Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Act 2023
A Welsh Government Bill, introduced
by Hannah Blythyn MS, Deputy Minister for Social
Partnership. The Business Committee remitted the Bill to the Equality
and Social Justice Committee.
About the Bill
The Bill included provision
for:
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>>>the establishment of a Social Partnership Council;
>>>a statutory duty on certain public bodies to seek consensus or compromise with their recognised trade unions (or where there is no recognised trade union) other representatives of their staff, when setting their well-being objectives and delivering on those objectives under section 3(2) of the WFG Act 2015;
>>>a statutory duty on Welsh Ministers to consult social partners, employers and worker representatives through the Social Partnership Council when delivering on their well-being objectives under section 3(2)(b) of the WFG Act 2015 ;
>>>amendment of section 4 of the WFG Act 2015 by substituting ‘fair work’ for ‘decent work’ within the existing “A prosperous Wales” goal;
>>>a statutory duty on certain public bodies to consider socially responsible public procurement when carrying out procurement, to set objectives in relation to well-being goals, and to publish a procurement strategy
>>>certain public bodies to carry out contract management duties to ensure that socially responsible outcomes are pursued through supply chains.
>>>reporting duties to be imposed on the public bodies and Welsh Ministers in relation to the Social Partnership Duty and Procurement duty.
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Further details about the Bill can be found in its accompanying Explanatory Memorandum.
Current Stage
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An
explanation of the various stages of Welsh Parliament Bills is available in the
Guide
to the Stages of Public Bills and Acts.
The
Social
Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Act 2023 became law in Wales on 24
May 2023.
Record of Passage in the
Welsh Parliament
The
following table sets out the dates for each stage of the Bill’s passage through
the Welsh Parliament.
¬¬¬Date
of Royal Assent (24 May)
Royal
Assent was given on the 24 May.
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The
Secretary
of State for Wales (PDF, 60KB) and the Counsel
General (PDF, 162KB) wrote to the Llywydd to advise that they would not be
referring the Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill to the
Supreme Court under Sections 114, 111B or 112 of the Government of Wales Act
2006.
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Stage 4 proceedings took
place in Plenary on 14
March 2023
Social
Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales)Bill, as passed at Stage 4 (checked) PDF 244 KB
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¬¬¬Stage
3 (24 January – 7 March 2023)
Following
the completion of Stage 2 proceedings, Stage 3 commenced on 24 January 2023.
Stage
3 consideration took place in Plenary on 7 March 2023 to consider amendments to
the Bill (as amended at Stage 2).
Social
Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill, as amended at Stage 3 (PDF 152 KB)
Groupings
of Amendments list - 3 March 2023
(PDF 90 KB)
Marshalled
list of amendments - 1 March 2023 (PDF 147 KB)
Explanatory
Memorandum, revised after Stage 2 (PDF 305 KB)
Letter
from the Deputy Minister for Social Partnership - 28 February 2023 (PDF 159
KB)
Notice
of Amendments - 27 February 2023 (PDF 106 KB)
Notice
of Amendments - 24 February 2023 (PDF 95 KB)
Notice
of Amendments - 23 February 2023 (PDF 77 KB)
Welsh
Government: Purpose and effect table – 23 February 2023 (PDF 63 KB)
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¬¬¬Stage
2, Committee consideration of amendments (30 November 2022 – 23 January 2023)
Stage
2 began on 30 November 2022. Details of tabled amendments for consideration in
Committee on 23 January 2023 are published here.
The Equality and Social Justice Committee agreed on 16 January 2023, under Standing Order 26.21, that the order of consideration for Stage 2 proceedings would be: Sections 1 to 22; Schedule 1; Sections 23 to 24; Schedule 2; Sections 25 to 49; Long Title.
Stage 2 consideration took place in committee on 23 January 2023.
Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill, as amended at Stage 2
Grouping of Amendments list – 18 January 2023
Marshalled list of Amendments – 17 January 2023
Notice of Amendments - 16 January 2023
Welsh Government: Purpose and effect table – 13 January 2023
Notice of Amendments – 12 January 2023 (PDF 96KB)
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Financial Resolution
In
accordance with Standing Order 26.68 the Presiding Officer indicated that a
financial resolution was required for this Bill. Further information about financial
resolutions is available in section 3 of the Guide to the scrutiny
stages for Public Bills.
