Draft of a report on a survey conducted by Beaufort Research to gauge public opinion of the current nonfinancial powers of the National Assembly for Wales/Welsh Government and public opinion towards potential options for modifying the boundary between what is devolved and non-devolved.
Note of an evidence session comparing conferred and reserved powers models of devolution held on 25 July 2013 at the Commission office in Cardiff. Evidence was taken from Ann Sherlock, Lecturer, Department of Law and Criminology, Aberystwyth University and Professor Daniel Wincott, Professor of Law, Cardif University and co-chair of the Wales Governance Centre.
Note of a meeting between the Commissioners and Chris Flatt, Deputy Director, Constitution and Communications, Scotland Office held on 11 July 2013. Much of the note relate to the relationship between the Scotland Office and Scottish Government, especially over the legality of Scottish Acts, although the relationship between the Wales and Scotland Office, the lack of interest in a single Secretary of State for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland and the exchange of staff were also discussed.
Note of a meeting with Ciaran Martin, Director of the Constitution Group at the Cabinet Office held on 1 July 2013. The relationship between the Welsh and UK Governments and how this compared to the relations with the other devolved governments, the merits of the conferred versus reserved powers model of devolution and the UK Government's approach to constitutional reform were discussed.
Speeches and talks given to various groups by Paul Silk on Wales' constitutional history, devolution, the relationship between the constituent countries of the United Kingdom and the work of the Independent Commission on Devolution in Wales,
Draft of speech given by Paul Silk to Leicester University Law Department on Wales constitutional history, devolution and relations between the constituent parts of the United Kingdom.
Draft of a speech given by Sir Paul Silk at Aberystwyth University in March 2016 on the Independent Commission on Devolution in Wales entitled Changing Society, Changing Law.
Briefing paper, agenda and travel arrangements for a Commission visit to Belfast on 26-28 March 2013 to look at the Northern Ireland model of devolution.
The series comprises correspondence and documents relating to Paul Silk's assistance with preparations for the establishment of the National Assembly for Wales.
The file comprises papers relating to a conference held by the Institute of Welsh Affairs on 20-21 March 1998 on the future National Assembly for Wales including agendas, list of attendees and papers relating to the structure and election system for the National Assembly, along with drafts and correspondence of a paper written by Paul Silk on the secondary legislative powers proposed for the National Assembly for Wales, explaining their significance and how they would operate.
A briefing paper for members of the Commission for a meeting with experts on the justice system including suggested questions and details of the panel members' backgrounds.
A briefing papers for Commission members meeting with Professor Cole and Dr Stafford of Cardiff University including suggested questions and background information.