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.