SCECLB30-P Coity Higher Community Council
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)?
The council is strong opposed to the
introduction of the closed list system which it considered to be
profoundly undemocratic.
What are your views on the system of enforcement and potential
sanctions for non-compliance proposed in the Bill?
It breaks a the link between the electorate
and those that represent them. It also puts too much power in the
hands of political parties which further undermines the democratic
process.
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 council also objects to the gender balance
proposals. Candidates should be elected on their own strengths not
because of gender.
Are any unintended consequences likely to arise from the
Bill?
What are your views on the Welsh Government’s assessment
of the financial and other impacts of the Bill?
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?
Do you have any views on matters relating to the legislative
competence of the Senedd including compatibility with the European
Convention on Human Rights?
Do you have any views on matters related to the quality of the
legislation, or to the constitutional or other implications of the
Bill?
Are there any other issues that you would like to raise about
the Bill and the accompanying Explanatory Memorandum or any related
matters?
Anything else?
The council is strong opposed to the
introduction of the closed list system which it considered to be
profoundly undemocratic.
It breaks a the link between the electorate
and those that represent them. It also puts too much power in the
hands of political parties which further undermines the democratic
process.
The council also objects to the gender balance
proposals. Candidates should be elected on their own strengths not
because of gender.