Draft National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Health and Health Services and Social Welfare) Order 2010 : Monday 25 January 2010

Enabling power: Government of Wales Act 2006, s. 95 (1). Issued: 19.02.2010. Made: 10.02.2010. Laid: -Coming into force: 11.02.2010 in accord. with art. 1. Effect: 2006 c. 32 amended. Territorial extent & classification: W. General. Supersedes draft S.I. (ISBN 9780111489215) issued 10.12.2009

The effect of this proposed LCO would be to devolve wide-ranging legislative competence for social housing policy to the National Assembly for Wales. The terms of the proposed Order include the provision of social housing, provision by local authorities of caravan sites for use by gypsies and travellers, measures to tackle homelessness, and council tax payable in respect of dwellings that are not the main residence of an individual. The current proposal is a revision of an earlier, much narrower, affordable housing LCO laid before Parliament in 2008, which was criticised because the terms of the LCO went much wider than the policy purposes described to us by the Minister in her evidence. The Committee believes that there is indeed a demand in Wales for comprehensive social housing legislation for Wales, to include the regulation of social housing providers and reform of tenure law. It concludes that the current Order is a logical extension of the current devolution settlement and, with minor technical changes outlined in this Report, is content that it should proceed. The Committee reiterates its continuing concerns about the naming of LCOs. There is now a number of draft or proposed Orders with similar titles. The recommendation is that LCOs should be given a simple title which conveys the actual subject of the Order to the general reader.

proposed National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) Order in the field of social Welfare 2008 : Fourth report of session 2007-08, report, together with formal minutes, oral and written Evidence

Government response to HCP 576, session 2007-08 (ISBN 9780215521232)

Response to HC 778 (ISBN 9780215541567)

Draft National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Social Welfare) Order 2008 : Monday 30 June 2008