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Making laws in Wales: from executive devolution to a reserved powers model

The way laws are made in Wales has changed more in the last 25 years than in any other part of the United Kingdom. From the Assembly’s start as a...

Published on 28/06/2024
Wales at the Supreme Court

Over the last 25 years, Supreme Court rulings have played a key role in how devolution and the law-making process are understood and work in Wales....

Published on 28/06/2024
How will a new First Minister be nominated?

In only a few days time, Wales is due to have a new First Minister. Following Vaughan Gething’s decision to resign as leader of Welsh Labour and F...

Published on 01/08/2024
The UK Parliament and law-making in Wales

Throughout its 25-year history, the Senedd’s relationship with the UK Parliament has been a crucial element of Welsh law-making. This article expl...

Published on 28/06/2024
International law at the Senedd

How does international law fit in to law making at the Senedd? The original Government of Wales Act 1998 contained international provisions famili...

Published on 28/06/2024
Two decades of reform: how have discussions about Wales’ constitutional settlement shaped the Senedd?

The way in which laws are made for Wales has been heavily influenced over the last 25 years by a series of commissions, committees and panels conve...

Published on 28/06/2024
Resurrecting Welsh as a legal language

The creation of the Assembly in 1999 resurrected Welsh as a legal language. Since then, the Senedd has been a bilingual legislature making laws of...

Published on 28/06/2024
What is Welsh law and how should it be defined?

Wales has operated within a joint legal jurisdiction with England for nearly 500 years. For centuries, this has worked with relative ease but as th...

Published on 28/06/2024
Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill: delivering a gender balanced Parliament?

A new law, which aims to ensure the Senedd is more representative of the gender make-up of Wales, has been introduced to the Senedd. The Senedd Cy...

Published on 11/03/2024
FAQs: What happens next with Senedd reform?

The Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill has cleared its final hurdle in the legislative process. On 8 May, the Senedd voted by 43 to 16 to p...

Published on 17/05/2024
Leaving the European Union

When the National Assembly for Wales met for the first time on 12 May 1999, the UK had been an EU Member State for over 26 years. For the first 20...

Published on 28/06/2024
Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill – Bill Summary

A new law, which aims to ensure the Senedd is more representative of the gender make-up of Wales, has been introduced to the Senedd. The Bill resp...

Published on 18/04/2024
Second chance for Senedd to debate amendments to Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill

Stage 3 of the Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill will take place on 30 April. This will be the second, and likely final, opportunity for M...

Published on 25/04/2024
Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill: Bilingual Glossary

This bilingual glossary provides a list of key terms used in the Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill .

Published on 25/03/2024
Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill: resource page

The Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill was introduced into the Senedd on 11 March 2024. This page pulls together key Senedd Research pu...

Published on 25/03/2024
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