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Opening times - the Senedd and Pierhead:
Monday - Friday: 09.00 - 16.30
Saturdays and bank holidays: 10.30 - 16.30
Last entry is 16.00
Please note: the building is open before and after usual opening times to accommodate visitors viewing Plenary, committees and other Senedd Business.
The Senedd and Pierhead will be closed over the Christmas period from Saturday 24 December, to Monday 2 January 2023.
Admission is free
Children’s Mental Health Week 2023 will take place this week from 6-12 February. It’s run by children’s mental health charity Place2Be to raise awa...
This statistical briefing on care experienced children in Wales sets out some of the characteristics of ‘children looked after’, parental factors,...
The debate around the devolution of justice to Wales is not new. It’s been advocated by political commentators and academics; recommended by the Co...
E-cigarettes, also known as vapes, are battery powered devices which allow nicotine to be inhaled through a vapour (‘vaping’) rather than smoke......
Our reading lists draw together the key sources of information about specific policy areas in Wales. They include background information about poli...
“Sexual harassment among learners is shockingly commonplace”. That’s the main message from the Senedd’s Children, Young People and Education (CYPE)...
The Welsh Government has revealed, under scrutiny by a Senedd Committee, that it believes some cases of Special Educational Needs (SEN), or Additio...
This year’s Children’s Commissioner’s Annual Report introduces the new Children’s Commissioner for Wales, Rocio Cifuentes, while also outlining the...
Many households, businesses, charities and public sector organisations across Wales are facing considerable challenges from rising costs. Senedd Re...
Yesterday was GCSE results day. For the first time since 2019, pupils have sat external exams following their cancellation in 2020 and 2021 due to...
Learners in Wales received their A level results earlier today. These are the first externally marked exams sat since 2019. As expected, results ar...
The cost of living crisis is having a significant impact on unpaid carers and domiciliary care workers providing support in people’s homes, at a ti...
The cost of living crisis is affecting many of us, but according to disability charities, spiralling costs are hitting disabled people hardest. Our...
The first results from the 2021 Census were published on 28 June. They show the usual resident population of Wales on 21 March 2021 was estimated t...
Despite an overall reduction in traffic collisions since 1993, there were almost a thousand serious incidents in Wales in 2018. These resulted in 1...
A collection of research briefs provided to the Petitions Committee to inform their consideration of each petition.
Not enough progress has been made in improving mental health services in Wales - despite an increase in funding.
A Senedd Committee has heard concerning evidence about how the cost of living crisis is impacting school attendance.
Clearer leadership is needed from the Welsh Government to prevent drowning deaths in Wales, according to a Senedd report.
Children as young as nine are being sexually harassed by their peers inside and outside of school, an event so common it’s considered normal behavi...
Every child should be entitled to free school meals. It should not be about income as families who work hard and long hours and are just above the...
Ms. Kirsty Williams, the Minister for Education, announced that years 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 will have to work from home and I believe that this deci...
We were relieved that the Welsh Assembly Government decided that CAGs should form the basis for 2020 exam results. Howerever, what learners need no...
Minister for Education, Kirsty Williams, has announced the planned re-opening of schools on 29th June. From Monday 22nd June, the opening hours of...
www.senedd.wales Welsh Parliament Senedd Research Care Experienced Children Statistical Briefing January 2023 The Welsh Parliament is the democratically elected body that represents the inte...
Reading List Children and Young People Date: May 2016 National Assembly for Wales Research Service The National Assembly for Wales is the democratically elected body that represents the inte...
Qualifications Wales Bill: Summary of changes made at Stage 2 Introduction This document sets out the main changes made to the Qualifications Wales Bill (hereafter ‘the...
National Assembly for Wales Senedd Research www.assembly.wales/research Summary of changes made at Stage 2 of the Childcare Funding (Wales) Bill Bill Summary October 2018 http://www.assembly....
