The Welsh Assembly

wao.gov.uk, 2012

What changes were made in the referendum in 2011?

On 3 March 2011, the people of Wales voted in a referendum on the law making powers of the Welsh Assembly. The question of the referendum was "do you want the Assembly now to be able to make laws on all matters in the 20 subject areas it has powers for?" (Welsh Government, 2011). A majority (63.5%) of people voted 'YES' in the referendum. As a result, the Assembly can now make laws for Wales on subjects for which the Assembly and the Welsh Government were already responsible, without taking permission from the UK Parliament. This has represented a significant development in Welsh devolution (Welsh Government, 2011).

References:

Wales Audit Office (2012) Welsh Assembly Government [Online]. Available at: http://www.wao.gov.uk/assets/englishimages/WAG_web_logo.JPG (Accessed: 8 November 2012).

Welsh Government (2011) Welsh referendum 2011. Available at: http://wales.gov.uk/legislation/referendumpowers/?lang=en (Accessed: 31 October 2012).