Legislative Consent: Census (Return Particulars and Removal of Penalties) Bill
Legislative Consent: Census (Return Particulars and Removal of Penalties) Bill
This
is a matter where the consent of the Senedd is sought by the UK Government to
legislate on an issue which could normally fall within the competence of the
Senedd.
The
Census
(Return Particulars and Removal of Penalties) Bill was introduced in the
House of Lords on 1 May 2019.
The
Bill seeks to amend the Census Act 1920 and the Census Act (Northern Ireland)
1969 to remove the penalty for not responding to new census questions on sexual
orientation and gender identity.
The
Welsh Government laid a Legislative Consent Memorandum (LCM) on the Bill before
the Senedd on 15
May 2019 (PDF, 74KB).
The
Equality, Local Government and
Communities Committee published its report
(PDF, 80KB) on the LCM on Monday 24 June 2019.
The Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee published its report (PDF, 90KB) on the LCM on 24 June 2019.
The
Senedd voted to give consent to the Bill on 2 July
2019.
Business type: Legislative Consent
Reason considered: Government Business;
First published: 31/05/2019
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