Welsh Parliament votes to end tax relief for private schools in Wales

The Welsh Parliament voted to scrap charitable business rates relief for private schools.   From April, private schools in Wales…

Senedd rejects calls for independent inquiry into child sexual exploitation

Senedd members rejected calls for a Wales-wide independent inquiry into child sexual exploitation by so-called grooming gangs, supporting plans for…

Calls for 60,000 new social homes amid housing crisis

A committee called for Wales to build an estimated extra 60,000 social homes to begin to catch up to comparable…

Senedd sets out next steps in multi-million-pound search for offices in Cardiff Bay

The Senedd has set out the next steps in its multi-million-pound search for offices in Cardiff Bay, with a final…

Welsh Government in the dark over coverage of £109m tax rises

The Welsh Government remains in the dark about how much Wales will receive to cover the estimated £109m cost of…

Progress on tackling fuel poverty in Wales ‘too slow,’ committee warns

Progress on reaching a target of no more than 5% of households in Wales living in fuel poverty by 2035…

Wales risks ‘falling behind’ on tackling pet abduction, MS warns

A Senedd member warned Wales risks falling behind the rest of the UK on tackling pet abduction after ministers rejected…

Welsh Language education bill clears first hurdle

A shake-up of Welsh language education cleared the first hurdle in the Senedd despite concerns about staff shortages, teachers’ workloads…

Ex-First Minister calls for reform to leasehold system

Vaughan Gething called for “long-overdue” reform to the leasehold system, warning of injustice, iniquity and unscrupulous landlords fleecing households. The…

Senedd debates calls for right to adequate housing

The Senedd debated calls to enshrine a right to adequate housing into Welsh law.   Siân Gwenllian warned Wales’ housing…

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