# Government of Wales Act 2006, Section 24: Assistance to groups of Members of the Senedd

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) The Senedd Commission must make to (or in respect of) political groups to which Members of the Senedd belong such payments as the Board from time to time determines for the purpose of assisting Members of the Senedd who belong to those political groups to perform their functions as Members of the Senedd.
(2) A determination under subsection (1) may make provision—
(a) for calculating the amount of any payment to (or in respect of) a political group,
(b) for the conditions subject to which payments to (or in respect of) a political group are to be made, and
(c) for claims for such payments to be made to the Senedd Commission.
(3) A determination under subsection (1) may make different provision for different political groups.
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(5) The standing orders must include provision for determining for the purposes of this Act whether any Member of the Senedd belongs to a political group and, if so, to which; and (in particular)—
(a) may include provision for treating a Member of the Senedd as not belonging to a political group unless a specified number of Members of the Senedd belong to it, and
(b) must include provision requiring the Presiding Officer to decide any questions arising under the provision included by virtue of this subsection.
(6) The Senedd Commission must lay before the Senedd every determination made by the Board under section 24(1) as soon as is reasonably practicable after it is made.
(7) The Senedd Commission must ensure that information concerning the sums paid under this section is published for each financial year.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/32/section/24 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/government-of-wales-act-2006/section-24
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