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Post-legislative scrutiny of the Higher Education (Wales) Act 2015

Response to the consultation

Evidence submitted in response to this Consultation

Purpose of the consultation

The Welsh Parliament's Children, Young People and Education Committee conducted a short and focussed post-legislative scrutiny of the Higher Education (Wales) Act 2015.

The Committee is mindful that work on the Welsh Government’s proposed Post-compulsory Education, Training and Research (PCETR) reforms were well-advanced. It was keen therefore to understand how well the 2015 Act was working, and what lessons could be learnt from the Act, before any new legislation is introduced.

The Committee welcomed views and evidence on the following:

1.           Has, or is the Act, achieving its policy objectives, and if not why not?

2.           How well are the Act’s overall arrangements working in practice, including any actions your organisation has had to take under the Act?

3.           Are the costs of the Act, or your organisations own costs for actions taken under the Act, in-line with what Welsh Government stated they’d be?

4.           Has the Act achieved value for money?

5.           Have there been any unintended or negative consequences arising from the Act?

6.           Are there any lessons to be learned from the Act and how it is working in practice that may be relevant to the proposed Post-compulsory Education, Training and Research (PCETR) Bill?

7.           Are there any lessons to be learned from how this Act was prepared in 2014/15 (formulated, consulted on, drafted etc)?

* the policy objectives and costings can be found within the Welsh Government’s revised Explanatory Memorandum that supported the passage of the Bill through the National Assembly.

 

 

Contact details

Should you wish to speak to someone regarding this consultation, please use the below contact details:

Children, Young People and Education Committee
Welsh Parliament
Cardiff Bay
Cardiff
CF99 1SN

Email: Contact@senedd.wales
Telephone: 0300 200 6565