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1.

Introduction, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Minutes:

1.1 Apologies were received from Dafydd Elis-Thomas. Dai Lloyd substituted.

2.

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

CLA(5)-04-16 – Paper 1 - Statutory Instruments with clear reports

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.0a The Committee considered the instruments and was content.

2.1

SL(5)007 - The Food for Specific Groups (Information and Compositional Requirements) (Wales) Regulation 2016

2.2

SL(5)010 - The National Curriculum (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2016

2.3

SL(5)011 - The National Curriculum (Desirable Outcomes, Educational Programmes and Baseline and End of Phase Assessment Arrangements for the Foundation Phase) (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2016

2.4

SL(5)012 - Water Quality and Supply (Fees) (Undertakers Wholly or Mainly in Wales) Order 2016

3.

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

Minutes:

3.0a The Committee considered the instrument and agreed to report to the Assembly.

3.1

SL(5)013 - The Food Hygiene (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2016

CLA(5)-04-16 - Paper 2 – Report

CLA(5)-04-16 - Paper 3 - Regulations

CLA(5)-04-16 - Paper 4 – Explanatory Memorandum

Supporting documents:

4.

Paper(s) to note

4.1

Wales Bill: Correspondence from the Committee to the Secretary of State for Wales

CLA(5)-04-16 - Paper 5 - Correspondence from the Committee to the Secretary of State for Wales, 5 July 2016

CLA(5)-04-16 - Paper 6 - Correspondence from the Committee to the Secretary of State for Wales, 18 August 2016

CLA(5)-04-16 - Paper 7 - Correspondence from the Secretary of State for Wales to the Committee, 7 September 2016

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.1a The Committee noted the correspondence and agreed its approach to seeking a meeting with the Secretary of State to discuss the Committee’s consideration of the Wales Bill.

4.2

Wales Bill: Correspondence with the House of Lords Constitution Committee

CLA(5)-04-16 - Paper 8 - Correspondence to the House of Lords Constitution Committee, 14 July 2016

CLA(5)-04-16 - Paper 9 -  Correspondence from the House of Lords Constitution Committee, 20 July 2016

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.2a The Committee noted the correspondence and agreed to meet with the House of Lords Constitution Committee on 12 October to discuss the Wales Bill.

4.3

Written Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure: Consultation on proposals for secondary legislation to support the Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2016 and various best-practice guidance documents

CLA(5)-04-16 - Paper 10 - Written Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure, 11 July 2016

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.3a The Committee noted the statement and agreed to write to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure welcoming the approach outlined in the statement.

4.4

SL(5)005 - The Waste (Meaning of Recovery) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2016: Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs

CLA(5)-04-16 - Paper 11 - SL(5)005 - The Waste (Meaning of Recovery) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2016 - Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs, 13 July 2016

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.4a The Committee noted the correspondence and agreed to write to the Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs to reiterate the concerns of its predecessor Committee about regulations that amend primary legislation using the negative rather than the affirmative procedure

4.5

Correspondence from the Llywydd: Committee Statements in Plenary

CLA(5)-04-16 - Paper 12 - Correspondence from the Llywydd, 21 July 2016

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.5a The Committee noted the correspondence and agreed to write to the Llywydd to note its support for the greater integration between Plenary and committee work.

4.5b The Committee agreed to request time for a statement on its work on the Wales Bill ahead of its visit to the House of Lords Constitution Committee.

4.6

Remits of Committees: External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee

CLA(5)-04-16 - Paper 13 - Correspondence from the Llywydd (Presiding Officer) to the External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee, 22 July 2016

CLA(5)-04-16 - Paper 14 - Correspondence from the Chair of the External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee, 25 August 2016

CLA(5)-04-16 - Paper 15 - Business Committee report on revising the remit of the External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.6a The Committee noted the correspondence.

5.

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

(iv) 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;

 

(ix) any matter relating to the internal business of the Committee, or of the Assembly is to be discussed.

 

Minutes:

5.1 The motion was agreed.

6.

Wales Bill: Legal briefing and update

CLA(5)-04-16 - Paper 16 – Update paper

CLA(5)-04-16 - Paper 17 - Legal briefing

CLA(5)-04-16 - Paper 18 - Legal briefing

Minutes:

6.1 The Committee received a legal briefing and an update on the Wales Bill.

7.

Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee: Ways of working

CLA(5)-04-16 - Paper 19 - Ways of working

Minutes:

7.1 The Committee discussed its ways of working and agreed to return to the issue at a later date.