Committee Details

Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee

Committee Details

News

The Committee last met on Wednesday 11 December, the meeting can be viewed on Senedd.tv. The Committee will next meet on Thursday 9 January following the Christmas recess.
The Welsh Government laid their response (PDF, 327KB) to the Committee’s report on benefits in Wales (PDF, 1MB) on 6 December 2019.
The Welsh Government laid their response (PDF, 393KB) to the Committee’s report on empty properties (PDF, 2MB) on 27 November 2019. The report and government response was debated in Plenary on 4 December 2019.
The Committee launched its consultation on the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Bill on Friday 22 November. The consultation will close on Friday 3 January 2020. Alternatively, a short survey on the Bill can be completed here.
The Local Government and Elections (Wales) Bill was laid on 18 November 2019 and was remitted to the Committee.

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. On 13 November 2019, the Committee’s remit was amended to include the ability to: exercise the non-budgetary functions set out in Standing Order 18A.2 in relation to accountability and governance of the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales.

Transcripts

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.

Ongoing work