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P-05-734 Ban Letting Agent Fees to Tenants
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Meeting: 03/10/2017 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
3 P-05-734 Ban Letting Agent Fees to Tenants
Supporting documents:
- Cover sheet, item 3 PDF 40 KB View as HTML (3/1) 7 KB
- 25.09.17 Correspondence - Petitioner to the Committee, item 3 PDF 23 KB View as HTML (3/2) 3 KB
Minutes:
The
Committee considered further comments from the petitioner and agreed to close
the petition given the intention of the Welsh Government to legislate on this
matter and congratulate the petitioners on the success of their campaign.
Meeting: 19/09/2017 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
3 P-05-734 Ban Letting Agent Fees to Tenants
Supporting documents:
- Cover sheet, item 3 PDF 40 KB View as HTML (3/1) 7 KB
- 20.06.17 Correspondence - Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children to the Chair, item 3 PDF 86 KB
Minutes:
The
Committee considered correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Communities
and Children and agreed to seek the views of the petitioner before deciding
what further action to take on the petition.
Meeting: 11/07/2017 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
3 P-05-734 Ban Letting Agent Fees to Tenants
Supporting documents:
- Cover sheet, item 3 PDF 40 KB View as HTML (3/1) 7 KB
- 20.06.17 Correspondence - Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children to the Chair, item 3 PDF 86 KB
Minutes:
Due to time constraints the petition was deferred to the meeting on 19 September.
Meeting: 21/03/2017 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
3 P-05-734 Ban Letting Agent Fees to Tenants
Supporting documents:
- Cover sheet, item 3 PDF 40 KB View as HTML (3/1) 7 KB
- 06.03.17 Correspondence - Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children to the Chair, item 3 PDF 103 KB
Minutes:
The
Committee considered correspondence on the petition and agreed to:
·
await
a response from the Equalities, Local Government and Communities Committee as
to whether they intend to conduct further work on this issue, before deciding on
how to progress the petition; and
·
ask
the Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children when he intends to make a
statement on the issue.
Meeting: 01/03/2017 - Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)
4 Correspondence from the Chair of the Petitions Committee in relation to a petition to Ban Letting Agent Fees to Tenants
Supporting documents:
Minutes:
4.3
The Committee noted the correspondence from the Chair of the Petitions
Committee in relation to a petition to Ban Letting Agent Fees to Tenants and
agreed to write to the Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children on the timescale
in which he intends
to
make a decision over whether legislation is required on the issue.
Meeting: 14/02/2017 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)
2 P-05-734 Ban Letting Agent Fees to Tenants
Supporting documents:
- Cover sheet, item 2 PDF 40 KB View as HTML (2/1) 7 KB
- Research brief, item 2 PDF 73 KB View as HTML (2/2) 34 KB
- 04.01.17 Correspondence - Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children to the Chair, item 2 PDF 167 KB
- 06.02.17 Correspondence - Petitioner to the Committee, item 2 PDF 100 KB View as HTML (2/4) 19 KB
Minutes:
Mike
Hedges declared the following relevant interest under Standing Order 17.24A:
He
submitted a proposed Bill to the Member ballot on the same subject matter as
the petition.
Gareth
Bennett declared the following relevant interest under Standing Order 17.24A:
He
submitted a proposed Bill to the Member ballot on the same subject matter as
the petition.
The
Committee considered the petition for the first time and agreed to write to:
·
the
Equalities, Local Government and Communities Committee to ask if they intend to
conduct work on this issue; and
·
the
Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children requesting further information on the timescale in which
he intends to make a decision over whether legislation is required on the
issue.