Assembly Business - The work of the National Assembly for Wales, including committees and plenary meetings of all 60 Assembly Members.
Assembly Commission - The organisation that supports the running of the National Assembly for Wales. The Assembly Commission provides the property, resources and staff to the National Assembly for Wales. It is led by the Presiding Officer and four other Assembly Members.
Equality Impact Assessment - A way of reviewing the work (policies and practices) of the Assembly Commission to ensure that no-one is disadvantaged.
Ethnic Minority - in using this term we are following the lead of the Equality and Human Rights Commission
Executive - the branch of government responsible for the management of Welsh Assembly Government policy and consists of the First Minister and the Cabinet.
Legislature - The representative body with the power to create and amend laws and to scrutinise the executive.
Multiple disadvantage / discrimination - Where people can be disadvantaged or discriminated against because they belong to two or more under-represented groups. For example, a disabled, black woman could face multiple disadvantages / discrimination.
National Assembly for Wales - The legislative branch made up of all 60 Assembly Members whose role is to scrutinise the Welsh Assembly Government (The Executive) and to pass laws.
Outcomes - The desired results of planned actions - what we want to achieve
Presiding Officer - equivalent role to that of the Speaker of the House of Commons. The Presiding Officer’s main function is to chair plenary sessions of the Assembly. The Presiding Officer is also responsible for interpreting the rules governing the National Assembly for Wales and for chairing the Assembly Commission.
Under- represented groups - Those groups of people who are historically marginalised from democratic participation and/or who might be disadvantaged in belonging to a particular group. Covers the six main equality strands: age; disability; gender/gender identity; race; religion/belief; sexual orientation.
Welsh Assembly Government - The First Minister and the Cabinet responsible for policy development and service delivery.
