The Commission on Devolution in Wales was launched by Welsh Secretary Cheryl Gillan on 11 October 2011.
The independent Commission has been established to review the present financial and constitutional arrangements in Wales. It will carry out its work in two parts:
Part I: financial accountability
To review the case for the devolution of fiscal powers to the National Assembly for Wales and to recommend a package of powers that would improve the financial accountability of the Assembly, which are consistent with the United Kingdom’s fiscal objectives and are likely to have a wide degree of support.
The Commission will report its findings on Part I by autumn 2012.
Part I will be completed before work on Part II begins.
Part II: powers of the National Assembly for Wales
To review the powers of the National Assembly for Wales in the light of experience and to recommend modifications to the present constitutional arrangements that would enable the United Kingdom Parliament and the National Assembly for Wales to better serve the people of Wales.
The Commission will report its findings on Part II by the end of 2013.
The Commission met for the first time on 4th November 2011. You can follow our work here and on twitter.