15 January 2026 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Papers to note
I'll start again—content to note.
15 January 2026 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Papers to note
I move we note it.
15 January 2026 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Papers to note
Content to note.
13 January 2026 , Plenary
& 12. The general principles of the Development of Tourism and Regulation of Visitor Accommodation (Wales) Bill and the financial resolution in respect of the Development of Tourism and Regulation of Visitor Accommodation (Wales) Bill
Diolch, Deputy Presiding Officer. I will begin by highlighting some of the challenges that the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee has faced as it's carried out its scrutiny of this important piece of legislation. As the Cabinet Secretary stressed…
13 January 2026 , Plenary
& 10. The general principles of the Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Bill and the financial resolution in respect of the Senedd Cymru (Member Accountability and Elections) Bill
Diolch, Llywydd. The Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee reported on 23 December, drawing five conclusions and making 18 recommendations. This is a Bill of considerable constitutional significance and importance. Its overarching aim of improving…
12 January 2026 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting
In accordance with—item 8—Standing Order 17.42(vi) and (ix), I invite the committee to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting. Are Members content? Yes.
12 January 2026 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Papers to note
Item 7.3 is correspondence from the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery: the Welsh Ministers' determination on the numbering and classification of subordinate legislation not made by Welsh statutory instrument. The Counsel General informs us of the…
12 January 2026 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Papers to note
Papers to note: correspondence from the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery to the Llywydd—Welsh statutory instruments. The Counsel General’s letter follows on from her letter of 25 November in which she informed the Llywydd of a new design for Welsh…
12 January 2026 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Inter-institutional relations agreement
Thank you, Alun. Are we happy to do that? Yes. There are no other items on that. Now, correspondence from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, on the Plant Varieties Act (Amendment) Regulations 2026. The Deputy…
12 January 2026 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Inter-institutional relations agreement
I was looking for you, Alun, there.
12 January 2026 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Inter-institutional relations agreement
Notifications and correspondence under the inter-institutional relations agreement. Correspondence from the Welsh Government on the meetings of inter-ministerial groups. We have a number of notifications this week in relation to inter-ministerial group…
12 January 2026 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.7—previously considered
Thanks, Jen. Do Members have anything to raise? No. Are we happy to note the Welsh Government's response? Yes—nodding.
12 January 2026 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.7—previously considered
Item 5, instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.7, previously considered. The Code of Practice on Quality Assurance and Performance Management, Escalating Concerns, and Closure of Regulated Care and Support Services…
12 January 2026 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3—previously considered
Thanks, Jen. Members, do you have anything to add? Are we happy to note the Welsh Government's response? Yes.
12 January 2026 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3—previously considered
Item 4, instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3, previously considered. The Senedd Cymru (Disqualification) Order 2025. The committee considered this instrument at its meeting on 6 October and laid its…
12 January 2026 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.7
Thank you, Jen. Members, anything further to add? No. Are we happy to agree the reporting points? I see that Members are.
12 January 2026 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.7
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.7, the school organisation code. Section 38 of the School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013 provides that the Welsh Ministers must issue a code on school…
12 January 2026 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
Thank you, Jen. Members, is there anything you wish to add? Are we happy to agree the reporting points? Yes.
12 January 2026 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
Do Members have anything to add? No. Are we happy with the reporting points? Yes. I can see people nodding. Item 2.3, the Council Tax (Discounts, Disregards and Exemptions) (Wales) Regulations 2026—draft report. The current system of council tax discounts…
12 January 2026 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
Thank you, Jen. Members, do you have anything you wish to raise? No. Are we happy to agree the reporting points? Yes. Thank you very much. Item 2.2, the Non-Domestic Rating (Provision of Information About Changes of Circumstances) (Wales) Regulations 2026…
12 January 2026 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
This takes us to item 2, instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3. The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements and Default Scheme) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026. Council…
12 January 2026 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Introduction, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
That takes us on to the first item, which is introduction, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest. We've received apologies today from Mark Isherwood. As a reminder, the meeting is being broadcast live on Senedd.tv and the Record of Proceedings…
12 January 2026 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Introduction, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Good afternoon and welcome to this meeting of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee.
30 January 2025 , Finance Committee
Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 8
But we know that, in Cardiff, for example, for rugby internationals, major sporting events, the price of hotels goes up substantially, and whether the levy should be able to be increased accordingly.
30 January 2025 , Finance Committee
Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 8
You can't give us any examples now of where it happens. No. Okay, fine. Please share it with us—through you, Chair. And finally from me, a concern was expressed about the lack of detail included in the Bill regarding a visitor levy premium. Do you feel that…
