Committee Details

News

• Royal Assent was given to the Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2019 on 22 May 2019.
• Royal Assent was given to the Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Act 2019 on 15 May 2019.
• The Committee has written to the Minister for Housing and Local Government on its follow-up work on the rough sleeping inquiry. (23 April 2018)
• The Committee has launched a consultation for its inquiry into empty properties, respond to the consultation (18 April 2019).
• The Committee has published its report, ‘Diversity in local government'. (4 April 2019).
• The Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Bill was agreed by the Assembly on 27 March 2019.
• The Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Bill was agreed by the Assembly on 19 March 2019.
• The Children, Young People and Education Committee; Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee; and the Finance Committee published their report, Assessing the impact of budget decisions (PDF, 386KB) on 25 March 2019.
• The consultation on Inquiry into Benefits in Wales: options for better delivery has now closed.
• The Welsh Government has responded to the joint Committee report, ‘Assessing the impact of budget decisions’. The committees will be looking at next steps for this work in the coming weeks.

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Remit

The Committee was established on 28 June 2016 to examine legislation and hold the Welsh Government to account by scrutinising expenditure, administration and policy matters encompassing (but not restricted to): local government; housing, community regeneration, cohesion and safety; tackling poverty; equality of opportunity and human rights.

Transcripts

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• View meeting transcripts prior to 31 October 2017

Forward Work programme

• The Forward Work Programme of the Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee sets out the work that the Committee intends to carry out over the course of the following term.

Current inquiries

• Inquiry into human rights in Wales
• Inquiry into public services boards
• Inquiry into diversity in local government
• Inquiry into voting rights for prisoners
• Inquiry into the Blue Badge Scheme in Wales: Eligibility and Implementation
• Inquiry into ‘Benefits in Wales: options for better delivery’
• Inquiry into empty properties

Work completed by the Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee

• Reports
• Inquiries
• Legislation

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