{"id":10675,"date":"2015-07-17T16:35:47","date_gmt":"2015-07-17T15:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/?p=10675"},"modified":"2015-07-17T16:35:47","modified_gmt":"2015-07-17T15:35:47","slug":"making-the-law-in-wales-accessible-law-commission-consultation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=10675","title":{"rendered":"Making the Law in Wales Accessible: Law Commission consultation"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Law Commission has launched a consultation on making Welsh law more accessible, with a closing date of 9 October.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Law Commission writes:
\n<\/u>Throughout the UK\u00a0the law\u00a0can be difficult for professionals and the public to find and understand.\u00a0The volume of legislation in England and Wales, the number of amendments and the way in which legislation is presented, make\u00a0it increasingly difficult to find out what the law is\u00a0and what it means.\u00a0In Wales, the process of devolution has made\u00a0matters\u00a0even more complicated.<\/p>\n

In a consultation opening on 9 July the Law Commission is\u00a0asking what can be done to simplify legislation relating to Wales and make it more accessible.<\/p>\n

There is often confusion over where responsibilities lie.\u00a0Functions under many\u00a0Acts of Parliament\u00a0have been transferred to the Welsh Ministers, but this\u00a0will\u00a0not\u00a0be apparent\u00a0in the original Act\u00a0and it could appear that power continues to lie with\u00a0the Secretary of State.<\/p>\n

The picture is made more complicated\u00a0by the pace at which significant areas of the law applicable in Wales \u2013 such as education, health and housing \u2013 are diverging from the law in England.<\/p>\n

In its consultation, the Law Commission is asking\u00a0what can be done to make the existing law relating to Wales easier to use and understand. Could this include, for example, codification and consolidation? The Commission is also asking:<\/p>\n