Government administration

Guidance and services

• Sending a meeting request or invitation to a minister
  Ministers regard meeting people and organisations, attending events and making visits as a key part of their job.
• Writing to ministers: correspondence from elected representatives
  Guidance for MSs, MPs, MEPs and councillors writing to ministers.
• Welsh Government logo: guidance
  Guidance on requesting and using the Welsh Government logo.
• Report fraud against Welsh Government
  How to report fraud or corruption.
• Complain about Welsh Government
  Make a complaint about us when things go wrong.
• Complain about Welsh Government: form
  Use this form to make a complaint about us.
• Managing unacceptable behaviour of Welsh Government customers
  Explains what Welsh Government considers to be unacceptable customer behaviour and how we will respond to this.
• How to make a complaint about Welsh Government
  Explains how you can complain, what we will do and what to do if you are still not happy.
• Election guidance for civil servants
  Explains how civil servants are to conduct business during pre-election periods
• Welsh Government prosecution code
  The code gives guidance to prosecutors on the principles to be applied when making decisions about Welsh Government prosecutions.
• Civil servants: new roles and appointments after leaving
  Civil servants are subject to rules on accepting new roles and appointments after leaving the service.
• Constitutional affairs and intergovernmental relations
  Information about the Welsh Government’s intergovernmental relations within the UK.
• Staying safe at work: guidance for Welsh Government employees
  Guidance for Welsh Government employees.
• Civil Service Code
  Our Civil Servants follow the values and standards of behaviour set out in the Civil Service Code.
• People Exchange Cymru
  People Exchange Cymru (PEC) is a search portal for signposting job opportunities across the public sector in Wales.
• Contact Welsh Government legal services electronically
  To help us work effectively during the coronavirus pandemic please send documents to legal services by email.
• Ministerial code
  The standards of constitutional and personal conduct expected of ministers.
• Welsh Revenue Authority annual reports and accounts
  Our annual reports and accounts set out how we’re performing at the Welsh Revenue Authority (WRA).
• Major travel disruption: guidance for Welsh Government employees
  Guidance for Welsh Government employees.
• Welsh Government procurement card spend data
  Published quarterly, the data includes expense description, supplier name, transaction date, transaction reference and amount in GBP (£).
• Welsh Government grants guidance
  Guidance and general information to help you if you're thinking of applying for Welsh Government grants.
• Community engagement fund
  The application period for the community engagement fund has now ended.
• Proclamation for declaration of the new sovereign in the United Kingdom
  Proclamation for declaration of the new sovereign in the United Kingdom.
• Welsh Revenue Authority conditions for the supply of goods and services
  Standard terms and conditions we use when awarding procurement contracts for the supply of goods and services.
• Welsh Government jobs: candidate guidance
  Terms of use and guidance for the Welsh Government jobs service.
• Subsidy control and State aid
  The UK Subsidy Control Act 2022 came into force 4 January 2023.
• Cabinet Sub-Committee for North Wales
  Minutes of Cabinet Sub-Committee for North Wales meetings.
• Visiting Welsh Government: Cathays Park
  Guidance on what you should expect when you arrive at and exit Cathays Park.
• Board recruitment survey: privacy notice
  Privacy notice for the Tailored Review Thematic Review board recruitment survey.
• Senedd reform
  Our plans to create a more effective and representative Senedd.

Policy and background Includes strategy, reports, projects and assessments.

• Programme for government
  Collection
  We want to build a Wales that is healthy and active, prosperous and secure, ambitious and learning, and united and connected.
• The Co-operation Agreement
  Collection
  How the Welsh Government and Plaid Cymru will work together on policies where there is a common interest.
• Cabinet meetings
  Collection
  Agendas, minutes and papers from Welsh Government Cabinet meetings.
• Cabinet Sub-Committee on Cost of Living
  Collection
  Minutes of Cabinet Sub-Committee on Cost of Living meetings.
• Welsh Government Management Board meetings
  Collection
  Minutes of meetings of the Welsh Government Management Board
• Welsh Government organisation chart
  Report
  Permanent Secretary, Andrew Goodall is the head of the Welsh Government Civil Service.
