Members of the public are welcome to attend the Senedd or Tŷ Hywel, to sit in the Public Galleries and observe committee meetings.
On business days, committee meetings are held on Mondays, Tuesday and Wednesday mornings, throughout the day on Thursdays and occasionally on Fridays. Committee meetings are held at the Senedd or Tŷ Hywel in Cardiff Bay or at other venues throughout Wales.
There are a number of different committees that deal with a range of issues. Detailed information about dates, locations, agendas, papers and minutes can be obtained from the Committees pages.
We strongly recommend that you check the committee page and agenda for the meeting beforehand. Agenda times may change in the week before the meeting and sometimes parts of the meeting are held in private.
Booking Seats
If you want to attend a committee meeting, you can book three weeks in advance. Although it is advisable to pre-book seats to avoid disappointment, this is not always necessary and there may be seats available on the day – please enquire at the information desk.
Please note that occasionally Committee meetings will be private.
To book your seats please complete the following booking form: Book Seats in the Public Gallery to Watch Plenary / Committee.
Due to high demand for seats for some committee meetings, group bookings are limited to 10 in order to maximise public access opportunities. Seats will be held for 15 minutes after the booked time, and then released to people on the reserve list. If you are aware that you will be arriving late, please make this clear when you book so that the seats may be held until you arrive If you’re no longer able to attend on the day, please let us know and we can reallocate your seat(s).
You can also view Senedd business live on screens in the Senedd, or Watch live and archived coverage of Plenary and committees on Senedd.tv.
For further information and enquires please contact us.
Conduct in meetings
All electronic devices such as mobile phones, laptops and pagers must be switched to silent.
You may be excluded from Senedd proceedings if you act in a disorderly or disruptive manner or otherwise interfere with the Senedd's proper conduct of its business.
Visiting members of the public must not:
- be under the influence of alcohol or drugs;
- cause offence to other visitors;
- speak loudly or otherwise disrupt the meeting;
- bring food or drink into the meeting;
- use e-cigarettes during the meeting;
- take photographs during the meeting.
