Agenda and minutes

1.1  Apologies for absence have been received by Peter Black and Rhodri Glyn Thomas, given their roles on the Assembly Commission.  Eluned Parrot and Alun Ffred Jones will be substituting respectively, in accordance with Standing Order 17.48.

1.1.1   The Chair welcomed Members, witnesses and members of the public to the meeting.

1.1.2   Apologies for absence were received from Rhodri Glyn Thomas and Peter Black for items 2 and 3, given their roles on the Assembly Commission.

1.1.3   The Chair welcomed Alun Ffred Jones and Eluned Parrott to the meeting, who were substituting for them respectively, in accordance with Standing Order 17.48.

1.1.4   The Chair welcomed Peter Black to item 4 on the Local Government Byelaws (Wales) Bill.

Paper 1

          Colin Nosworthy

Ceri Phillips

Osian Rhys

2.1 The Committee received evidence from the Welsh Language Society on the Bill.

2.2 The Welsh Language Society agreed to provide additional information to the Committee.

Paper 2

Geraint Wyn Parry, Chief Executive

Berwyn Prys Jones, Chairman

3.1 The Committee received evidence from the Association of Welsh Translators on the Bill.

The Committee will be invited to resolve to exclude the public from item 4 of the meeting in accordance with Standing Order 17.42(vi):

A Committee may resolve to exclude the public from a meeting or any part of a meeting where:

(vi) the Committee is deliberating on the content, conclusions or recommendations of a report it proposes to publish; or is preparing itself to take evidence from any person.

4.1 The Committee agreed to exclude the public from item 4, in accordance with Standing Order 17.42 (vi), to consider the key issues and recommendations of its report on the Bill.

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