Agenda

Public meeting

Introduction, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

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Evidence session with the Lady Chief Justice

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Supporting documents:

• Restricted enclosure 3 View the reasons why document 2./1 is restricted

Break

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

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Supporting documents:

• LJC(6)-04-26 - Paper 2 - Draft report , item 3. PDF 467 KB View as HTML (3./1) 98 KB

SL(6)721 - The Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Act 2024 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2026

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SL(6)722 - The Local Health Boards (Directed Functions) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

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SL(6)724 - The Non-Domestic Rating (Value of Differential Multipliers) (Wales) Regulations 2026

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SL(6)726 - The Renters’ Rights Act 2025 (Commencement) (Wales) Order 2026

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

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SL(6)717 - The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026

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Supporting documents:

• LJC(6)-04-26 - Paper 3 - Draft report , item 4.1 PDF 321 KB View as HTML (4.1/1) 37 KB
• LJC(6)-04-26 - Paper 4 - Written Statement by the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, 13 January 2026 , item 4.1 PDF 217 KB View as HTML (4.1/2) 171 KB
• LJC(6)-04-26 - Paper 5 - Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, 13 January 2026 , item 4.1 PDF 220 KB

SL(6)718 - The Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Regulations 2026

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Supporting documents:

• LJC(6)-04-26 - Paper 6 - Draft report , item 4.2 PDF 451 KB View as HTML (4.2/1) 23 KB

SL(6)723 - The National Health Service (Direct Payments) (Wales) Regulations 2026

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Supporting documents:

• LJC(6)-04-26 - Paper 7 - Draft report , item 4.3 PDF 456 KB View as HTML (4.3/1) 48 KB

SL(6)727 - The Closure of European Union Legacy Agriculture Schemes (Wales) Regulations 2026

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Supporting documents:

• LJC(6)-04-26 - Paper 8 - Draft report , item 4.4 PDF 515 KB View as HTML (4.4/1) 47 KB

SL(6)729 - The Non-Domestic Rating (Artificial Avoidance Arrangements) (Local Lists) (Wales) Regulations 2026

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Supporting documents:

• LJC(6)-04-26 - Paper 9 - Draft report , item 4.5 PDF 567 KB View as HTML (4.5/1) 54 KB

SL(6)730 - The Renting Homes (Model Written Statements of Contract) (Wales) (Amendments etc.) Regulations 2026

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Supporting documents:

• LJC(6)-04-26 - Paper 10 - Draft report , item 4.6 PDF 562 KB View as HTML (4.6/1) 42 KB

SL(6)720 - The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026

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Supporting documents:

• LJC(6)-04-26 - Paper 11 - Draft report , item 4.7 PDF 520 KB View as HTML (4.7/1) 50 KB
• LJC(6)-04-26 - Paper 12 - Letter from the Minister for Further and Higher Education to the Llywydd, 19 January 2026 , item 4.7 PDF 179 KB

Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.7 - previously considered

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SL(6)696 - The Infrastructure (Wales) Act 2024 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2025

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Supporting documents:

• LJC(6)-04-26 - Paper 13 - Report , item 5.1 PDF 116 KB
• LJC(6)-04-26 - Paper 14 - Welsh Government response , item 5.1 PDF 6 KB View as HTML (5.1/2) 22 KB

Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 and 21.3 - previously considered

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SL(6)719 - The Recognition of Professional Qualifications and Implementation of International Recognition Agreements (Regulation and Inspection of Social Care) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026

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Supporting documents:

• LJC(6)-04-26 - Paper 32 - Report , item 6.1 PDF 171 KB
• LJC(6)-04-26 - Paper 33 - Welsh Government response , item 6.1 PDF 197 KB View as HTML (6.1/2) 29 KB

Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement

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Correspondence from the Welsh Government: Meetings of inter-ministerial groups

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Supporting documents:

• LJC(6)-04-26 - Paper 15 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning: Inter-Ministerial Group on UK-EU relations, 29 January 2026 , item 7.1 PDF 182 KB

Papers to note

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Correspondence from the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery to Adam Price MS: Proposed removal of urban development corporation planning powers

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Supporting documents:

• LJC(6)-04-26 - Paper 16 - Letter from the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery to Adam Price MS, 27 January 2026 , item 8.1 PDF 201 KB

Correspondence from the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery: Swansea Residential Women's Centre

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Supporting documents:

• LJC(6)-04-26 - Paper 17 - Letter from the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery, 27 January 2026 , item 8.2 PDF 179 KB
• LJC(6)-04-26 - Paper 18 - Letter to the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery, 14 January 2026 , item 8.2 PDF 112 KB

Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government to the Finance Committee: Revised Explanatory Memorandum and Regulatory Impact Assessment on the Homelessness and Social Housing Allocation (Wales) Bill

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Supporting documents:

• LJC(6)-04-26 - Paper 19 – Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government to the Finance Committee, 27 January 2026 , item 8.3 PDF 187 KB

Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language to the Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee: The Welsh Government's response to the Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee report on the Development of Tourism and Regulation of Visitor Accommodation (Wales) Bill

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Supporting documents:

• LJC(6)-04-26 - Paper 20 – Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language to the Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee, 27 January 2026 , item 8.4 PDF 203 KB

Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government: The Welsh Government's responses to Committees' reports on the Building Safety (Wales) Bill

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Supporting documents:

• LJC(6)-04-26 - Paper 21 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government, 28 January 2026 , item 8.5 PDF 215 KB
• LJC(6)-04-26 - Paper 22 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government to the Finance Committee, 28 January 2026 , item 8.5 PDF 221 KB
• LJC(6)-04-26 - Paper 23 - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government to the Local Government and Housing Committee, 28 January 2026 , item 8.5 PDF 179 KB

Correspondence from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs and the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery: Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27

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Supporting documents:

• LJC(6)-04-26 - Paper 24 - Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs and the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery, 28 January 2026 , item 8.6 PDF 208 KB
• LJC(6)-04-26 - Paper 25 - Letter to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs and the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery, 12 December 2025 , item 8.6 PDF 109 KB

Correspondence to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip: Legislative Consent Motion Debate on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

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Supporting documents:

• LJC(6)-04-26 - Paper 26 – Letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip, 28 January 2026 , item 8.7 PDF 85 KB

Motion under Standing Order 17.42(vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of today's meeting

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Private meeting

Evidence session with the Lady Chief Justice: Consideration of evidence

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Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No. 4) on the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Draft report

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Supporting documents:

• Restricted enclosure 50 View the reasons why document 11./1 is restricted
• LJC(6)-04-26 - Paper 28 - Correspondence from Home Ed Cymru, 25 January 2026 , item 11. PDF 136 KB
• LJC(6)-04-26 - Paper 29 - Correspondence from Education Otherwise, 25 January 2026 , item 11. PDF 157 KB

Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill: Draft report

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Supporting documents:

• Restricted enclosure 54 View the reasons why document 12./1 is restricted

Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Oral update

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Supporting documents:

• LJC(6)-04-26 - Paper 31 - Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill , item 13. PDF 188 KB