Concise Minutes - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee


Meeting Venue:

Video conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Monday, 1 July 2024

Meeting time: 13.30 - 14.00
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/13975


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Attendance

Category

Names

Members of the Senedd:

Mike Hedges MS (Chair)

Samuel Kurtz MS

Adam Price MS

Witnesses:

 

Committee Staff:

P Gareth Williams (Clerk)

Gerallt Roberts (Second Clerk)

Sarah Sargent (Second Clerk)

Kate Rabaiotti (Legal Adviser)

 

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1       Introduction, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Alun Davies MS sent his apologies.

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2       Instruments that raise no reporting issues under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3

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2.1   SL(6)496 - The Housing Renewal Grants (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2024

The Committee considered the instrument and was content.

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3       Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3

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3.1   SL(6)497 - The Land Transaction Tax and Anti-avoidance of Devolved Taxes (Wales) Act 2017 (Amendments to Schedule 5) Regulations 2024

The Committee considered the instrument and Welsh Government response and agreed to report to the Senedd in line with the reporting points identified.

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4       Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.7

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4.1   SL(6)494 - Part 2 Code of Practice: General Functions

The Committee considered the instrument and agreed to report to the Senedd in line with the reporting points identified.

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4.2   SL(6)495 - The National Framework for the Commissioning of Care and Support in Wales: Code of Practice

The Committee considered the instrument and agreed to report to the Senedd in line with the reporting point identified.

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5       Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3 - previously considered

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5.1   SL(6)493 - The Procurement (Wales) Regulations 2024

The Committee noted the correspondence with the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution and Cabinet Office and agreed to respond highlighting concerns which remain.

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6       Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement

There were no items for consideration under the Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement.

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7       Papers to note

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7.1   Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning: The Welsh Government's response to the Committee's report on the Welsh Government's Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Renters (Reform) Bill

The Committee noted the correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning.

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7.2   Correspondence from the Welsh Government: The Victims and Prisoners Bill

The Committee noted the correspondence from the Welsh Government.

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7.3   Correspondence from the Counsel General: Corrections to statutory instruments subject to the draft affirmative scrutiny procedure

The Committee noted the correspondence from the Counsel General.

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7.4   Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: The Trade in Animals and Related Products (Amendment and Legislative Functions) and Animal Health (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022

The Committee noted the correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, and agreed to respond seeking further detail and clarification.

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8       Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting

The motion was agreed.

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9       Correspondence from Adam Price MS in relation to HM Prison Parc: Further consideration

The Committee received an update in relation to HM Prison Parc and agreed to consider the matter further at a future meeting.

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10    Themes emerging from the LJC Committee's reports on legislative consent memoranda for UK Bills

The Committee considered the issue and agreed to consider it further at a future meeting.

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11    The legislative consent process

The Committee noted the correspondence from the Business Committee, and agreed to consider the matter further at its next meeting.

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12    Correspondence relating to the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill

The Committee noted the correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh Language and agreed to respond to highlight a point of accuracy.

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