PART 1THE SENEDD AND WELSH MINISTERS

7Review of possible job-sharing of offices relating to the Senedd

1

The Presiding Officer must table a motion that complies with subsection (2)—

a

as soon as practicable after the first meeting of the Senedd following the first general election held after‍ 7 November 2025, and

b

in any event, no later than six months after the first meeting of the Senedd following that election.

2

The motion must propose that—

a

the Senedd establish a committee for the purpose of carrying out a review of the extent to which—

i

persons should be able to jointly hold any relevant office;

ii

a person should be able to temporarily hold a relevant office while the person appointed or elected to that office is unavailable, and

b

the committee prepare a report on the review, setting out its recommendations.

3

In subsection (2)(a), “relevant office” means the office of—

a

Member of the Senedd;

b

Presiding Officer;

c

Deputy Presiding Officer;

d

member of the Senedd Commission (appointed in accordance with section 27 of the 2006 Act);

e

First Minister;

f

Welsh Minister (appointed under section 48 of the 2006 Act);

g

Deputy Welsh Minister (appointed under section 50 of the 2006 Act);

h

Counsel General.

4

Subsection (5) applies if, following a review‍ of any of the matters mentioned in subsection (2)(a) by a committee established pursuant to a motion tabled in accordance with subsection (1), a report on the review is laid before the Senedd by the committee.

5

If this subsection applies, the Welsh Ministers must lay before the Senedd a statement that—

a

sets out the Welsh Ministers’ response to the report mentioned in subsection (4), and

b

sets out what steps, if any, the Welsh Ministers intend to take in relation to any recommendations in the report.