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Regulation 2(2)(b) inserts definitions of the terms “excepted renewables plant and machinery” and “excepted vehicle charging point plant and machinery”.
The Minister stated that the exception was “deemed unnecessary to include the specific exception, from a legal perspective.”iiOfficial Report, 1 May 2018 col 13.
Where do home detention curfews sit in the priority list—that is maybe a crude term—compared with restriction of liberty orders and community payback orders?
I am glad that the Members of the Committee found the Thank you for your kind letter of 12 visit to be a worthwhile and informative use of their time and I will pass on your thanks to my colleagues who assisted in the visit.
The detailed reply to our letter was circulated to Colette Walker earlier as it covered the question of visiting rights she raised in March 2021 and has been circulated with meeting papers. 4.
The "capacity exception"
While there was broad support for the removal of the 12+ presumption, some evidence to the Committee raised concerns about the exception in the Bill which provides that a child's views do not have to be sought if "the child is not capable of forming a view" ("the capacity exception").
As part of this review, we used the Welsh Parliament, Northern Ireland Assembly and other public organisations as a benchmark to see how our existing arrangements compare with theirs and to inform future policy decisions.
Therefore, it would be great to see those visits return in some capacity. I will pass questioning over to Collette Stevenson, who is a great advocate of committee visits.