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.

Current Stage

The Measure is currently at Stage 1. 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
Measure introduced 25 January 2010
Stage 1 - Committee consideration of general principles* 3 February 2010
Stage 1 - Debate in plenary on general principles
Stage 2 - Committee consideration of amendments
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 Documents

Documents in relation to this proposed Measure can be found at related documents.

Proposed Measure and Explanatory Memorandum

Proposed Carers Strategies (Wales) Measure (PDF, 62KB), as introduced on 25 January 2010  
Explanatory Memorandum (PDF, 69KB)

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

Stage 1 Committee Report

The Committee must report by 7 May 2010.

Stage 2

Detailed consideration of the Measure and any amendments tabled by a committee of Assembly Members:

This Stage has not yet been reached.

Stage 3

Detailed consideration in Plenary of the Measure and any selected amendments:

This Stage has not yet been reached.

Stage 4

Passing the final text of the Measure:

This Stage has not yet been reached.