Committee chair job sharing

The Business Committee has agreed to look at the potential for job sharing in the role of committee chair.

Areas of interest

To help inform its consideration of the potential for job-sharing in the role of committee chair, the Business Committee is seeking views on:

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>>>Principles which could guide any development of a model for job sharing in the role of committee chair;

>>>Potential advantages or benefits which could arise from Members job sharing in the role of committee chair, including for Members, committees, stakeholders and the Senedd as a whole;

>>>Potential disadvantages or challenges which could arise from Members job sharing in the role of committee chair, including for Members, committees, stakeholders and the Senedd as whole;

>>>Observations on the potential impact of Members job sharing in the role of committee chair on the Senedd’s overall scrutiny capacity;

>>>Suggestions for any practical or detailed matters which would need to be outlined in the Senedd’s Standing Orders, or any associated guidance/protocol, relating to the operation of job sharing in the role of committee chair;

>>>Any potential procedural or other barriers to the implementation or effectiveness of job sharing in the role of a committee chair, and how these could be addressed;

>>>Any relevant examples of models of job sharing in a chairing role for a committee or another similar body, and any reflections on their operation;

>>>Any other matter related to the consideration of job sharing in the role of a committee chair.

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Invitation to contribute to the consultation

The Business Committee is conscious of the novel nature of committee chair job sharing and the potential opportunities and challenges such arrangements could pose in a parliamentary setting. On that basis, the Business Committee is running a targeted call for evidence however it encourages anyone with expertise or experience of these issues to share your views, with the full knowledge that they will be welcomed and valued.

The Committee would welcome your written evidence by 17 September 2024. You can respond to any or all of the bullet points above.

Please email an electronic copy of your submission to SeneddBusiness@senedd.wales.

We would encourage you to keep your response brief and focused on the key points you would like to draw to the Committee’s attention. Please note that the Business Committee intends to review any relevant evidence gathered by previous Senedd committees and the independent Expert Panel on Electoral Reform. The focus of this exercise is gathering further evidence specifically relating to committee chairs.

Providing Written Evidence

The Senedd has two official languages, Welsh and English.

In line with the Senedd’s Official Languages Scheme, the Committee welcomes contributions in both or either of our official languages, and we ask organisations that are subject to Welsh Language standards or schemes to respond in line with their own obligations. Please inform the Committee when submitting responses if you intend to provide a translation at a later date.

Please see guidance for those providing evidence for committees.

Disclosure of information

Please ensure that you have considered the Senedd’s policy on disclosure of information before submitting information to the Committee.