Communities, Equality and Local Government Committee

 

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 2 - Senedd

 

 

 

Meeting date:

Thursday, 17 January 2013

 

 

 

Meeting time:

09:30 - 11:46

 

 

 

This meeting can be viewed on Senedd TV at:
http://www.senedd.tv/archiveplayer.jsf?v=en_300000_15_01_2014&t=70&l=en

 

 

 

Concise Minutes:

 

 

 

Assembly Members:

 

Ann Jones (Chair)

Peter Black

Janet Finch-Saunders

Mike Hedges

Mark Isherwood

Gwyn R Price

Ken Skates

Rhodri Glyn Thomas

Joyce Watson

 

 

 

 

 

Witnesses:

 

Steve Halsall, Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales

Daniel Hurford, Welsh Local Government Association

Dilys Phillips, The Association of Council Secretaries and Solicitors, Wales Branch (“ACSeS)

Owen Watkin, Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales

 

 

 

 

 

Committee Staff:

 

Bethan Davies (Clerk)

Marc Wyn Jones (Clerk)

Leanne Hatcher (Deputy Clerk)

Sarah Bartlett (Deputy Clerk)

 

 

 

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1    Introductions, apologies and substitutions

1.1        The Chair welcomed Committee Members, witnesses and the public to the meeting.

1.2        The Chair said that apologies for absence had been received by Lindsay Whittle.

 

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2    Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Bill Evidence Session 2: (Stage 1) Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales

2.2 The Committee received evidence from the Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales.

 

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3    Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Bill Evidence Session 2: (Stage 1) Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) & Association of Council Secretaries and Solicitors, Wales Branch (ACSeS)

3.3 The Committee received evidence from the WLGA and ACSeS.

 

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4    Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the following business:

4.1 The Motion was agreed.

 

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5    Inquiry into Participation in the Arts in Wales - Consideration of draft report

5.1 The Committee agreed the draft report.

 

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6    Papers to note

Paper noted

 

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6.1  Equality considerations in the Welsh Government's Budget - Letter from the Minister for Finance and Leader of the House

 

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Transcript

View the meeting transcript.

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