National Assembly for Wales
Proposed Carers Strategies (Wales) Measure
Government proposed Measure – Introduced by Gwenda Thomas AM, Deputy Minister - Health and Social Services
About the Proposed Measure
The purpose of this measure is to enable the National Assembly to legislate to introduce a new requirement on the NHS and Local Authorities in Wales ("the relevant authorities") to work in partnership to prepare, publish and implement a joint strategy in relation to carers.
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The proposed Measure is currently at Stage 3.
Current Stage
The Measure is currently at Stage 3. An explanation of the various stages of Measures can be found in the Guide to Assembly Measures.
Record of Passage in the National Assembly for Wales
The following table sets out the dates for each stage of the Measure’s passage through the National Assembly for Wales.
| Stage | Date |
|---|---|
| Proposed Measure introduced | 25 January 2010 |
| Stage 1 - Committee consideration of general principles* | 3, 10, 24 February 2010 3, 10, 17, 24 March 2010 29 April 2010 13 May 2010 (Private Meeting) |
| Stage 1 - Debate in plenary on general principles | 8 June 2010 |
| Stage 2 - Committee consideration of amendments* | 8 July 2010 |
| Stage 3 - Plenary consideration of amendments | |
| Stage 4 - Passing of the Measure in Plenary | |
| Date of Royal Approval |
* undertaken by Legislation Committee No.5
Related Information
On this page you can find further information about this Measure, including Committee correspondence, news items and Business Committee papers.
Proposed Measure and Explanatory Memorandum
Proposed Carers Strategies (Wales) Measure (PDF, 62KB), as introduced on 25 January 2010
Explanatory Memorandum (PDF, 69KB)
Proposed Carers Strategies (Wales) Measure, as amended at Stage 2 (PDF 91KB) (Amendments to the Measure since the previous version are indicated by sidelining in the right margin. Wherever possible, provisions that were in the Measure as introduced retain the original numbering).
Stage 1
Consideration and agreement of the general principles of the Measure:
Public Consultation
The Committee has issued a call for evidence on the Proposed Carers Strategies (Wales) Measure, which closed on 18 March 2010
Call for evidence (PDF, 120KB)
Call for evidence (HTML)
List of consultation responses
Legislation Committee No. 5 reported on the general principles of the proposed Measure on 21 May 2010.
Stage 2
Detailed consideration of the Measure and any amendments tabled by a committee of Assembly Members:
Stage 2 commenced on 9 June 2010. and concluded on 8 July 2010. Details of tabled amendments are available at: Stage 2 Amendments.
Stage 3
Detailed consideration in Plenary of the Measure and any selected amendments:
Stage 3 commenced on 9 July 2010.
Stage 4
Passing the final text of the Measure:
This Stage has not yet been reached.
