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Rejected petition Abolish The Senedd

You've had a very tenuous grip on power ever since the 2nd vote on devolution. A third vote is long overdue.

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the Senedd or Welsh Government is not responsible for.

The Senedd was established as a legislative body by section 1(1) of the Government of Wales Act 2006. Abolishing the Senedd would require a repeal of this section which could only be done by the UK Government proposing legislation to the UK Parliament. Prior to revoking section1 of the Government of Wales Act a referendum would have to be called by the UK parliament where the people of Wales would have to vote in favour of abolishing the Senedd.
As a result, it is not possible for the Senedd to take the action called for by your petition.

Further information about the powers and responsibilities of the Senedd can be found here: https://senedd.wales/how-we-work/our-role/powers/

You may wish to consider petitioning the UK Parliament about this issue instead: https://petition.parliament.uk/

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Date submitted 20 September 2023
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