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Creating a Parliament for Wales
- This consultation has completed. It ran from Monday, 12 February 2018 to Friday, 6 April 2018
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Response to the consultation
Consultation results
- Full consultation report (PDF 1.1MB) PDF 2 MB
- Easy Read consultation report (PDF 1.78MB) PDF 2 MB
- Summary report (PDF 1.51MB)
- Llywydd's written statement, July 2018 (PDF 238KB)
- Llywydd's written statement, October 2018 (PDF 240kb)
Purpose of the consultation
The
Assembly
Commission wanted to hear views on how the electoral, operational and
internal arrangements of the National Assembly for Wales could be changed.
The
Wales Act
2017 marks the start of a new phase of devolution in Wales. It gives the
National Assembly for Wales powers over new policy areas, including the
Assembly’s own size, electoral system and internal arrangements.
The
independent Expert Panel on
Assembly Electoral Reform published its report in December 2017: A
Parliament that Works for Wales. The Panel considered the Assembly’s
capacity to deliver for the people of Wales, and concluded that with only 60
Members the Assembly is too small to carry out its functions effectively. The
Panel also considered how Members should be elected, and what the minimum
voting age should be for Assembly elections.
The
Assembly Commission sought views on the Expert Panel’s recommendations, and on
other reforms to the Assembly’s electoral and operational arrangements that
could make the institution a more accessible and effective legislature.
Frequently asked questions
Learn
more about this consultation and the Assembly Commission’s reform work in our frequently
asked questions.
A
number of consultation events were held enabling the public to put questions to
Llywydd, Elin Jones AM.
- 12/03/2018, Swansea University
- 15/03/2018, Arad Goch, Aberystwyth
- 22/03/2018, Bangor University
- 23/03/2018, Ramada Plaza, Wrexham
Responding to the consultation
There
were different ways to let the Assembly Commission know views about the
potential reforms:
- Visiting the consultation microsite, and filling in an online survey.
- Reading the consultation document or easy read document, and emailing or posting a completed consultation response form or easy read response form.
Consultation results
A full
consultation report has been published, as well as a summary
report and an Easy
Read version.
More
information is available on the main
Assembly reform page.
Sign up to receive email updates about the
Assembly Commission’s reform work.
Providing Written Evidence
The
National Assembly for Wales has two official languages, Welsh and English. In
line with the Assembly’s
Official Languages Scheme, the Assembly Commission requests that documents
or written responses to consultations intended for publication or use in
National Assembly proceedings are submitted bilingually. When documents or
written responses are not submitted bilingually, we will publish in the
language submitted, stating that it has been received in that language only. We
expect other organisations to implement their own standards or schemes and to
comply with their statutory obligation.
Disclosure of information
Please
ensure that you have considered the Assembly’s policy
on disclosure of information before submitting information to the Assembly
Commission.
Supporting documents
- Consultation Document
- Consultation Response Form
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Easy Read
- Easy Read Consultation Document
- Easy Read Response Form
- Events
- Event Presentation PDF 983 KB
- Event Video
Contact details
Should you wish to speak to someone regarding this consultation, please use the below contact details:
Assembly Commission Secretariat
National Assembly for Wales
Cardiff Bay
Cardiff
CF99 1NA
Email: CommissionConsultations@assembly.wales
Telephone: 0300 200 6565