The Committee on Senedd Electoral Reform undertook an inquiry to examine the recommendations of the Expert Panel on Assembly Electoral Reform relating to voluntary and legislative measures to encourage the election of a more diverse Senedd, by:

        Exploring whether political parties should be required to publish anonymised diversity information about their Senedd election candidates, and the practical implications to which this would give rise;

        Considering the principles and the practical implications of the Panel's recommendation that legislative candidate gender quotas should be integrated into the Senedd's electoral system, and any voluntary steps parties could take to increase the diversity of their electoral candidates across the full range of protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010;

        Examining issues relating to the Panel's recommendation that people should be allowed to stand for election on the basis of job sharing, including implications for democratic accountability and any practical considerations which would need to be addressed.

Committee report

The Committee published its report, Senedd reform: The next steps (PDF, 5MB) in September 2020. It also published a summary of its recommendations (PDF, 113KB).

Evidence from the public

The Committee held a consultation as part of its inquiry between 11 March 2020 and 21 May 2020.

Engagement activity

The Committee undertook a stakeholder event on 10 February 2020. A note of the issues discussed (PDF, 132KB) has been published.

Oral evidence