, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
Thanks, Jen. Do Members have anything they wish to raise? They do not. Are we happy to agree the reporting point? People are nodding, so I thank you very much. The Higher Education (Fee Limits) (Wales) Regulations 2026. These regulations specify the maximum…
, 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 to raise? If not, can we agree to the reporting points as identified? Yes, we can. Thank you very much. The Waste Separation Requirements (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2026. These regulations amend the Waste…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
Are we happy to agree the reporting point? Yes, I see that we are. The Building Safety Act 2022 (Consequential Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026. These regulations amend legislation as a consequence of the wider implementation of provisions of Part 3 of…
, 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, anything to raise? I see they have not. Are we happy to agree the reporting points? The Land Transaction Tax (Modification of Relief for Acquisitions Involving Multiple Dwellings) (Wales) Regulations 2026. These regulations amend…
, 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 to add? Are we happy to agree the reporting points? I see that we are. Instruments subject to the Senedd approval procedure: the Land Transaction Tax and Anti-avoidance of Devolved Taxes (Wales) Act 2017…
, 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. Do Members have anything to add? No. Are we happy to agree the reporting points? I see that we are. The Fostering Panels and Care Planning (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026. These regulations amend the Care Planning…
, 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 very much. Any Members wish to add anything? Are we happy with that point? The Adoption Support Services (Adoption Support Agencies) (Wales) Regulations 2026. These regulations revoke and replace the Adoption Support Services (Wales) Regulations…
, 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 that they wish to add? Are we happy to agree those points? Thank you very much. The Local Authorities (Capital Finance and Accounting) (Wales) (Amendments relating to Minimum Revenue Provision) Regulations 2026. These regulations…
, 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 very much. Do Members have anything they wish to add? Are we happy to agree the reporting points? I see that we are. The Welsh Elections Information Platform (Amendments) Regulations 2026 draft report. These regulations amend the Welsh Elections…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
Item 3 is instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3. The Non-Domestic Rating (Amendment of Definition of Domestic Property) (Wales) Order 2026. This Order makes refinements to the classification of…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise no reporting issues under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
Item 2 is instruments that raise no reporting issues under Standing Order 21.2. The Education (Student Finance) (Amounts) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026. These regulations amend existing student support regulations to adjust the amounts…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Introduction, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest. No apologies have been received. The meeting is being broadcast live on Senedd.tv and the Record of Proceedings will be published as usual. Please can Members ensure that all mobile devices…
, Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Introduction, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest
Welcome to this meeting of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Group 12: Regulation-making powers (Amendments 74, 47A, 47, 86)
Yes.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Group 12: Regulation-making powers (Amendments 74, 47A, 47, 86)
I think there's a bit of confusion, Chair. It's 47A we're objecting to, which comes before 47.
, Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee
Group 6: Licence applications (Amendments 14, 15, 76, 16, 17, 77, 19, 20, 78, 21, 22, 23, 24, 48)
I'm glad you added 'yet'.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Scrutiny of Accounts - Welsh Government 2024-25: evidence session with Dr Andrew Goodall, Permanent Secretary - Welsh Government
Okay. Thank you very much.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Scrutiny of Accounts - Welsh Government 2024-25: evidence session with Dr Andrew Goodall, Permanent Secretary - Welsh Government
That's very helpful. Finally from me: has the director of strategy retained the terms and conditions she had as the director general for health, social care and early years? What responsibilities fall to the new role, and what's the rationale for bringing…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Scrutiny of Accounts - Welsh Government 2024-25: evidence session with Dr Andrew Goodall, Permanent Secretary - Welsh Government
Thank you. What informed the change in postholder for director general for the health, social care and early years group, and were they employed on civil service terms or did they move on the terms that they previously had?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Scrutiny of Accounts - Welsh Government 2024-25: evidence session with Dr Andrew Goodall, Permanent Secretary - Welsh Government
Just to put it down simply, everything that's been done has been signed off by whoever is responsible for signing it off in the British civil service.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Scrutiny of Accounts - Welsh Government 2024-25: evidence session with Dr Andrew Goodall, Permanent Secretary - Welsh Government
Yes, I think you're probably right. You have recently made appointments to your senior team, including to the director general for the health, social care and early years group and chief operating officer roles, as well as to the new director general for…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Scrutiny of Accounts - Welsh Government 2024-25: evidence session with Dr Andrew Goodall, Permanent Secretary - Welsh Government
Thank you very much for that. The auditor general will confirm that it's the belief that your own internal auditors should not come under any pressure from you or anyone else in your department to produce anything but their own opinion. So, can I just say…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Scrutiny of Accounts - Welsh Government 2024-25: evidence session with Dr Andrew Goodall, Permanent Secretary - Welsh Government
Given the head of internal audit’s assessment that legacy IT systems pose ever-increasing risks—amongst them, rising costs, inoperability and non-compliance—can you set out a clear timetable for replacing or modernising these systems, and how are you…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Scrutiny of Accounts - Welsh Government 2024-25: evidence session with Dr Andrew Goodall, Permanent Secretary - Welsh Government
Diolch, Cadeirydd. You've told the committee about your plans to take forward in the seventh Senedd investment plans for the transforming corporate services programme, including a new finance system. Can you provide a breakdown of the cost, which you…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Scrutiny of Accounts - Welsh Government 2024-25: evidence session with Dr Andrew Goodall, Permanent Secretary - Welsh Government
That's a matter where we can agree to differ.
