Policing and justice
Policing and community safety, prisons, probation and the courts, fire and rescue services, and the case for devolving justice.
In the Programme for Government this sits under the well-being objective Standing up for Wales and demanding fairness from Westminster.
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- Written questions
- 0
1,804 contributions in the Sixth Senedd touched on this. The busiest month was Mar 2024, with 467.
- Labour65%
- Plaid17%
- Conservative12%
- Lib Dem4%
- Independent2%
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The debate so far
The Seventh Senedd has debated devolving policing and justice, which Plaid Cymru ministers describe as a priority, while Conservative and Reform Members question it. Members also argued over whether Wales needs its own grooming gangs inquiry, the summer wildfires and fire service capacity, and legal aid, youth justice and tribunals.
The main arguments
- Dafydd Trystan Davies (Plaid Cymru), Carrie Harper (Plaid Cymru) and Mike Hedges (Welsh Labour) call it an anomaly that Wales lacks policing powers held by Scotland, Northern Ireland and English mayors, and cite the Thomas, Silk and constitutional commissions.
