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Wales publishes mandate for standing commission on its constitutional future

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12 Nov 2026, 5:09 am IST1 min read

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The Welsh Government published the terms of reference for the new National Commission for Wales on November 10. Dame Menna Rawlings and Professor Emyr Lewis will co-chair the independent standing body, which will advise the government on Wales’s constitutional future.

The commission will seek views from the public and examine where Wales could take on more powers, including in rail infrastructure, justice and policing. Negotiation and implementation remain the responsibility of the Welsh Government.

Its research will build on an earlier commission’s work on three long-term options: more powers for Wales under devolution, Wales within a federal United Kingdom, and independence.

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