Policy Making in the National Assembly for Wales

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The Government of Wales Act 2006 was fully enacted following the Assembly elections in May 2007. It bought a range of powers to the National Assembly for Wales, including the powers to make a new type of legislation known as Assembly Measures. This section provides further details of these new powers and provides a guide to the legislative processes with the National Assembly for Wales.

The Distinction between the Welsh Assembly Government and the National Assembly for Wales

The Government of Wales Act 2006 established the Welsh Assembly Government (WAG) as a distinct entity from the National Assembly for Wales (NafW)....

The Legislative Powers of the National Assembly for Wales

The Government of Wales Act 2006 enables the NAfW to make a new type of legislation known as Assembly Measures....

Legislative Competences

Before the NAfW can make an Assembly Measure on any particular topic it first has to obtain a Legislative Competence for it....

Assembly Measures

Once the NAfW has obtained a Legislative Competence on a topic then the it will be able to pass an Assembly Measure on it....

Assembly Members

The Assembly is made up of 60 Assembly Members (or “AMs”), elected by a system of proportional representation called the Additional Member System...

The Presiding Office

The Presiding Office of the National Assembly for Wales is responsible for its smooth functioning....

Further Information

More information about the Government of Wales Act 2006 is available on the following websites.