Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill
A Welsh Government Bill, introduced
by Hannah Blythyn MS,
Deputy Minister for
Social Partnership. The Business Committee has remitted the Bill to the Equality and Social Justice Committee.
About the Bill
The Bill includes 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 detail about the Bill can be found in its accompanying Explanatory Memorandum.
Current Stage
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The
Bill is currently at Stage 1. An explanation of the various stages of Welsh
Parliament Bills is available in the Guide
to the Stages of Public Bills and Acts.
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.
¬¬¬Stage
1 (Current)
The Equality and Social Justice Committee The Equality and Social Justice Committee agreed its approach to Stage 1 scrutiny on 9 June 2022.
Committee dates
The
Equality and Social Justice Committee will consider the Bill on the following dates:
Date and Agenda |
Purpose of meeting |
Transcript |
Senedd.TV |
20 June 2022 |
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27 June 2022 |
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4 July
2022 |
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11 July 2022 |
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The
Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee will consider the Bill on
the following dates:
Date and Agenda |
Purpose of meeting |
Transcript |
Senedd.TV |
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The
Finance Committee will consider the Bill on
the following dates:
Date and Agenda |
Purpose of meeting |
Transcript |
Senedd.TV |
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¬¬¬Bill
introduced (7 June 2022)
Social Partnership
and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill
(Wales) Bill,
as introduced on 7 June 2022
Statement
of Policy of Intent
Business
Committee’s Report on the timetable for consideration of the Bill
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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
First published: 09/06/2022
Consultations
- Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Bill (running until 22/07/2022)