Wales

Welsh politicians who tell deliberate lies and refuse to correct the record could lose their seats under new proposals. A 79-page report published by the Senedd standards of conduct committee calls on the Welsh government to strengthen the law to prevent and punish politicians and election candidate

Justice is "increasingly likely" to be devolved to Wales but should not lead to the creation of a separate Welsh legal jurisdiction, a new report from the Law Society Wales Office has said. The Reimagining Justice in Wales 2030 report highlights serious concerns around ‘legal deserts’, s

A law banning physical punishment of children comes into effect in Wales today, just over a year after a similar ban was introduced in Scotland. Parents, or those responsible for a child, may face criminal charges if they physically discipline a young person in any way. They could face a prison sent

Wales has the highest imprisonment rate in Western Europe, according to research by Cardiff University’s Wales Governance Centre. Sentencing and Immediate Custody in Wales: A Factfile provides a statistical comparison of sentencing and immediate custody figures in Wales and England.