Renting Homes (Amendment) (Wales) Act 2021
A Welsh Government Bill,
introduced by Julie
James MS, Minister for Housing and Local Government. The Business Committee
remitted the Bill to the Equality,
Local Government and Communities Committee.
About the Bill
The
Bill proposes to amend the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 prior to its coming
into force to provide greater security for people who rent their homes in
Wales, in particular those who live in the private rented sector.
Further
detail about the Bill can be found in its accompanying Explanatory
Memorandum (PDF, 1MB).
Current Stage
BillStageAct
This
Bill is now an Act. An explanation of the various stages of Assembly Bills is
available in the Guide to the Stages of Public Bills and Acts.
Record
of Passage in the Senedd
The
following table sets out the dates for each stage of the Bill’s passage through
the Senedd.
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Stage |
Documents |
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Bill introduced: 10 February 2020 |
Renting Homes
(Amendment) (Wales) Bill (PDF, 165KB), as introduced Explanatory
Memorandum (PDF, 1MB) Presiding
Officer’s Statement (PDF, 68KB): 10 February 2020 Business
Committee’s Report on the timetable for consideration of the Bill: 11
February 2020 (PDF, 49KB) Revised
Business Committee timetable for the consideration of the Bill: 14 July 2020
(PDF 61KB) Statement
of Policy Intent (PDF, 328KB) Bilingual
Glossary (PDF, 74KB) Letter
from the Llywydd in relation to legislative competence (PDF, 106KB) |
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Stage 1: Committee considerations of general principles |
Consultation Public
consultation. The Committee issued a call for evidence, which closed on
12 March 2020. Survey In addition to the consultation, the Committee
also conducted a survey
aimed at landlords on the Bill. Focus groups As part of the Committee’s scrutiny of the Bill,
focus groups were held between February – March 2020 to gather the views of
tenants and landlords across Wales. Committee dates The Equality, Local Government and Communities
Committee considered the Bill on the following dates:
On 14 July 2020 the Business Committee published
a revised
timetable for scrutiny of the Renting
Homes (Amendment) (Wales) Bill. The new deadline for the Committee to
report on its scrutiny of the Bill was 2 October 2020. The Committee held its
final evidence session on 20
July, which can be viewed on SeneddTV. The Finance Committee considered the Bill on the
following dates:
The Equality, Local Government and Communities
Committee laid its report
on the Bill on 1 October 2020. The Legislation, Justice and Constitution
Committee laid
its report on the Bill on 2 October 2020. |
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Stage 1: Debate in Plenary on general principles |
The motion to agree the general principles of the
Bill was agreed in Plenary on 13
October 2020. |
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Financial Resolution |
A Financial Resolution in relation to the Renting
Homes (Amendment) (Wales) Bill was agreed in Plenary on 13
October 2020. Further information about financial resolutions
is available in section 3 of the Guide to the scrutiny stages for Public Bills. |
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Stage 2: Committee consideration of amendments |
The Equality, Local Government and Communities
Committee agreed on 9 November 2020, under Standing Order 26.21, that the
order of consideration for Stage 2 proceedings would be: Sections 1-3; Schedule 1; Sections 4-6; Schedule
2; Sections 7-10; Schedule 3; Section 11; Schedule 4; Sections 12-14;
Schedule 5; Sections 15-16; Schedule 6; Sections 17 – 18; Long title. Notice
of amendments – 13 November 2020 Purpose
and effect table – 16 November 2020 Notice
of amendments – 20 November 2020 Marshalled
list of amendments – 27 November 2020 Grouping
of amendments – 27 November 2020 Stage 2 consideration took place in Committee on
27 November 2020. Renting
Homes (Amendment) (Wales) Bill, as amended at Stage 2 |
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Stage 3: Plenary consideration of amendments |
Following the completion of Stage 2 proceedings,
Stage 3 commenced on 30 November 2020. Stage 3 consideration took place in
Plenary on 10 February 2021 to consider amendments to the Bill (as amended at
Stage 2). Notice
of amendments – 1 February 2021 (v2) Purpose
and effect table – 1 February 2021 Notice of amendments – 2 February 2021 Notice
of amendments – 3 February 2021 Marshalled
list of amendments – 10 February 2021 Grouping
of amendment – 10 February 2021 Renting
