, Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General
Well, I've just answered that question; I've answered that question once. What is proposed would have no effect. What is happening on the ground has no effect on legal practitioners. If I give him an example, when I was at the bar, I was in a court in…
, Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General
The first thing I should say is that a distinct or separate legal jurisdictions are two separate things. We already have a distinct jurisdiction in Wales in as much as Welsh laws are used in Welsh courts, Welsh judges and so on. A lot of Welsh law has been…
, Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General
Yes, but I would suggest that it's prudent now to await the decisions and recommendations of the present inquiry. What may come of that, I know not. It may be that a separate inquiry may be considered. I know not. I do not know. None of us knows what's going…
, Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General
The independent inquiry into grooming gangs is a statutory inquiry, established under the Inquiries Act 2005. The Welsh Government is working constructively with the inquiry and stands ready to provide information, evidence and witness testimony as required…
, Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General
A tailored approach is needed, given the wide-ranging use and activities undertaken in public buildings. What is suitable in one setting may not be in another, and operators are best placed to make sensible policies based on their own responsibilities as data…
, Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General
New technologies, including smartglasses, can offer benefits and present challenges. Individual operators of public buildings are responsible for developing policies that take account of privacy and of safeguarding considerations that are appropriate to the…
, Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General
Well, I think I'd better be careful here because there is an application that has been received for a call-in on this particular issue. The planning system generally has a national local policy framework to determine applications for energy and other…
, Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General
The law on this matter is quite clear. Call-in powers are set out in section 77 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. Examples of proposals that may be called in are set out in 'Planning Policy Wales'. The Welsh Ministers may call in an application where…
, Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General
Well, as the Member knows, I cannot agree to publishing any legal advice, that is for sure, but on the general point she makes—again, an important point—the purpose of equalities law is to protect minority groups and those at risk of discrimination and also…
, Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General
The Welsh Government is required to comply with equalities legislation within its policy areas. The Equality and Human Rights Commission acts as a regulator for ensuring compliance with equalities legislation across and beyond the public sector in Wales.
, Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General
I don't believe there is a decided case on that as such, but there is on the question of withdrawing from sexuality education. That education is meant to be appropriate for the child's age and maturity, and, of course, it's open to the parents also to teach…
, Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General
As the Member will know, there was a High Court judgment in 2022 that held that the provisions of the Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Act 2021 in respect of relationships and sexuality education were compatible with the rights protected by the Human Rights…
, Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General
Well, if there was to be devolution of broadcasting, then that would be quite a major undertaking. The finances would have to be delivered with it. It's quite a huge undertaking, but it's something that has been talked about for a long time by various…
, Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General
Sorry, could you repeat that?
, Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General
The Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport has made statements to this Senedd on her work in this area in gathering evidence and seeking recommendations on the way forward. Indeed, the Minister has written to the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media…
, Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General
This Government is committed to working towards the devolution of powers over broadcasting, including powers to regulate, supervise and ensure accountability for broadcasting and also communications in Wales.
, Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General
We shall have to wait and see what the findings are, but, meantime, what I can assure the Member—it is an important point—is that we are fully engaged with the inquiry. The Welsh Government has applied for core participation status. The result of that…
, Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General
The independent inquiry into grooming gangs is, as the Member knows, a statutory inquiry established under the Inquiries Act 2005. The Welsh Government has a dedicated legal team working constructively with the inquiry, providing information, evidence and…
, Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General
Well, the Member's had her say. Little of that has any relevance to my job and, therefore, I say with respect that I'm not getting involved in the politics.
, Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General
Again, that's an important issue and quite topical. We are going to observe the law, and the law is quite plain from the case to which she just referred. And it's a matter of drawing up our policies in accordance with that law. It's my duty to ensure that it…
, Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General
That's looking far ahead, actually, but it has been left open for possible future development. My brief is to look at the six current tiers of Welsh tribunals and the appellate tier above them. That is what I'm concentrating on now. Clearly, the Member is…
, Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General
Well, a little progress; I made the speech. But it is an important matter, we are looking at it, but, of course, it comes down, at the end, to finance. There is no lack of will to do what's necessary. There are lots of young people now intending to qualify…
, Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General
Obviously, as the Member says quite rightly, there is some privilege involved, but I would suggest that I take back what he's just said to the appropriate colleague and speak in detail with them, and hopefully, at some other point, come back with a full…
, Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General
There again, I regret to say that the Member is right. There have been problems on that score as well. We are redoubling our efforts now to ensure that there is, obviously, a better service provided. There have been several problems. Some of them, by the way…
, Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General
I share the Member's concern. I have been before a scrutiny committee when I heard very clearly this concern. The point is not lightly made; it's a good point, and I hear what he says. The problems of late have probably been because of the King's Speech. A…
