Close and regular consultations between the Prime Minister and the Head of Plaid Cymru and other designated members of both partners will form the basis for the success of the agreement. The Welsh Government and Plaid Cymru agree to work together, take policy decisions and jointly monitor their implementation through the Cooperation Agreement. We will always strive to move forward by consensus and resolve disagreements quickly. The Cooperation Agreement is supported by a civil service body known as the Cooperation Agreement Unit. Plaid Cymru will appoint a lead member appointed for the agreement and committees composed of Welsh ministers and members appointed by Plaid Cymru will be set up to reach agreement on the issues covered by the cooperation agreement. 9. In order to facilitate the provision of full and open advice and discussions between Welsh Government Ministers, designated members and officials, all official documents and documents provided to members designated under the Cooperation Agreement, including recommendations and advice, should be considered confidential by the designated members, unless otherwise stated: and the content must not be shared elsewhere. Similarly, oral advice, political discussions and debates should be considered confidential and not leakable. The protection of the opinions and advice expressed should be preserved. In addition, appointed members are required to respect and comply with the Welsh Government`s GDPR responsibilities. The Prime Minister and leader of Plaid Cymru today unveiled a three-year cooperation agreement that included measures for free school meals for all, the strengthening of welsh media, a North-South railway, Welsh history lessons, second homes, a larger Senedd and much more. A Welsh Conservative spokesman said: “The publication of this agreement shows that the Welsh Government and Plaid Cymru will work hand in hand in an agreement that is a near copy of Scotland`s between the Nationalists and the Greens. Professor Laura McAllister of Cardiff University`s Wales Governance Centre described the deal as “the pastor`s egg”, an important and radical policy that goes hand in hand with the promise to explore and investigate.

Labour MP Hefin David, who expressed concerns about accountability under the agreement, said: “I welcome this statement from the Llywydd (Official Chair) who, together with the Affairs Committee, listened to members` concerns.” What about the Welsh Conservatives? They seem to be fighting after the elections. Committees composed of Welsh ministers and designated members of the Plaid Cymru Senedd Group will be set up to meet regularly and reach consensus on the issues covered by the cooperation agreement. Sixty per cent of voters supported the Labour Party and pleaded in this year`s election, so a deal between them is likely to prove popular. Despite the obvious challenges ahead, both sides deserve praise for formulating an agreement that offers stability and has a potentially radical agenda at its core. The more trust and cohesion develops between Plaid Cymru and the government, the more difficult it becomes to create political distance in the run-up to elections and other tests. To break with the jargon, Plaid Cymru must find a way to ensure the deal is implemented and then campaign for its specific successes. A legitimate question. My suggestion relates only to Conservative seats. A mutual agreement to stay away in mutually agreed target seats, The examples I have given are only proposals to highlight my idea that in reality they must be agreed through negotiations between the local parties. Imagine a Wales without Conservative MPs. All Special Advisers appointed by the First Minister to support the Agreement must work in accordance with the provisions of the Welsh Government`s Code of Conduct for Special Advisers. Like all special advisers, they will not be empowered to command the civil service.

Special Advisers appointed under this Agreement shall have access to the information they need to effectively play with the policies of the Agreement. Based on the principle that the above-mentioned commitment will lead to adequate funding of the Joint Political Programme and impact on other budgetary issues, Plaid Cymru agrees to facilitate the adoption of annual and supplementary budgets for the duration of this agreement. The Prime Minister and the Permanent Secretary expect the civil service to cooperate constructively with the members appointed by Plaid Cymru in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Members appointed by Plaid Cymru will have the same responsibilities as Welsh Government Ministers to respect the non-partisanship of the civil service, the manner in which the permanent secretary administers the civil service and the provisions of the Civil Service Recruitment Code and the Public Appointments Governance Code (the GOV.UK). They will not require public servants to do anything that could violate the Public Service Code or to use public funds for partisan political purposes. Members appointed by Plaid Cymru will, as ministers do, treat the public service with professionalism, courtesy and respect and can expect the public service to reciprocate. Sensible measures for second homes, Welsh history lessons in our schools, a north-south rail link, stronger Welsh media, a bigger senedd with a fairer voting system. It`s a good deal for Wales (and ultimately, that`s what matters – what`s best for Wales). Joint political committees will be set up to move things forward under the agreement. These will be convened jointly by Welsh Government Ministers and members appointed by Plaid Cymru to discuss issues under the Cooperation Agreement.

The Joint Political Committees will draw up agendas, agree on working methods, meet regularly and reach agreement by consensus. The frequency of meetings shall be determined jointly by the contracting entities according to the pace of business over time. On one level, there is nothing particularly remarkable about another in a series of party agreements or collaborations within the Senedd. As Cathy Owens pointed out, there have been 13 inter-party agreements since the advent of decentralization, ranging from full-fledged coalitions to much more limited pacts. Adam Price, president of Plaid Cymru, said the cooperation agreement had fulfilled the promise of a “new type of policy.” Sweeping plans, ranging from strict restrictions on owning a second home to setting up a state-owned energy company and promoting a free national welfare system, were announced in an agreement between the Labour-led Welsh government and nationalist Plaid Cymru. The Welsh Government has well-established procedures for monitoring and reporting on the use of funds allocated under the budgetary procedure. These procedures shall also apply to funds allocated under this Agreement. The functions of the Permanent Secretary as Chief Accountant continue to cover the total expenses of the Welsh Government. 13.

Accountants and their staff are responsible for ensuring that any notice to ministers and designated members contains appropriate guidance on the proper use of public funds and draws attention to possible conflicts between the intention of ministers or designated members and the duties of an accountant. An accountant cannot simply accept objectives or policies without auditing. Designated members should take due account of the role of accountants in the proper management of public affairs. Plaid will also appoint “designated members” of his group to agree on matters with ministers under the agreement – although decisions remain the responsibility of labour ministers. The parties stressed that this was not a coalition, but a “tailor-made agreement”. No plaid members join the government as ministers or MPs, but plaid`s special advisers are expected to work in Welsh government offices. “This is a tailor-made deal to deliver to Wales, but it also shows how Welsh politics works – finding common ground and sharing good ideas. And there are a lot of machines! A joint supervisory body, joint political committees and a cooperation agreement unit composed of officials. .