Committee Details

Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee

Committee Details

News

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 Committee has launched its Inquiry into Benefits in Wales: options for better delivery Respond to the consultation here. (21 February 2019)
Stage 3 consideration of the Public Service Ombudsman (Wales) Bill took place on 13 March. Stage 4 consideration will take place in Plenary on 20 March.
Stage 3 consideration of the Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Bill will take place on 19 March. The deadline for tabling amendments was 12 March.
The consultation on blue badges has now closed. The Committee will hold its first evidence session on this inquiry on 21 March 2019.
The Committee will hold a follow-up session on its rough sleeping inquiry on 21 March 2019, when the Minister for Housing and Local Government will give evidence.

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.

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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