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News
<news>The
Committee will next meet on 14 January. The agenda has been
published</news><link>ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=447&MId=11082&Ver=4
</link>
<news>The
Chair has issued a statement about the appointment of the next Public Services
Ombudsman for Wales</news><link>
mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=29803&AIID=56241</link>
<news>The
Committee will consider its draft report on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
on the voluntary sector in the new
year</news><link>mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=28320</link>
<news>The
Committee last met on Monday 7 December in private. The next meeting will be
held on Thursday 14
January</news><link>ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=447&MId=11082&Ver=4</link>
<news>The
Renting Homes (Amendment) (Wales) Bill is now in Stage
3</news><link>mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=27569&AIID=56241</link>
Current
Work
<inquiry>Public
Services Ombudsman for Wales –
appointment process</inquiry><link>mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=29803&AIID=56241</link>
<inquiry>Inquiry
into COVID-19 and its impact on matters relating to the Equality, Local
Government and Communities Committee’s
remit</inquiry><link>mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=28320</link>
<inquiry>Local
Government and Elections (Wales)
Bill</inquiry><link>mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=26688</link>
<inquiry>Renting
Homes (Amendment) (Wales)
Bill</inquiry><link>mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=27569&AIID=56241</link>
<inquiry>Inquiry
into rough sleeping in Wales</inquiry><link>mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=20843</link>
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Remit
The Committee
was established on 28 June 2016 to examine legislation and hold the Welsh
Government to account by scrutinising expenditure, administration and policy
matters encompassing (but not restricted to): local government; housing,
community regeneration, cohesion and safety; tackling poverty; equality of
opportunity and human rights. On 13 November 2019, the Committee’s remit was
amended to include the ability to: exercise the non-budgetary functions set out
in Standing Order 18A.2 in relation to accountability and governance of the
Public Services Ombudsman for Wales.