A
Financial Resolution in relation to the Title of Bill was agreed in Plenary on 29 November 2022.
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¬¬¬Stage
1 (7 June 2022 – 29 November 2022)
A
debate took place in Plenary on 29
November 2022. The motion to agree the general principles of the Bill was
agreed.
The Equality and Social Justice Committee agreed its approach to Stage 1 scrutiny on 9 June 2022.
Written consultation responses
Committee dates
The
Equality and Social Justice Committee considered the Bill on the following dates:
Date and Agenda |
Purpose of meeting |
Transcript |
Senedd.TV |
Consideration of approach to Stage 1 scrutiny |
Private meeting |
Private meeting |
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Evidence sessions
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The
Equality and Social Justice Committee laid its report on 18 November
2022.
The
Committee received a response from the Welsh Government
on 15 December 2022.
The
Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee considered the Bill on
the following dates:
Date and Agenda |
Purpose of meeting |
Transcript |
Senedd.TV |
12 September 2022
- CANCELLED |
Ministerial evidence session |
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The
Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee was due to take evidence from
the Deputy Minister for Social Partnership at its meeting on 12 September 2022.
However, in light of the Senedd observing a period of national mourning
following the death of Her Majesty The Queen, Senedd Business was suspended on
this date. In lieu of the evidence session, the Committee wrote
to the Deputy Minister on 22 September, and the Deputy
Minister responded on 14 October.
The Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee laid its report (PDF 1.5
MB) on 17 November 2022.
The Committee received a response
from the Welsh Government on 15 December 2022.
The
Finance Committee
considered the Bill on the following dates:
Date and Agenda |
Purpose of meeting |
Transcript |
Senedd.TV |
Ministerial evidence session |
The
Finance Committee laid its report (PDF,
1.3MB) on 18 November 2022. The Committee received a response
from the Welsh Government on 15 December 2022.
Correspondence
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¬¬¬Bill
introduced (7 June 2022)
Social Partnership and
Public Procurement (Wales) Bill (PDF 297KB) as introduced on 7 June 2022
Explanatory
Memorandum (PDF 1,588KB)
Presiding
Officer’s Statement (PDF 143KB)
Statement
of Policy of Intent (PDF 275KB)
Business
Committee’s Report on the timetable for consideration of the Bill (PDF 40.8KB)
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Contact information
Clerk:
Rhys Morgan
Phone:0300
200 6565
Postal address:
Welsh
Parliament
Cardiff
Bay
Cardiff CF99 1SN
e-mail: SeneddEquality@senedd.wales
Business type: Bill
Reason considered: Senedd Business;
First published: 09/06/2022
Documents
- Statement of policy intent
PDF 275 KB View as HTML (1) 73 KB
- Welsh Government response to Social Partnership and Public Procuremnt Bill Stage 1 report
PDF 181 KB
- Welsh Government response to Finance Committee report
PDF 157 KB
- Notice of Amendments - 12 January 2023
PDF 96 KB
- Welsh Government: Purpose and effect table – 13 January 2023
PDF 230 KB
- Notice of Amendments - 16 January 2023
PDF 192 KB
- Stage 2 - Order of consideration paper
PDF 82 KB
- Marshalled list of amendments - 17 January 2023
PDF 246 KB
- Groupings of Amendments - 18 January 2023
PDF 101 KB
- Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill, as amended at Stage 2
PDF 243 KB
- Notice of Amendments - 23 February 2023
PDF 77 KB
- Welsh Government: Purpose and effect table – 23 February 2023
PDF 63 KB
- Notice of Amendments - 24 February 2023
PDF 95 KB
- Notice of Amendments - 27 February 2023
PDF 106 KB
- Letter from the Deputy Minister for Social Partnership - 28 February 2023
PDF 159 KB
- Explanatory Memorandum, revised after Stage 2
PDF 2 MB
- Marshalled list of amendments - 1 March 2023
PDF 147 KB
- Groupings of Amendments list - 3 March 2023
PDF 90 KB
- Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill, as amended at Stage 3
PDF 244 KB
- Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales)Bill, as passed at Stage 4 (checked)
PDF 244 KB
- Letter from the Secretary of State for Wales to the Llywydd - 11 April 2023
PDF 216 KB
- Letter from the Counsel General to the Llywydd - 19 April 2023
PDF 115 KB
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Consultations