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Items
No. Item

1.

Introduction, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

Minutes:

Apologies were received from Julie James AM.   Mick Antoniw AM substituted.

2.

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

CLA(4)-21-14 – Paper 1 – Statutory Instruments with clear reports

Supporting documents:

2.1

CLA427 - The Social Services Complaints Procedure (Wales) Regulations 2014

Negative procedure; Date made:7 July 2014; Date laid: 9 July 2014; Coming into force date: 1 August 2014.

2.2

CLA428 - The Representations Procedure (Wales) Regulations 2014

Negative procedure; Date made:7 July 2014; Date laid: 9 July 2014; Coming into force date: 1 August 2014.

 

2.3

CLA429 - The Common Agricultural Policy Basic Payment Scheme (Provisional Payment Region Classification) (Wales) Regulations 2014

Negative procedure; Date made:11 July 2014; Date laid: 14 July 2014; Coming into force date: 4 August 2014.

 

2.4

CLA430 - The Food Hygiene (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2014

Negative procedure; Date made:14 July 2014; Date laid: 16 July 2014; Coming into force date: 8 August 2014.

 

2.5

CLA432 - The Education (European Institutions) and Student Support (Wales) (Revocation) Regulations 2014

Negative procedure; Date made:16 July 2014; Date laid: 18 July 2014; Coming into force date: 31 August 2014.

 

2.6

CLA434 - The Education (National Curriculum) (Foundation Phase) (Wales) Order 2014

Negative procedure; Date made:23 July 2014; Date laid: 28 July 2014; Coming into force date: 1 September 2014.

 

2.7

CLA435 - The Head Teacher’s Report to Parents and Adult Pupils (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2014

Negative procedure; Date made:23 July 2014; Date laid: 28 July 2014; Coming into force date: 1 September 2014.

 

2.8

CLA436 - The National Curriculum (Assessment Arrangements for the Foundation Phase and the Second and Third Key Stages) (Wales) Order 2014

Negative procedure; Date made:23 July 2014; Date laid: 28 July 2014; Coming into force date: 1 September 2014.

 

2.9

CLA437 - The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Amendment) (Wales) (No.2) Regulations 2014

Negative procedure; Date made:28 July 2014; Date laid: 29 July 2014; Coming into force date: 19 September 2014.

 

2.10

CLA438 - The Student Fees (Amounts ) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2014

Negative procedure; Date made:23 July 2014; Date laid: 4 August 2014; Coming into force date: 31 August 2014.

 

2.11

CLA439 - The Dissolution of Further Education Corporations (Publication of Proposals and Prescribed Bodies) (Wales) Regulations 2014

Negative procedure; Date made:6 August 2014; Date laid: 8 August 2014; Coming into force date: 1 September 2014.

 

2.12

CLA441 - The Regional Transport Planning (Wales) Order 2014

Negative procedure; Date made:7 August 2014; Date laid: 14 August 2014; Coming into force date: 4 September 2014.

 

Minutes:

The Committee considered the instruments and was content.

 

3.

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

3.1

CLA440 - The Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (Consequential Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2014

Negative procedure; Date made:6 August 2014; Date laid: 8 August 2014; Coming into force date: 5 September 2014.

 

CLA(4)-21-14 – Paper 2 – Report

CLA(4)-21-14 – Paper 3 – Regulations

CLA(4)-21-14 – Paper 4 – Explanatory Memorandum

 

 

Supporting documents:

3.2

CLA433 - The Sulphur Content of Liquid Fuels (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2014

Composite Negative procedure; Date made:21 July 2014; Date laid: 25 July 2014; Coming into force date: 29 August 2014.

 

CLA(4)-21-14 – Paper 5 – Report

CLA(4)-21-14 – Paper 6 -Regulations

CLA(4)-21-14 – Paper 7 – Explantory Memorandum

 

 

Supporting documents:

3.3

CLA431 - The Diseases of Swine Regulations 2014

Joint Negative procedure; Date made:16 July 2014; Date laid: 18 July 2014; Coming into force date: 14 August 2014.

 

CLA(4)-21-14 – Paper 8 – Report

CLA(4)-21-14 – Paper 9 – Regulations

CLA(4)-21-14 – Paper 10 – Explanatory Memorandum

 

 

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The Committee considered the instruments and will report to the Assembly.

 

4.

Papers to note

4.1

Letter from the First Minister regarding Reciprocal Guidance

CLA(4)-21-14 – Paper 11 – Letter from the First Minister

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The Committee agreed to discuss this paper at a future meeting.

4.2

Correspondence regarding a proposal from the European Commission on the prohibition of driftnets COM(2014)265

CLA(4)-21-14 – Paper 12- Letter from Commissioner Damanaki, 23 July 2014

CLA(4)-21-14 – Paper 13 - Letter from First Minsiter, 8 August 2014

CLA(4)-21-14 – Paper 14 - Letter from Chair of CLA Committee, 16 July 2014

CLA(4)-21-14 – Paper 15 - Letter from Chair of CLA Committee, 17 July 2014

 

 

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The Committee agreed to write to the Commissioner for further information about the meeting referred to in the Commissioner’s letter.

4.3

Correspondence from the Presiding Officer

CLA(4)-21-14 – Paper 16 – Letter from the Presiding Officer to Committees regarding the draft budget

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The Committee noted the correspondence.

4.4

Written Statement in relation to the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014

CLA(4)-21-14 – Paper 17 – Written Statement

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The Committee noted the Statement and agreed to write to the Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services, requesting further details of the timetable for implementing subordinate legislation from the 2014 Act.

4.5

Letter from the First Minister regarding the Inquiry into Disqualification of Membership from the National Assembly for Wales

CLA(4)-21-14 – Paper 18 – Letter from the First Minister

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The Committee agreed the approach suggested in the First Minister’s letter and agreed to request a Plenary debate for November 2014.

4.6

Legislative Consent Memorandum : Deregulation Bill: Amendments in relation to Farriers and Home-School Arrangements

CLA(4)-21-14 – Paper 19 – Letter from Minister

CLA(4)-21-14 – Paper 20 – Committee Report July 2014

 

 

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The Committee noted the correspondence.  

4.7

Statement by the First Minister: The Legislative Programme July 2014

CLA(4)-21-14 – Paper 21 – Oral Statement

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The Committee noted the Statement.

5.

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

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

5.1

Draft Report Higher Education (Wales) Bill

CLA(4)-21-14 – Paper 22 – Draft Report

 

CLA(4)-21-14 – Paper 23 – Statement of Policy Intent

CLA(4)-21-14 – Paper 24 – Table of Derivations

CLA(4)-21-14 – Paper 25 – Legal Advice Note 1

CLA(4)-21-14 – Paper 26 – Legal Advice Note 2

CLA(4)-21-14 – Paper 27 – Letter from the Minister, 23 July 2014

CLA(4)-21-14 – Paper 28 – Letter from the Minister, 2 July 2014

CLA(4)-21-14 – Paper 29 - Written Evidence from Higher Education Wales

 

 

5.2

Making Laws Inquiry - Update

CLA(4)-21-14 – Paper 30 – Update paper

5.3

Forward Work Programme

CLA(4)-21-14 – Paper 31 – Forward Work Programme