<OpeningPara>Every
week when the Senedd is sitting, the Committee carries out the functions set out
in Standing Order 21 (excluding Standing Orders 21.8 to 21.11*) to scrutinise
subordinate legislation. In line with its remit, it will also consider any
Bills introduced to the Senedd and legislative consent memoranda laid before
the Senedd. </OpeningPara>
<OpeningPara>At
the present time, the Committee’s work is primarily focused on legislation
relating to the Covid-19 outbreak and the UK’s withdrawal from the European
Union. Its inquiries into Wales’ Changing Constitution and Making Justice Work
in Wales will continue in 2021</OpeningPara>
News
<news>The
Committee last met on Monday 11 January. The meeting can be viewed on
Senedd.tv.</news><link>http://www.senedd.tv/Meeting/Archive/cde44d4b-81ab-4855-b335-5926fb6d4bdc?autostart=True</link>
<news>The
Committee published its report on the Welsh Government’s Legislative Consent
Memorandum on the Financial Services Bill on Tuesday 15
December</news><link>mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=30331</link>
<news>On
Friday 4 December, the Committee published its report on the Curriculum and
Assessment (Wales) Bill
</news><link>mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=28836</link>
<news>The
Committee published its report on the Welsh Government’s Supplementary
Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Trade Bill on 4 December 2020</news><link>mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=28240</link>
<news>The
Committee published its report on the Welsh Government’s Legislative Consent
Memorandum on the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill on 26 November 2020</news><link>mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=29782</link>
<news>The Committee and the
Welsh Government have agreed a revised Protocol for the scrutiny of regulations
arising from the UK’s exit from the European Union</news><link>mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=22579</link>
<news>On
12 November 2020 the Chairs of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution
Committee, Finance Committee and External Affairs and Additional Legislation
Committee wrote to UK Parliament Committees in relation to the UK Internal
Market Bill</news><link>mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=29782</link>
Current Work
<inquiry>Proposed
Order in Council - The Government of Wales Act 2006 (Amendment) Order
2021</inquiry><link>mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=35064</link>
<inquiry>Legislative
Consent: United Kingdom Internal Market Bill</inquiry><link>mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=29782</link>
<inquiry>Legislative
Consent: Trade Bill
2020</inquiry><link>mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=28240</link>
<inquiry>Legislative
Consent: Environment Bill
2020</inquiry><link>mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=27737</link>
<inquiry>Curriculum
and Assessment (Wales)
Bill</inquiry><link>mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=28836</link>
<inquiry>Making
Justice work in
Wales</inquiry><link>mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=27933</link>
<inquiry>Wales’
Changing Constitution</inquiry><link>mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=25963</link>
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Remit
The committee was
established on 15 June 2016 to carry out the functions of the responsible
committee set out in Standing Order 21 (excluding Standing Orders 21.8 to
21.11*) and to consider any other matter relating to legislation, justice and
the constitution** within or relating to the competence of the Senedd or the
Welsh Ministers, including the quality of legislation.
The name of the
Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee was changed to the
Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee on 29 January 2020 following a
motion agreed in the Senedd. See also the report of the Business Committee,
amending the title of the Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee,
January 2020.
Any reference on the
Senedd’s webpages, Senedd TV or in meeting transcripts to the Legislation,
Justice and Constitution Committee before 29 January 2020 should be read as a
reference to the Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee.
The Committee’s remit
was amended following resolutions in Plenary on 14 September 2016* and 29
January 2020**.
