Matters related to justice - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
The Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee was established on 26 May 2021 to carry out the functions of the responsible committee set out in Standing Order 21 and Standing Order 26C, and to consider any other matter relating to: legislation, devolution, the constitution (including Wales’s constitutional future), justice, and external affairs.
Further information on the Committee’s consideration of matters related to justice, including relevant correspondence, can be found under ‘Related Meetings’.
Engagement activity
On behalf of the Committee the Senedd’s Citizen Engagement Team undertook a series of focus groups and one-to-one interviews with legal practitioners and litigants in person from across Wales. A summary of the engagement [PDF, 118KB] has been published.
The committee held a discussion with experts on the
topic of ‘Wales in the UK: Legislating in a changing constitutional context’. A
summary of the discussions [PDF,
118KB] along with a background briefing
[PDF 173 KB] for the event have been published.
Oral evidence
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Date and Agenda |
Purpose of meeting |
Transcript |
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Evidence session with the President of Welsh Tribunals Sir Wyn Williams, President of Welsh Tribunals Rhian Davies Rees, Head of the Welsh Tribunals Unit |
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Evidence session on the Commission on Justice in Wales report Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, former Chair of the Commission on Justice in Wales |
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Evidence session with the Law Council of Wales Lord Lloyd-Jones, President of the Law Council of Wales Professor Emyr Lewis, Vice President of the Law Council of Wales Dr Nerys Llewelyn Jones, member of the Executive Committee of the Law Council of Wales |
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Evidence session with Lord Bellamy KC, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice |
Business type: Procedural Motion
First published: 25/08/2021
Documents
- Wales in the UK – legislating in a changing constitutional context - stakeholder event : summary of discussion
PDF 118 KB - Wales in the UK – legislating in a changing constitutional context: Background briefing PDF 173 KB
- Letter from the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee to the Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice - 12 July 2022 PDF 80 KB
- Access to justice: Summary of engagement - June 2022 PDF 118 KB
- Letter from the Head of Wales Office, Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists: Potential inquiry - 30 July 2021 PDF 111 KB
- Letter from the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee: Potential inquiry - 21 July 2021 PDF 89 KB
- Letter from the Llywydd: Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill – 16 July 2021 PDF 189 KB
- Letter from the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee: Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill - 2 July 2021 PDF 77 KB