National Assembly for Wales

The National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Social Welfare) Order 2008 (previously entitled National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (No.4) Order 2008)

Government proposed LCO - laid by Gwenda Thomas AM, Deputy Minister for Social Services

About the LCO

To extend the legislative competence of the National Assembly for Wales to make new laws for Wales by Measure in relation to charging for non-residential social care (Domiciliary Care).

Related News Items

New LCO Committee elected, 5 December 2007
Committee calls for evidence on domiciliary care, 13 December 2007
First joint meeting between Assembly Committee and the Welsh Affairs Committee to scrutinise proposed LCO, 14 January 2008
Report on proposed Domiciliary Care LCO published, 14 March 2008

Proposed LCO and Explanatory Memorandum

Proposed National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (No.4) Order 2008, (PDF, 42KB) as laid on 26 November 2007

Explanatory Memorandum (PDF, 73KB) to the proposed National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (No.4) Order 2008

Introductory statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Services, 27 November 2007

Public Consultation

The Committee issued a call for evidence (PDF, 43KB) seeking views from all interested parties on the proposals contained in the proposed National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (No.4) Order 2008. The call for evidence has now closed and the responses received can be accessed at: list of consultation responses.

Proposed LCO Committee

The Proposed Domiciliary Care LCO Committee was established on 5 December 2007 to consider and report on the proposed National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (No.4) Order 2008. The Committee shall cease to exist once the related draft Order has been introduced, under Standing Order 22.31.

Committee Members

Agendas, Papers and Transcripts

Committee Report and Related Documents

Proposed Domiciliary Care LCO Committee Report on the National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (No.4) Order 2008 (PDF, 962KB)

Letter to Committee from the Deputy Minister for Social Services on issues arising from the 17 January 2008 meeting, 25 January 2008 (pdf) (PDF, 167KB)

Letter to Committee from the Deputy Minister for Social Services on issues arising from the 7 February 2008 meeting, February 2008 (pdf) (PDF, 38KB)

Letter to Committee from the Deputy Minister for Social Services on issues arising from the 7 February 2008 meeting, February 2008 Annex A

Draft LCO and Explanatory Memorandum

The National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Social Welfare) Order 2008 (PDF)

The National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Social Welfare) Order 2008 - Explanatory Memorandum (PDF)

Debate in Plenary on The National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Social Welfare) Order 2008, 20 May 2008.