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The Counsel General will today [Tuesday 21^st March] confirm a Welsh Government consultation to inform future legislation to establish a single, unified tribunal system for Wales.

The Welsh Government is encouraging people in need of legal advice to come forward and see what support is available to them.

A project to help Welsh mothers in prison maintain positive relationships with their children has had further funding confirmed.

The Welsh Government today set out proposals to improve voter participation, including trials for automatic voter registration in Senedd and local government elections.

The Welsh Government’s Counsel General is calling on the new UK Government to reset its relationship with the legal sector.

The Welsh Government has raised concerns over a new Bill that could see the UK Government legislate in areas of devolved responsibility without the consent of Welsh Ministers or the Senedd.

The Welsh Government’s Counsel General and Minister for Social Justice have outlined the potential core components of a devolved justice system, and warned that the current Westminster-run system is “pulling the shutters down” on access to justice.

The Welsh Government’s Counsel General has said the biggest change under a devolved justice system would be a reduced prison population.

Counsel General Mick Antoniw reaffirmed the Welsh Government’s commitment to open elections and increased voter participation, as the Senedd prepares to vote on the passage of the UK Government’s Elections Bill.

The Welsh and Scottish Governments have described the UK Government’s plans to replace the Human Rights Act with a Bill of Rights as an “ideologically motivated attack on freedoms and liberties.”

The Welsh Government’s Counsel General has called on the UK Government to back reforms to legal aid to ensure people can access to the support they need.

The Welsh Government has raised its “significant concerns” with UK Government plans to replace the Human Rights Act with a Bill of Rights.