Government of Wales Act 2006

[F1 Head L—Justice U.K.

Textual Amendments

F1 Schs. 7A, 7B substituted for Sch. 7 (1.4.2018) by Wales Act 2017 (c. 4), s. 71(3), Sch. 1 (with Sch. 7 paras. 1, 2, 6); S.I. 2017/1179, reg. 2

Section L1 U.K. L1 The legal profession, legal services and claims management services

164 U.K. The legal profession and legal services.

165 U.K. Claims management services.

Section L2 U.K. L2 Legal aid

166 U.K. Legal aid.

Section L3 U.K. L3 Coroners

167 U.K. The subject-matter of Part 1 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009.

Section L4 U.K. L4 Arbitration

168 U.K. Arbitration.

Section L5 U.K. L5 Mental capacity

169 U.K. The subject-matter of the Mental Capacity Act 2005.

Section L6 U.K. L6 Personal data

170 U.K. Protection of personal data.

Section L7 U.K. L7 Information rights

171 U.K. Public access to information held by a public authority.

Exception

Public access to information held by—

(a)

the [F2 Senedd] ,

(b)

the [F2 Senedd] Commission,

(c)

the Welsh Government, or

(d)

any Welsh public authority,

unless supplied by a Minister of the Crown or government department and held in confidence.

Textual Amendments

F2 Words in Act substituted (6.5.2020) by Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020 (anaw 1), s. 42(2), Sch. 1 para. 2(19) (with Sch. 1 para. 2(11)-(14))

Interpretation

• ““Public authority”” and ““held by a public authority””—

  (a)

  in relation to environmental information, have the same meaning as in the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/3391);

  (b)

  otherwise, have the meaning given by section 3 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

• “"Welsh public authority”” has the meaning given by section 83 of that Act, but does not include a reserved authority within the meaning given by paragraph 8 of Schedule 7B to this Act.

Section L8 U.K. L8 Public sector information

172 U.K. The subject-matter of—

(a) the INSPIRE Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/3157);

(b) the Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1415).

Section L9 U.K. L9 Public records

173 U.K. The subject-matter of the Public Records Act 1958.

Section L10 U.K. L10 Compensation for persons affected by crime and miscarriages of justice

174 U.K. Compensation for—

(a) persons affected by crime;

(b) miscarriages of justice.

Section L11 U.K. Section L11 Prisons and offender management

175 (1) Prisons and other institutions for the detention of persons charged with or convicted of offences (““relevant institutions””). U.K.

(2) The management of—

(a) persons charged with or convicted of offences (whether or not detained in a relevant institution);

(b) other persons required to be detained in a relevant institution.

(3) This reservation includes probation, escort functions, transfers of persons between relevant institutions and the subject-matter of—

(a) sections 47 to 49 of the Mental Health Act 1983 (transfer to hospital of prisoners) and the provisions of that Act relating to persons who are restricted patients within the meaning given by section 79 of that Act;

(b) sections 37 to 42 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (youth justice).

Exceptions

• Accommodation provided by or on behalf of a local authority for the purpose of restricting the liberty of children or young persons.

• The provision of health care, social care, education, training or libraries.

Interpretation

• The reference to conviction in sub-paragraph (2) includes a finding in criminal proceedings that a person has committed an offence or done the act or made the omission charged.

• “"Escort functions”” includes functions of the kind mentioned in section 80(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 1991.

• “"Probation”” includes matters of the kind mentioned in section 1(1)(a) to (f) of the Offender Management Act 2007.

Section L12 U.K. L12 Family relationships and children

176 U.K. Marriage, civil partnership and cohabitation.

177 U.K. Parenthood, parental responsibility, child arrangements and adoption.

178 U.K. Proceedings and orders under Part 4 or 5 of the Children Act 1989 or otherwise relating to the care or supervision of children.

179 U.K. Civil remedies in respect of domestic violence, domestic abuse and female genital mutilation.

Exceptions

• Services and facilities relating to adoption, adoption agencies and their functions, other than functions of the Central Authority under the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption.

• Parental discipline.

Interpretation

“"Child arrangements”” includes the subject-matter of Part 2 of the Children Act 1989.

Section L13 U.K. L13 Gender recognition

180 U.K. Gender recognition.

Section L14 U.K. L14 Registration of births, deaths and places of worship

181 U.K. Registration of births and deaths and of places of worship.]