Agenda - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee


Meeting Venue:

Hybrid - Committee Room 4, Tŷ Hywel and videoconference via Zoom

Meeting date: 8 December 2025

Meeting time: 13.00
For further information contact:

P Gareth Williams

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6565

SeneddLJC@senedd.wales


Hybrid

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Public meeting

(13.00 - 14.00)

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1       Introduction, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

(13.00)                                                                                                             

 

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2       President of the Welsh Tribunals: Evidence session on the annual report for 2024-25 and priorities for 2025-26

(13.00 – 14.00)                                                                           (Pages 1 - 17)

President of Welsh Tribunals Sixth Annual Report 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025

President of Welsh Tribunals Priorities 2025/2026

 

Witnesses:

Sir Gary Hickinbottom, President of the Welsh Tribunals

David Sargent, Head of Operations for the Welsh Tribunals Unit, Welsh Government

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-35-25 - Paper 1 - Briefing Paper

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3       Motion under Standing Order 17.42(vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the following items: 4, 5, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16

(14.00)                                                                                                             

 

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Private meeting

(14.00 – 14.45)

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4       President of the Welsh Tribunals: Consideration of evidence

(14.00 – 14.15)                                                                                                

 

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5       Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Bill: Draft report

(14.15 – 14.45)                                                                                (To Follow)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-35-25 - Paper 2 - Draft report

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Break

(14.45 – 14.50)

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Public meeting

(14.50 – 15.20)

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

(14.50 – 14.55)                                                                                   (Page 18)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-35-25 - Paper 3 - Draft report

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6.1   SL(6)680 - The Non-Domestic Rating Contributions (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2025

                                                                                                                          

 

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

(14.55 – 15.00)                                                                                                

 

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Made Negative Resolution Instruments

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7.1   SL(6)681 - The Local Government (Standards Committees and Member Conduct) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2025

                                                                                                 (Pages 19 - 21)

Regulations

Explanatory Memorandum

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-35-25 - Paper 4 - Draft report

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8       Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.7 - previously considered

(15.00 – 15.05)                                                                                                

 

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8.1   SL(6)666 - Code of Practice on the exercise of social services functions in relation to Part 4 (direct payments and choice of accommodation) and Part 5 (charging and financial assessment) of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014

                                                                                                 (Pages 22 - 30)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-35-25 - Paper 5 - Report
LJC(6)-35-25 - Paper 6 - Welsh Government response

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8.2   SL(6)678 - The Children and Families (Wales) Measure 2010 (Commencement No. 10) Order 2025

                                                                                                 (Pages 31 - 32)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-35-25 - Paper 7 - Report
LJC(6)-35-25 - Paper 8 - Welsh Government response

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

(15.05 – 15.10)                                                                                                

 

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9.1   SL(6)679 - The Procurement Act 2023 (Specified International Agreements) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2025

                                                                                                 (Pages 33 - 35)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-35-25 - Paper 9 - Report
LJC(6)-35-25 - Paper 10 - Welsh Government response

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10    Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement

(15.10 – 15.15)                                                                                                

 

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10.1 Written Statement and correspondence from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: The Biocidal Products (Data Protection Periods) (Amendment) Regulations 2025

                                                                                                 (Pages 36 - 39)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-35-25 - Paper 11 - Written Statement by the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, 28 November 2025
LJC(6)-35-25 - Paper 12 - Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, 28 November 2025

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10.2 Written Statement by the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: The United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 (Exclusions from Market Access Principles: Glue Traps) Regulations 2025

                                                                                                 (Pages 40 - 41)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-35-25 - Paper 13 - Written Statement by the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, 2 December 2025

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11    Papers to note

(15.15 – 15.20)                                                                                                

 

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11.1 Correspondence from Mark Isherwood MS to the Finance Committee: British Sign Language (Wales) Bill

                                                                                                 (Pages 42 - 46)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-35-25 - Paper 14 - Letter from Mark Isherwood MS to the Finance Committee, 27 November 2025

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11.2 Correspondence from the Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing: Four nations response to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) market study into the UK infant and follow-on formula market

                                                                                                           (Page 47)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-35-25 - Paper 15 - Letter from the Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing, 3 December 2025

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11.3 Written Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language: Non-domestic rates support for 2026-27

                                                                                                 (Pages 48 - 49)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-35-25 - Paper 16 - Written Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language, 3 December 2025

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Private meeting

(15.20 – 16.25)

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12    Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No. 2) on the Victims and Courts Bill: Draft report

(15.20 – 15.25)                                                                         (Pages 50 - 54)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-35-25 - Paper 17 - Draft report

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13    Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No. 2) on the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill

(15.25 – 15.35)                                                                         (Pages 55 - 58)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-35-25 - Paper 18 - Legal Advice Note

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14    Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Public Office Accountability Bill: Draft report

(15.35 – 15.50)                                                                         (Pages 59 - 89)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-35-25 - Paper 19 - Draft report
LJC(6)-35-25 - Paper 20 - Letter from the Welsh Local Government Association, 1 December 2025
LJC(6)-35-25 - Paper 21 - Letter to the Welsh Local Government Association, 6 November 2025
LJC(6)-35-25 - Paper 22 - Letter from the Llywydd, 1 December 2025
LJC(6)-35-25 - Paper 23 - Letter to the Llywydd, 6 November 2025

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15    Welsh Government Draft Budget 2026-27: Draft letter

(15.50 – 15.55)                                                                         (Pages 90 - 92)

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-35-25 - Paper 24 - Draft letter

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16    Development of Tourism and Regulation of Visitor Accommodation (Wales) Bill: Draft report

(15.55 – 16.25)                                                                                (To Follow)

Letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language, 12 November 2025

Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language, 25 November 2025

Attached Documents:
LJC(6)-35-25 - Paper 25 - Draft report

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