National Assembly for Wales: Subject Index: The Richard Commission


	Hafan
	Newyddion
	Aelodau
	Ymgynghoriad
	Rhestr o Ddigwyddiadau
	Rhestr o Dystiolaeth
	Cwestiynau Cyffredin
	Safleoedd Allanol
	Cysylltwch â ni

Future Options
An Assessment of the Powers of the National Assembly for Wales

Evidence submitted to the Richard Commission on the Powers and Electoral Arrangements of the National Assembly for Wales

Martin Laffin
Alys Thomas
Ian Thomas

Contents
1.	Introduction	1
2.	Accountability and Responsibility

	a. Federal Comparisons b. Fiscal federalism c. Quangos/ASPBs/NPDBs	4 6 7
3.	Devolved Policy Making
	a. Problems with the existing settlement b. Devolved policy-making: options for reform c. New common policy frameworks	10 15 18
4.	The System of Intergovernmental Relations
	a. Overview of formal IGR mechanisms b. Secretary of State for Wales c. The Assembly’s dependence on Westminster for primary legislationd. d. The relationship with central departments e. How robust is the settlement? f. The system is untested	21 22 22 24 26 27
5.	Democratic Scrutiny and Primary Legislation	29
	a. The Assembly and the Westminster legislative process b. Options for improving the scrutiny of primary legislation c. The Sewel Convention d. Conclusions	29 32 34 36
6.	The Welsh Settlement Assessed	37

Appendix 1 Examples of policy constraints on the Assembly Appendix II The Rawlings Principles Appendix III The Barnett Formula
Bibliography

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