)	9.	Legislative Consent Memoranda on the Railways Bill: Draft report View the background to item 9. Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 77 View the reasons why document 9./1 is restricted Restricted enclosure 78 View the reasons why document 9./2 is restricted Minutes: The Committee agreed its draft report.
(14.20 - 14.25)	10.	Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No. 4) on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill View the background to item 10. Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 80 View the reasons why document 10./1 is restricted Minutes: The Committee considered Memorandum No. 4 and agreed not to report due to time constraints.
(14.25 - 14.30)	11.	Supplementary Legislative Consent Memoranda (Memorandum No. 2 and Memorandum No. 3) on the Public Office (Accountability) Bill: Draft report View the background to item 11. Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 82 View the reasons why document 11./1 is restricted LJC(6)-10-26 - Paper 42 - Welsh Government response , item 11. PDF 269 KB Minutes: The Committee agreed to add a note to the front page of its previously laid report to show that the report relates to the version of Memorandum No. 3 which was laid on 27 January 2026 and subsequently withdrawn by the Welsh Government on 17 March 2026, after the Committee’s report was laid on 12 March 2026.
(14.30 - 14.50)	12.	Legacy report View the background to item 12. Supporting documents: Restricted enclosure 85 View the reasons why document 12./1 is restricted Restricted enclosure 86 View the reasons why document 12./2 is restricted Minutes: The Committee considered and agreed a revised version of its legacy report.

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