SCECLB327 Individual
What are your views on the general principles of the Bill and
the need for legislation to deliver the Welsh Government’s
stated policy objective (to make the Senedd a more effective
legislature by ensuring it is broadly representative of the gender
make-up of the population)?
General principles long overdue
What are your views on the system of enforcement and potential
sanctions for non-compliance proposed in the Bill?
Approriate
Are there any potential barriers to the implementation of the
Bill’s provisions? If so, what are they, and are they
adequately taken into account in the Bill and the accompanying
Explanatory Memorandum and Regulatory Impact Assessment?
Misunderstandings about sex and gender. This
is a difficult issue but it cannot be avoided. The most
straightforward definition is the sex at birth but that causes
problems for transgender people. How does the Senedd propose
handling this issue?
Are any unintended consequences likely to arise from the
Bill?
General public being unsympathetic to self
statement of sex/gender.
What are your views on the Welsh Government’s assessment
of the financial and other impacts of the Bill?
Appropriate
What are your views on the balance between the information
contained on the face of the Bill and what is left to subordinate
legislation? Are the powers for Welsh Ministers to make subordinate
legislation appropriate?
Still much confusion between gender and sex
within the general public. This issue is still much misunderstood.
The UN has used gender over recent years but is still unclear about
the use of gender. UN Women appears to be using women and girls as
the inclusive terminology.
Do you have any views on matters relating to the legislative
competence of the Senedd including compatibility with the European
Convention on Human Rights?
More confidence than with Westminster. However
current discussions appear to favour resiling from the ECHR. This
would be retrogressive but how does that leave Wales since we are
part of the UK as far as the UN and the EC are concerned.
Do you have any views on matters related to the quality of the
legislation, or to the constitutional or other implications of the
Bill?
Should we be looking to independence in order
to be recognised formally by the UN and EC, for example?
Are there any other issues that you would like to raise about
the Bill and the accompanying Explanatory Memorandum or any related
matters?
No thanks
Anything else?
No thanks