In May 2020, the Assembly was renamed to "Senedd Cymru" or "the Welsh Parliament" when section 2 of the Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020 came into force. Matters devolved to the Senedd include health, education, economic development, transport, the environment, agriculture, local government and some taxes.

Does Wales have a devolved authority?

Devolution across the UK now takes the form of a 'reserved powers' model: all powers are devolved unless explicitly reserved to Westminster. Under the system in Wales, the Senedd (Welsh Parliament) has power, known as legislative competence, to make laws over many key areas of Welsh life.

Can the Senedd make laws?

Legislative competence of the Senedd

The 2006 Act granted the Senedd legislative competence to make laws (known then as Assembly Measures) in clearly defined "matters". ... Therefore, the Senedd now has the legislative competence to pass an Act of Senedd Cymru in all twenty devolved areas.