Legislative Consent: Digital Economy Bill
Legislative Consent: Digital Economy Bill
This
is a matter where the consent of the National Assembly for Wales is sought by
the UK Government to legislate on an issue which could normally fall within the
competence of the Assembly.
In
summary, the Bill makes provision for specified public authorities, including
those in Wales, to share data for the purposes of improving the delivery of
public services, subject to certain conditions. This includes data sharing to
support the targeting of fuel poverty support schemes.
On
24 November 2016, the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government laid a
Legislative
Consent Memorandum for the Digital
Economy Bill.
On
29 November 2016, the Business Committee referred the LCM to the Equality,
Local Government and Communities Committee for consideration. In referring
the LCM, the Business Committee set a reporting deadline of 19 January 2017.
The
Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee published its report
(PDF, 117KB) on the LCM on 13 January 2019.
The
Legislative Consent Motion for the Digital Economy Bill was agreed in Plenary
on 14 March 2017.
Business type: Legislative Consent
Reason considered: Government Business;
Status: Complete
First published: 25/11/2016
Documents
- Legislative Consent Memorandum - Digital Economy Bill - 24 November 2016 (PDF, 102KB)
- Business Committee: Timetable for consideration of the Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Digital Economy Bill - 29 November 2016 (PDF, 51KB)
- Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government to the Chair of the Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee - 9 January 2017 (PDF, 212KB) PDF 213 KB
- Equalities, Local Government and Communities Committee: Report on the Legislative Consent Motion for the Digital Economy Bill - 13 January 2017 (PDF, 117KB)