Agenda and draft minutes

Venue: Committee Room 2 - Senedd

Contact: Marc Wyn Jones  / Legislation: Bethan Davies

Items
Expected timing No. Item

1.

Introductions, apologies and substitutions

Minutes:

1.1        The Chair welcomed Committee Members, witnesses and the public to the meeting.

1.2        The Chair said that apologies for absence had been received by Lindsay Whittle.

(9:30 - 10:45)

2.

Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Bill Evidence Session 2: (Stage 1) Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales

·         Owen Watkin, Chairman

·         Steve Halsall, Deputy Secretary

 

 

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.2 The Committee received evidence from the Local Government Boundary Commission for Wales.

(10:45 - 12:00)

3.

Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Bill Evidence Session 2: (Stage 1) Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) & Association of Council Secretaries and Solicitors, Wales Branch (ACSeS)

·         Daniel Hurford, WLGA, Head of Policy Improvement and Governance

  • Dilys Phillips, ACSeS, Monitoring Officer, Gwynedd
  • Phillip Johnson, Association of Electoral Administrators, Electoral Services Manager, Newport

 

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

3.3 The Committee received evidence from the WLGA and ACSeS.

(12:00 - 12:05)

4.

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

Item 5

Minutes:

4.1 The Motion was agreed.

(12:05 - 12:10)

5.

Inquiry into Participation in the Arts in Wales - Consideration of draft report

Minutes:

5.1 The Committee agreed the draft report.

6.

Papers to note

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

Paper noted

6a

Equality considerations in the Welsh Government's Budget - Letter from the Minister for Finance and Leader of the House

Supporting documents:

Transcript

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