National Assembly for Wales

Committees

Information and documents relating to all current and previous Committees of the National Assembly for Wales can be found in this section.

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Current Committees

Committees currently established by the National Assembly for Wales are listed below.  Further information on their work can be obtained by accessing their individual pages by clicking on the committee name.

Audit Committee

Business Committee

Children and Young People Committee

Communities and Culture Committee

Enterprise and Learning Committee

Equality of Opportunity Committee

European and External Affairs Committee

Finance Committee

Health, Wellbeing and Local Government Committee

Petitions Committee

Scrutiny of First Minister

Standards of Conduct Committee

Sustainability Committee

Dissolved

Broadcasting Committee (ceased to exist 18 July 2008)

Committee of the Whole Assembly (ceased to exist 31 January 2008)

Legislative Committees

Permanent Legislation Committees

Legislation Committee No.1

Committee Membership

- currently considering:
Proposed Shipment of Waste for Recovery (Community Involvement in Arrangements) (Wales) Measure (Stage 1)

- has considered
Proposed National Assembly for Wales Commissioner for Standards Measure (Stage 2)

- has considered:
Proposed Healthy Eating in Schools (Wales) Measure (Stage 2)

- has considered:
Proposed Playing Fields (Community Involvement in Disposal Decisions) Measure (Stage 1)

Legislation Committee No.2

Committee Membership

- currently considering:
Proposed Children and Families (Wales) Measure (Stage 1)

Legislation Committee No.3

Committee Membership

- currently considering:
Proposed Education (Wales) Measure (Stage 1)

- has considered:
National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Social Welfare) Order 2009 (relating to Carers)

Legislation Committee No.4

Committee Membership

- currently considering:
Proposed National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Environment) Order 2009

currently considering:
Proposed National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Culture and other Fields) Order 2009

Legislation Committee No.5

Committee Membership

- currently considering:
Proposed Social Care Charges (Wales) Measure (Stage 1)

- has considered:
National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Welsh Language) Order 2009

Subordinate Legislation Committee

Subordinate Legislation Committee

Ad hoc Committees

Prior to the establishment of permanent legislation committees, legislative committees were established for the purpose of conducting detailed consideration of a specific legislative proposal (either a Legislative Competence Order or an Assembly Measure).  Once an ad hoc Legislative Committee concludes its consideration of a LCO or an Assembly Measure, it ceases to exist.

Information on dissolved committees can be accessed here

Proposed Environmental Protection and Waste Management LCO Committee

Proposed Domestic Fire Safety LCO Committee

Proposed Mental Health Services LCO Committee

Second Assembly Committees 2003-2007

Documents and information relating to all Committees in the second Assembly, 2003-2007, can be found here.
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First Assembly Committees 1999-2003

Documents and information relating to all Committees in the first Assembly, 1999-2003, can be found here.
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Attending a Committee

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Committee Inquiries

Information on inquiries carried out by the Committee can be found here
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