• Number of staff at the Welsh Government
  Report
  The total number of permanent and temporary staff members.
• Inter-governmental information provided to Senedd Cymru
  Collection
  Annual report summarising relations work undertaken between the administrations within the United Kingdom.
• Concordats, memorandums of understanding and other agreements
  Collection
  Intergovernmental concordats, memorandums and other agreements between UK government, Welsh Government, Scottish Government and Northern Ireland Executive.
• Memorandum of understanding: UK and devolved governments
  Policy and strategy
  This sets out how the UK government and the devolved governments will co-operate.
• Principal regulator of exempt charities: memorandum of understanding
  Policy and strategy
  Details of how the Charity Commission and ministers will work together.
• Regulatory impact assessment code
  Policy and strategy
  A code of practice setting out how and in what circumstances Welsh Ministers intend to carry out regulatory impact assessments when making subordinate legislation.
• Subordinate legislation:guidelines on choice of affirmative and negative procedure
  Policy and strategy
  Guidelines setting out criteria to be taken into account when choosing whether to use a draft affirmative or negative procedure.
• Board members' expenses
  Collection
  Details of the expenses of the Permanent Secretary and the Director Generals.
• Welsh Government pay policy statements
  Collection
  Welsh Government’s approach to pay and the relationship between the employee’s pay and the remuneration of senior management.
• Welsh Government administrative estate
  Collection
  Reports on the efficiency and environmental performance of the Welsh Government offices.
• Documents released by the Welsh Government following the Carl Sargeant inquest
  Collection
  All relevant documents released by the Welsh Government following the conclusion of the Carl Sargeant inquest.
• Reforming our union: shared governance in the UK
  Policy and strategy
  This policy document sets out the Welsh Government’s views on the reforms that are required to put the Union on a sustainable footing for the future.
• Programme funded external recruitment schemes 2020: integrated impact assessment
  Impact assessment
  What action the Welsh Government is considering and why.
• Ministerial meetings and engagements
  Report
  Details of ministers’ meetings with external organisations and attendance at engagements.
• Cymraeg. It belongs to us all
  Policy and strategy
  A strategy for promoting and facilitating the use of the Welsh language in the Welsh Government.
• Welsh Government Board terms of reference
  Policy and strategy
  The role, structure and membership of the Welsh Government Board.
• Declarations of interests
  Collection
  Register of interests from senior officials and special advisers and civil service conflicts of interest register.
• Welsh Government workforce equality, diversity and inclusion strategy: 2021 to 2026
  Policy and strategy
  The new strategy sets out ambitious plans and targets for shaping our organisation for the future.
• Reforming our Union: Shared governance in the UK June 2021
  Policy and strategy
  The 2nd edition of the Welsh Government’s views on the reforms needed to put the Union on a sustainable footing for the future.
• Supreme Court 2021/0079 and 2021/0080 Counsel General written case
  Policy and strategy
  The Counsel General’s legal case in relation to his participation in the reference of two Scottish Parliament Bills to the Supreme Court.
• COVID-19 safety in Welsh Government workplaces
  Collection
  Risk assessments for staff working at home and in offices and advice regarding the safety of Welsh Government workplaces.
• Corporate Asset Management
  Collection
  Strategy and policy for managing Welsh Government land and property assets.
• Welsh Revenue Authority corporate plans
  Collection
  Welsh Revenue Authority
  Our corporate plans set out our purpose and focus at the Welsh Revenue Authority (WRA).
• Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales: progress report - November 2022
  Report
  The Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales
  Progress report submitted to the First Minister, Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution, and the Leader of Plaid Cymru.
• Welsh Revenue Authority strategic equality plan and objectives 2019 to 2020
  Report
  Welsh Revenue Authority
  What the Welsh Revenue Authority plans to do in 2019 to support equality.
• Welsh Government employer equality reports
  Report
  Reports on the work carried out by the Welsh Government to improve equality and diversity in its workplace.
• Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales: interim report
  Report
  The Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales
  The report provides an account of the first phase of our inquiry to the end of November 2022, and includes work completed and work in progress.
• Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales: progress report – July 2022
  Report
  The Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales
  Progress report submitted to the First Minister, Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution, and the Leader of Plaid Cymru.
• Ministerial Code information publication: 6th Senedd
  Report
  Details of gifts received and overseas travel by ministers during the 6th Senedd.
• Pre-release access to Welsh Revenue Authority official statistics
  Report
  Welsh Revenue Authority
  We publish and regularly update a list of those positions who have pre-release access to our statistics.
• Welsh Revenue Authority: annual report and accounts 2021 to 2022
  Report
  Welsh Revenue Authority
  Our performance, financial, and governance activities.
• Decision Reports : 2022
  Policy and strategy
  Summaries of decisions made by ministers
• Welsh Revenue Authority partnership letters
  Collection
  Welsh Revenue Authority
  Priorities and budget set out for the Welsh Revenue Authority in their annual partnership letter from the Minister for Finance and Local Government.
• Welsh Government Apprenticeship Recruitment Campaign 2022: integrated impact assessment
  Impact assessment
  A summary of the impacts of the Apprenticeship Recruitment Campaign 2022.
• National Survey for Wales: background information
  Collection
  Details about how the survey is developed and carried out.
• National Survey for Wales: April 2022 to March 2023
  Collection
  This survey covers a wide range of topics and is carried out by telephone with people across Wales for April 2022 to March 2023.
• National Survey for Wales: April 2021 to March 2022
  Collection
  This survey covers a wide range of topics and is carried out by telephone with people across Wales.
• National Survey for Wales: democracy and government
  Collection
  Information on decision making, satisfaction with local authority and public services, taxes, and the Welsh Government.
• Constitutional options analysis framework
  Policy and strategy
  The Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales
  This paper sets out a framework for analysing and appraising the constitutional options set out in the commission’s interim report.
• Interdepartmental agreement between the Welsh Government and Welsh Revenue Authority
  Policy and strategy
  Welsh Revenue Authority
  This document sets out a way of working between the Welsh Revenue Authority and the Welsh Government.
• Welsh Revenue Authority information and data management strategy
  Policy and strategy
  Welsh Revenue Authority
  Our approach to information and data management at the Welsh Revenue Authority.
• Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales: progress report - April 2023
  Report
  The Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales
  Progress report submitted to the First Minister, Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution, and the Leader of Plaid Cymru.
• Decision reports 2023
  Policy and strategy
  Summaries of the decisions made by ministers.
• Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales meeting: 6 October 2022
  Meeting
  The Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales
  Minutes of the commission's meeting on 6 October 2022.
• Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales meeting: 18 October 2022
  Meeting
  The Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales
  Minutes of the commission's meeting on 18 October 2022.
• Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales meeting: 8 November 2022
  Meeting
  The Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales
  Minutes of the commission's meeting on 8 November 2022.
• Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales meeting: 20 October 2022
  Meeting
  The Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales
  Minutes of the commission's meeting on 20 October 2022.
• Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales: progress report - July 2023
  Report
  The Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales
  Progress report submitted to the First Minister, Counsel General and Minister for the Constitution, and the Leader of Plaid Cymru.
• Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales meeting: 6 December 2022
  Meeting
  The Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales
  Minutes of the commission's meeting on 6 December 2022.
• Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill: integrated impact assessment
  Impact assessment
  An assessment on the impact of the bill for reform of the Senedd.
• Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales meeting: 15 July 2022
  Meeting
  The Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales
  Minutes of the commission's meeting on 15 July 2022.
• Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales meeting: 20 September 2022
  Meeting
  The Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales
  Minutes of the commission's meeting on 20 September 2022.
• Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales meeting: 7 September 2022
  Meeting
  The Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales
  Minutes of the commission's meeting on 7 September 2022.
• Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales meeting: 27 September 2022
  Meeting
  The Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales
  Minutes of the commission's meeting on 27 September 2022.