Consultation – Proposed Additional Learning Needs LCO Committee – The National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) Order 2007

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The Proposed Additional Learning Needs LCO Committee was established on 4 July 2007 to consider and report on the proposed National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) Order 2007. The Committee has agreed the scope of its scrutiny as follows:

• The general principles of the proposed Order ie, that legislative competence as specified in ‘Matter 5.17’ be conferred to the Assembly

• Whether the proposed Order provides an appropriate framework for the delivery of the policy agenda on Additional Learning Needs, in particular whether the terms of the proposed Order are too broadly or too narrowly defined.

The purpose of the Committee’s work is to scrutinise the drafting of the proposed Order and, as such, the Committee will avoid engaging in detailed discussions on proposed Measures which could be brought forward as a result of the conferral of legislative competence, reviewing existing policies in this area or from replicating work already undertaken by former subject committees.

I am writing to invite you to submit evidence to the Committee.In particular the Committee would like to receive evidence on the following:

1. Would the terms of the proposed Order allow for the implementation of the policy agenda on additional learning needs by means of Measures? If not how would

the proposed Order need to be re-drafted and why?

2. Is it appropriate for the proposed Order to cover all persons? If not, how should the proposed Order be re-drafted and why?

3. Is the definition of disability in the proposed Order appropriate? If not, how should the definition be re-drafted and why?

4. Are the terms of the proposed Order drafted appropriately, too narrowly or too broadly? If necessary, how should the proposed Order be re-drafted and why?

If you wish to submit evidence please send, preferably by email or on disk, otherwise in hard copy to Ruth Hatton, Deputy Committee Clerk, Proposed Additional Learning Needs LCO Committee, National Assembly for Wales, Cardiff Bay CF99 1NA. The email address is legislationoffice@wales.gsi.gov.uk. Please entitle the email Consultation ALN LCO. Submissions should be sent to arrive by Friday 21 September 2007. All submissions will be acknowledged. It may not be possible to take into account responses received after this date.

When putting together your submission would you please keep the following in mind:

• Your response should be as succinct as possible. Please reference your response using the title applied above.

• The National Assembly normally makes responses to public consultation available for public scrutiny and they may also be seen and discussed at Committee meetings. If you do not want your response or name published it is important that you specify this at the end of your submission.

• Please indicate whether you are responding on behalf of an organisation, or as an individual.

• Please indicate whether or not you would be prepared to give oral evidence to the Committee.

The Committee will consider responses to the written consultation during the autumn.

If you have any queries please contact the Clerks, Gareth Williams (tel: 029 2089 8008), Liz Wilkinson (tel: 029 2089 8025) or Ruth Hatton, the Deputy Clerk (tel 029 2089 8019).

Eleanor Burnham AM
Chair