Concise Minutes - Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee


Meeting Venue:

Video conference via Zoom

Meeting date: Monday, 26 January 2026

Meeting time: 13.30 - 15.02
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/15720


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Attendance

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Names

Members of the Senedd:

Mike Hedges MS (Chair)

Alun Davies MS

Adam Price MS

Witnesses:

 

Committee Staff:

P Gareth Williams (Clerk)

Owain Davies (Second Clerk)

Tom Lewis-White (Second Clerk)

Gerallt Roberts (Second Clerk)

 

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1       Introduction, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Apologies were received from Mark Isherwood MS.

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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)713 - The Non-Domestic Rating (Demand Notices) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

The Committee considered the instrument and was content.

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2.2   SL(6)716 - The Food Supplements (Magnesium L-threonate monohydrate) (Wales) Regulations 2026

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)706 - The Healthy Eating in Schools (Nutritional Standards and Requirements) (Maintained Primary Schools) (Wales) Regulations 2025

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

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3.2   SL(6)707 - The Building (Higher-Risk Buildings Procedures) (Wales) Regulations 2025

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

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3.3   SL(6)708 - The Building etc. (Amendment) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2025

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

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3.4   SL(6)715 - The Regulated Services (Registration) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

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

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3.5   SL(6)704 - The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026

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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3.6   SL(6)714 - The Annual Returns (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026

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

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3.7   SL(6)719 - The Recognition of Professional Qualifications and Implementation of International Recognition Agreements (Regulation and Inspection of Social Care) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026

The Committee considered the instrument 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)711 - The Building Safety Act 2022 (Commencement No. 6) (Wales) Regulations 2025

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

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4.2   SL(6)712 - The Building Act 1984 (Commencement No. 1) (Wales) Order 2025

The Committee considered the instrument and Welsh Government response 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)703 - The Tax Collection and Management (Visitor Levy Costs) (Wales) Regulations 2026

The Committee noted the Welsh Government response.

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5.2   SL(6)694 - The Procurement Act 2023 (Threshold Amounts) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2025

The Committee noted the Welsh Government response.

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

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6.1   SL(6)698 - The Individual Candidate Election Expenses (Senedd Elections) Code of Practice 2025

The Committee noted the Welsh Government response.

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6.2   SL(6)699 - The Political Parties Campaign Expenditure (Senedd Elections) Code of Practice 2025

The Committee noted the Welsh Government response.

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6.3   SL(6)700 - The Non-Party Campaigner Campaign Expenditure (Senedd Elections) Code of Practice 2025

The Committee noted the Welsh Government response.

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7       Inter-Institutional Relations Agreement

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7.1   Correspondence from the Welsh Government: Meetings of inter-ministerial groups

The Committee received notifications from the Welsh Government in relation to a number of inter-ministerial group meetings: a Written Statement and letter from the First Minister of Wales in relation to a meeting of the British-Irish Council; a letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs in relation to a Memorandum of Understanding between the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and the Welsh Ministers; and a letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs in relation to a meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Group for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

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7.2   Written Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language: The Procurement Act 2023 (Specified International Agreements and Saving Provision) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

The Committee noted the Written Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language.

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7.3   Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning: The Provision of Services (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026

The Committee noted the correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning.

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7.4   Correspondence from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: The Sea Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations 2026

The Committee noted the Written Statement by the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs.

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8       Papers to note

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8.1   Correspondence from the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery: Subordinate legislation

The Committee noted the correspondence from the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery.

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8.2   Written Statement by the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Consultation on Proposed Changes to Local Authority Fees and Charges Schemes under the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016

The Committee noted the Written Statement by the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs.

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8.3   Correspondence from the Standards of Conduct Committee to the Member Accountability Bill Committee: The Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Bill

The Committee noted the correspondence from the Standards of Conduct Committee to the Member Accountability Bill Committee.

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8.4   Correspondence from the Short Term Accommodation Association to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language: Development of Tourism and Regulation of Visitor Accommodation Bill

The Committee noted the correspondence from the Short Term Accommodation Association to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language.

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9       Motion under Standing Order 17.42(vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of today's meeting

The motion was agreed.

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10    Planning (Wales) Bill and Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Bill: Consideration of Detailed Committee Consideration report

The Committee agreed its draft report subject to some minor changes to be agreed outside of Committee.

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11    Secondary legislation previously considered

The Committee considered its analysis of the ongoing monitoring of statutory instruments and agreed to write to the First Minister of Wales.

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12    Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill

The Committee considered the Memorandum and agreed to consider a draft report at a future meeting.

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13    Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Finance (No. 2) Bill: Draft report

The Committee agreed its draft report.

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14    Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No. 4) on the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill

The Committee considered the Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum and agreed to consider a draft report at its next meeting.

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15    Monitoring report

The Committee agreed its monitoring report, and agreed to write to the First Minister and the Cabinet Secretary for Economy in respect of ongoing UK-EU negotiations.

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16    United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020

The Committee considered the briefing from Senedd Research and agreed to write to the Deputy First Minister for further information.

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17    Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum (Memorandum No. 3) on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

The Committee agreed its draft report and agreed to write to the Business Committee in relation to the scheduling of a debate on a legislative consent motion.

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