Prisons, probation and courts

Rhun ap IorwerthPlaid

14 July 2026, Plenary

Statement by the First Minister: Legislation

…to this Government, but justice in its fundamental sense as the thread that binds society together. Our tribunals provide a commendable service to the people of Wales, but the underpinning legislative frameworks are outdated. Currently, all of our tribunals operate in different ways, with, for…

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Beca BrownPlaid

8 July 2026, Plenary

Member’s Legislative Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): A Bill on corporate parenting

…rely upon. We can see the consequences of that reflected in the evidence. Around one in four adults in prison in Wales has a care background, and research has found that, by the age of 24, around 15 per cent of people who have been in care have received a custodial sentence, compared with just 1 per…

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Sarah Cooper-LesaddReform

8 July 2026, Plenary

Member’s Legislative Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): A Bill on corporate parenting

…Act 2026 places strict statutory corporate parenting duties on non-devolved bodies like police and youth justice. A care leaver is legally protected by them, yet our own devolved bodies, crucially our local health boards, are let completely off the hook, bound only by a voluntary charter that they…

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Steve BaylissReform

30 June 2026, Plenary

Questions to the Counsel General

Thank you, Counsel General. I accept that Wales has an extensive framework of accountability in place: the courts, the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales, the Auditor General for Wales and the Information Commissioner. Each has an important role to play, but the rule of law begins with Government…

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Adrian MasonReform

30 June 2026, Plenary

Questions to the Counsel General

…that. However, I remain concerned about your party's constitutional direction. Changes to the law, the courts or the powers of this place must be judged by plain tests: what issues will they address, what will they cost, who will be in charge, and have the people of Wales clearly supported them? So…

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Sarah Cooper-LesaddReform

30 June 2026, Plenary

Questions to the Counsel General

…The irony is this: Westminster placed those duties on the non-devolved bodies in Wales—police, youth justice—so a Welsh care leaver is already protected there, but it is our own devolved bodies, our health boards, that we've left on a charter they sign only if they choose to. No-one doubts Wales's…

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Jane DoddsLib Dem

24 June 2026, Plenary

Reform UK Debate: A Welsh Rivers Act

…the communities of Wales are not waiting for us; they are testing their own rivers now? They are in the courts, they are fighting for the rights of nature and the very least that we can do here in the Senedd, and that you as the Welsh Government can do, is to match their courage. Diolch yn fawr…

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Dafydd Trystan DaviesPlaid

23 June 2026, Plenary

Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution: Priorities for Government Effectiveness and Constitution

Diolch yn fawr. The case for devolution of justice and policing has been made powerfully and independently by the Thomas commission, the Silk commission, and the Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales, so that Wales could be in the same position as both Scotland and Northern…

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Dafydd Trystan DaviesPlaid

16 June 2026, Plenary

Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution

…service on our behalf, keeping everyone safe. I think there is an important discussion around probation, around prisons, around justice that we need to have, that we need to have as a Senedd, that we need to have as a nation, as we move towards devolving justice. As I mentioned, I was recently at…

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Paul MarrReform

16 June 2026, Plenary

Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution

…your Government to effectively oversee the judicial system? After serving 20 years in Her Majesty's Prison Service, and more recently providing drug and alcohol interventions in police custody, I have seen first-hand the devastating effects of crime, both to the victim and the offender. This…

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Jane DoddsLib Dem

16 June 2026, Plenary

Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution

…that the current devolution settlement is causing direct harm to women in Wales. There is no women's prison in Wales. Welsh women serving custodial sentences are held in England far from their families and far from their communities, and far from the support services that they need. We do not want…

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Dafydd Trystan DaviesPlaid

16 June 2026, Plenary

Questions to the Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution

…doing is building on the good work that the independent commission did, and the Silk commission, the Thomas commission. There is a robust evidence base there. What I will ask the commission to do and to discuss further is where the gaps are. Where are the elements where more work is needed? And one…

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Cristiana EmsleyReform

10 June 2026, Plenary

Short Debate: From legal clarity to practical reality: Implementing women’s sex-based rights in Wales

…what is the implementation timetable for Wales? How will schools, health boards, local authorities, prisons, sporting bodies and safeguarding services be expected to comply consistently? Which existing guidance, procurement arrangements, commissioning frameworks and policy documents will now be…

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