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Senedd Cymru | Welsh Parliament

Y Pwyllgor Biliau Diwygio | Reform Bill Committee

Bil Senedd Cymru (Rhestrau Ymgeiswyr Etholiadol)| Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill

Ymateb gan Unigolyn | Evidence from 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)?

I agree with the intentions of the Bill to maintain 50% quota of biological females already present in the Senedd. This is fair & does not prejudice against young women entering the Senedd in the future

What are your views on the system of enforcement and potential sanctions for non-compliance proposed in the Bill?

The Bill must comply with the existing Equality Act 2010 to protect biological women's representation. Any sanctions should align with this existing Equality Act 2010. An NNCO would be add an unnecessary & a burdensome cost to the Welsh people; recruitment process, salary, training, consultation with Police, magistrates & other groups, CPD etc

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?

The 'gender statement' is a barrier. This is imprecise, unscientific, not biologically factual & can be abused & manipulated by biological males who seek to create an imbalance of biological males with the current regulations.

Are any unintended consequences likely to arise from the Bill?

Biological males who self ID as female in order to create imbalance within the 50% quota of women to men in the Senedd. This will threaten Women's Rights in Wales for current & future generations of females born in Wales. Females are born every day & we must ensure fairness to them throughout their education & lives as future mothers of children

What are your views on the Welsh Government’s assessment of the financial and other impacts of the Bill?

Contestation of the Bill may go to the Supreme Court, with major costs to be born by the Welsh people.

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?

The Bill does not make clear enough what is meant by 'gender' thereby complicating potential subordinate legislation for Welsh Ministers. Any terms relating to gender or self ID should be clearly explained with biological & scientific facts, in order to protect the Women's Rights in Wales. It must be stated that 'gender identity' is personal choice, not biological fact. The Bill must make clear from the start that women are biological women only & any self ID men choosing to call themselves women, must be acknowledged for that. They are trans-gender women, not women & should be honoured for their choice . Biological men must be acknowledged as such

Do you have any views on matters relating to the legislative competence of the Senedd including compatibility with the European Convention on Human Rights?

The Bill must comply with the Equality act 2010 & the distinctions of biological women & biological men in the ECHR

Do you have any views on matters related to the quality of the legislation, or to the constitutional or other implications of the Bill?

The quality of the legislation must be made transparent, scientifically valid & applicable for generations of women in Wales in the future

Are there any other issues that you would like to raise about the Bill and the accompanying Explanatory Memorandum or any related matters?

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Anything else?

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