Annual Reports and Accounts 2023-24

We serve the Senedd to help facilitate its long-term success as a strong, accessible, inclusive and forward-looking Parliament that delivers effectively for the people of Wales.

In our Annual Report and Accounts we detail how we have progressed work on the Senedd Commission’s priorities under our strategic goals.

As well as outlining our performance and achievements, the report gives an overview of our activities over the year. It describes how decisions are made and how resources are used. Our accounts form a substantial part of the report, and it has been produced in line with HM Treasury guidance and certified by the Auditor General for Wales.

Change has been a hallmark of the past year
in a political and parliamentary sense.

—
Rt Hon. Elin Jones MS
Llywydd, Welsh Parliament

Read the foreword

The past year has been one of great change, of innovation, and a year where we have seen the Senedd become more and more of a focal point of Welsh public life.

—
Manon Antoniazzi
Chief Executive and Clerk of the Senedd

Read the introduction

We strive to provide outstanding parliamentary support, have citizens at the heart of what we do, and use resources sustainably.

Take a look at the progress we’ve made this year towards our goals.

Read more about what we’ve been doing this year

Our governance framework sets out the way in which the Senedd Commission is governed and managed. Along with how it is accountable for what it does.

Read more about the assurances on the effectiveness of the Commission’s governance framework in delivering our strategic goals.

Explore the report

Our budget is used to meet the running costs of the Senedd,  along with costs associated with Members of the Senedd, as determined by the Independent Remuneration Board.

The annual report includes information about our financial and operating performance.

Read the financial performance

Creating a respectful, diverse and inclusive workplace not only benefits our employees but also enhances our ability to better represent and engage with the people of Wales when supporting the work of an inclusive Welsh Parliament.

Read more about how we’re creating an inclusive environment

Each year we collect, analyse, and publish diversity data on our workforce profile, recruitment activity and staff pay.

This information informs our approach to being an inclusive recruiter and employer, to meet the diverse needs of staff, and to try to ensure that our workforce is representative of the diversity of the public that we serve.

Read our workforce report in full

Our commitment to providing world-class bilingual services remains unchanged. Together with being at the forefront of advances in language technology and bilingual working.

We share our progress, so you can join us on this journey.

Read about our commitment to bilingual working

We’re preparing for a low carbon future, by working to make the footprint of the Senedd's operations net carbon neutral by 2030.

With a focus on making sustainable choices, along with plans to supply low-carbon heat to our buildings, we continue to make progress on our goals.

Read more about our progress