Paragraph 8 F1
The following are reserved matters—
courts (including, in particular, their creation and jurisdiction);
judges (including, in particular, their appointment and remuneration);
civil or criminal proceedings (including, in particular, bail, costs, custody pending trial, disclosure, enforcement of orders of courts, evidence, sentencing, limitation of actions, procedure, prosecutors and remedies);
pardons for criminal offences;
private international law;
judicial review of administrative action.
(See also paragraphs 3 and 4 of Schedule 7B (restrictions on modifying private law and criminal law).)
The reference to prosecutors in sub-paragraph (1)(c) does not prevent an Act of the F2Senedd from making provision about responsibility for the prosecution of devolved offences.
An offence is a “devolved offence” if provision for the creation of it is within the legislative competence of the Assembly.
Sub-paragraph (1) does not reserve—
welfare advice to courts in respect of family proceedings in which the welfare of children ordinarily resident in Wales is or may be in question;
representation in respect of such proceedings;
the provision of support (including information and advice), to children ordinarily resident in Wales and their families, in respect of such proceedings;
Welsh family proceedings officers.
Annotations
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
- 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))