<OpeningPara>The
next Senedd election is scheduled for 6 May. In recognition of the need to
ensure a level playing field for all candidates during the election period, all
committee activity will cease with effect from 7 April (except very limited
activity in relation to urgent subordinate legislation or the provisions of
Welsh Elections (Coronavirus) Act 2021). New committees are expected to be
established before Summer 2021.</OpeningPara>
News
<news>The
next Senedd election is scheduled for 6 May. In recognition of the need to
ensure a level playing field for all candidates during the election period, all
committee activity will cease with effect from 7 April (except very limited
activity in relation to urgent subordinate legislation or the provisions of
Welsh Elections (Coronavirus) Act 2021). New committees are expected to be
established before summer 2021 – information will be published on this
website.</news><link> https://senedd.wales/senedd-business/committees/</link>
Transcripts
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>>>View
meeting transcripts
2017<link>http://record.senedd.wales/Search/?type=2&meetingtype=555</link>
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Work
Completed by the Committee
Reports
produced by the Llywydd’s Committee can be accessed below:
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>>>March
2021 – Annual report 2020-21 on the exercise of the Llywydd’s Committee’s
functions (PDF,
122kb)<link>https://senedd.wales/media/c0hnr5nb/cr-ld14306-e.pdf</link>
>>>November
2020 – Scrutiny of the Electoral Commission’s financial estimates 2021-22 and
five year plan 2020-21 and 2024-25 (PDF,
919kb)<link>https://senedd.wales/media/sjfbslge/cr-ld13834-e.pdf</link>
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Remit
The
Committee was established to scrutinise financial estimates and plans submitted
by the Electoral Commission in discharging their functions relating to devolved
Welsh elections and devolved Welsh referendums.
Every year,
the Electoral Commission must submit to the committee an estimate of income and
expenditure relating to devolved Welsh elections and referendums no later than
six months before the financial year to which they relate.
Section 28
of the Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020 sets out that, in Wales, the
scrutiny of the Electoral Commission will be carried out by a committee of the
Senedd. This committee will be called the Llywydd’s Committee.
As well as
estimates of income and expenditure, the Electoral Commission must periodically
submit to the committee a plan that sets out its aims, objectives and estimated
budget for its functions relating to devolved Welsh elections and devolved
Welsh referendums in the ensuing five-year period.
Following
its scrutiny of the Electoral Commission’s estimates and plans, the Committee
must lay those estimates and plans before the Senedd, either as received from
the Electoral Commission or with modifications.
