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Living in poverty affects children’s life chances, educational attainment, health and future work prospects. Consequently, reducing child poverty...
A “stronger, fairer and greener Wales” – these were the former First Minister’s aims when setting out the Welsh Government’s legislative programme...
A Plenary debate to discuss the Senedd’s Health and Social Care Committee’s report ‘Unheard: Women’s journey through gynaecological cancer’, shed l...
Reforming local government finance and local taxation has long been on the political agenda. Despite incremental changes to local taxation law sinc...
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...
Next week the Senedd will debate the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee’s report following its latest annual scrutiny session...
Following the scrutiny of the Residential Outdoor Education (Wales) Bill by three Senedd Committees, Senedd Members will hold on a debate on the 'g...
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...
How does international law fit in to law making at the Senedd? The original Government of Wales Act 1998 contained international provisions famili...
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...
The Welsh Government’s Programme for Government for 2021-2026 reiterated its commitment to introduce a Clean Air Act for Wales, consistent with Wor...
Ensuring that politicians are accountable to their electorate is a key principle of a modern democracy. But is the current system in the Senedd rob...
Children and young people with disabilities or additional learning needs are being let down by decision-makers at the most crucial time in their li...
A Senedd Committee has called for Transport for Wales to improve their planning when organising services on concert and match days.
Costly dispute at the very top of one of Wales’ most prominent national institutions has revealed significant weakness in the way public bodies are...
Senedd Reform refers to proposals to change the make-up of the Senedd to better suit the needs of the people of Wales.
Peredur Owen Griffiths MS, Chair of the Senedd’s Finance Committee, outlines what he learnt from his time at COP26.
Yet again we find ourselves looking at the news to find that Dwy Cymru and Hafren Dyfrdwy are discharging raw sewage into rivers and out to sea. No...
It’s crucial for effective policymaking. It supports good decisions, and according to Sherlock Holmes it’s a capital mistake to theorise without it...
On 9 July 2024, the First Minister set out the Welsh Government’s legislative commitments for the rest of this Senedd term (which is due to end in...
On Tuesday, the Senedd will vote on the general principles of the Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill. The Bill aims to ensure the Sened...
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....
www.senedd.wales Welsh Parliament Senedd Research Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill Bill Summary May 2024 The Welsh Parliament is the democratically elected body that represents the...
www.senedd.wales Welsh Parliament Senedd Research Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill Bill Summary April 2024 The Welsh Parliament is the democratically elected body that represen...
www.senedd.wales Welsh Parliament Senedd Research Care experienced children Research Briefing April 2024 The Welsh Parliament is the democratically elected body that represents the interes...
senedd.wales The table below highlights key developments in Wales in response to coronavirus (COVID-19). UK Covid Inquiry holds public hearings in Wales 27 February – 14 March 2024...