Homes (Amendment) (Wales) Bill, as amended at Stage 3 |
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Stage 4: Passing of the Bill in Plenary |
The Bill was agreed by the Senedd on 23 February 2021. Renting
Homes (Amendment) (Wales) Bill, as passed |
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Post-stage 4 |
The Solicitor
General, on behalf of the Attorney General, the Secretary
of State for Wales and the Counsel
General wrote to the Llywydd to advise that they would not be referring
the Renting Homes (Amendment) (Wales) Bill to the Supreme Court under
Sections 112 or 114 of the Government of Wales Act 2006. |
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Royal Assent |
Royal Assent
was given on 7 April 2021 |
Business type: Legislation
Status: Complete
First published: 10/02/2020
Documents
- Letter from the Secretary of State for Wales to the Llywydd in response to the intimation letter - 23 March 2021
PDF 201 KB - Letter from the Counsel General to the Llywydd in response to the intimation letter - 23 March 2021 PDF 253 KB
- Letter from the Solicitor General on behalf of the Attorney General to the Llywydd in response to the intimation letter - 22 March 2021 PDF 56 KB
- Grouping of amendments - 10 February 2021 PDF 94 KB
- Marshalled List - 10 February 2021 PDF 225 KB
- Notice of amendments - 3 February 2021 PDF 139 KB
- Notice of amendments - 2 February 2021 PDF 116 KB
- Purpose and Effect Table - 1 February 2021 PDF 579 KB
- Notice of amendments - 1 February 2021 v2 PDF 143 KB
- Letter from the Minister for Housing and Local Government in relation to Stage 3 debate - 19 January 2021 PDF 257 KB
- Grouping of amendments - 27 November 2020 PDF 94 KB
- Marshalled list of amendments - 27 November 2020 PDF 159 KB
- Notice of amendments – 13 November 2020 PDF 106 KB
- Notice of amendments - 20 November 2020 PDF 144 KB
- Letter from the Minister for Housing and Local Government to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee - 11 August 2020 PDF 615 KB
- Correspondence from the Minister for Housing and Local Government to Chair of the Finance Committee - 16 July 2020 PDF 602 KB
- Correspondence from the Minister for Housing and Local Government to the Chair - 10 July 2020 PDF 643 KB
- Letter from Chris Philp MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Immigration and Compliance and the Courts) - 29 May 2020
- Correspondence to the Minister for Housing and Local Government regarding the cancelled session on 26 March – 31 March 2020 PDF 340 KB
- Letter to the Minister for Housing and Local Government - 30 March 2020 PDF 151 KB
- Correspondence to Community Housing Cymru in relation to a cancelled evidence session - 17 March 2020 PDF 279 KB
- Correspondence from Community Housing Cymru in relation to a cancelled evidence session PDF 527 KB View as HTML (22) 68 KB
- Correspondence to Tai Pawb in relation to a cancelled evidence session - 17 March 2020 PDF 272 KB
- Correspondence from Tai Pawb in relation to a cancelled evidence session PDF 646 KB
- Correspondence to the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) in relation to a cancelled evidence session - 17 March 2020 PDF 278 KB
- Correspondence from the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) in relation to a cancelled evidence session PDF 456 KB View as HTML (26) 29 KB
- Correspondence to the Chartered Institute of Housing Cymru in relation to a cancelled evidence session - 17 March 2020 PDF 277 KB
- Correspondence from the Chartered Institute of Housing Cymru in relation to a cancelled evidence session PDF 574 KB View as HTML (28) 60 KB
- Letter to Chris Philp MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Immigration and Compliance and the Courts) - 16 March 2020 PDF 236 KB
- Correspondence from the Chair of the Legislative, Justice and Constitution Committee to the Minister for Housing and Local Government - 9 March 2020 PDF 272 KB
- Letter from the Llywydd to the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee - 4 March 2020 PDF 106 KB
- Correspondence from the Llywydd to the Chair - 4 March 2020 PDF 106 KB
- Letter to the Llywydd in relation to the Bill timetable - 4 February 2020 PDF 86 KB
- Statement of Policy Intent PDF 325 KB
- Bilingual glossary PDF 91 KB
- Focus groups - summary note PDF 154 KB
- Focus groups - survey analysis PDF 144 KB
- Purpose and Effect Table - Stage 2 PDF 226 KB
- Renting Homes (Amendment) (Wales) Bill - As amended at Stage 2 PDF 163 KB
- Renting Homes (Amendment) (Wales) Bill - as amended at Stage 3 PDF 173 KB
- Bill summary (after Stage 2) PDF 3 MB
- Renting Homes (Amendment) (Wales) Bill, as passed PDF 171 KB
Consultations
- Renting Homes (Amendment) (Wales) Bill (completed)