Agenda and minutes

Venue: Committee Room 2 - Senedd. View directions

Contact: Sarah Beasley 

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1.

Introductions, apologies and substitutions

Minutes:

     1.1 The Chair welcomed Members and members of the public.

 

1.2 Apologies for absence received from Rhodri Glyn Thomas, Jocelyn Davies and Janet Finch-Saunders. 

 

(9:00-11:00)

2.

Housing (Wales) Bill: Stage 1 Evidence Session 10 - Minister for Housing and Regeneration

Carl Sargeant, Minister for Housing and Regeneration

Welsh Government Officials

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.1 The Committee received evidence from Carl Sargeant, Minister for Housing and Regeneration

 

2.2 The Minister agreed to provide the following:

 

·       whether provisions could be included in the Bill to allow data sharing between relevant authorities and/or departments to help identify landlords within the private rented sector, and to help identify Housing Benefit fraud,

·       what further action can be taken to improve safety standards within the private rented sector, in particular electrical and gas safety, accepting the limitations of the Assembly’s legislative competence in regard to health and safety, and how you intend to take this forward in the longer term,

·       existing requirements in relation to support available to prisoners before, and on release from, prison to help address their housing needs, and the extent to which these are being met,

·       in relation to the above, any areas for improvement identified by the Prisoner Accommodation Resettlement Working Group how the Bill will contribute towards the delivery of these, and

·       details on the new social housing rent policy, how it links in with existing the Housing Benefit Account Subsidy system, whether guidance on rent setting will be statutory and how it will be enforced.

 

3.

Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the remainder of the meeting

(11:00-11:20)

4.

Discussion of Evidence from the Minister for Housing and Regeneration on the Housing (Wales) Bill

Minutes:

4.1 The Committee discussed evidence received from the Minister for Housing and Regeneration on the Bill.  

(11:30-12:00)

5.

Technical Briefing: Draft Public Services (Workforce) (Wales) Bill

Piers Bisson, Deputy Director, Public Service Reform, Welsh Government

Robin Jones, Bill Manager, Welsh Government

 

http://wales.gov.uk/consultations/improving/supporting-public-service-workforce/?lang=en

 

 

Minutes:

5.1 The Committee received a technical briefing on the draft Bill.

(12:00-12:15)

6.

Consideration of Report: Inquiry into participation levels in sport

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

6.1 The Committee discussed the draft report.

(12:15-12:25)

7.

Consideration of the appointment process of the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

7.1 The Committee discussed the appointment process of the public Services Ombudsman for Wales.

(12:25-12:30)

8.

Consideration of letter from the Minister for Housing and Regeneration on the Inquiry into barriers to home building in Wales

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Minutes:

8.1 The Committee considered the letter from the minister for Housing and Regeneration on the inquiry into barriers to home building in Wales. 

9.

Papers to note

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

9.1 Papers to note.