LegalizeThe Senedd Cymru (Disqualification) Order 2025
Made: 12th November 2025
Coming into force: 13th November 2025
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 12th day of November 2025Present,The King’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Accordingly, His Majesty, in pursuance of sections 16(1)(b) and (5), and 157(1) and (2) of that Act, is pleased, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, to order as follows:
Title and coming into force
1
- (1) The title of this Order is the Senedd Cymru (Disqualification) Order 2025.
- (2) It comes into force on 13th November 2025 but articles 2 and 3 only have effect for the purposes of a Senedd Cymru election at which the poll is held on or after 6th April 2026.
Designation of disqualifying offices
2
- (1) The offices described in the Schedule are designated as offices held by a person, or persons, that disqualifies that person, or those persons, from being a Member of the Senedd.
- (2) In this Article, “offices” has the same meaning as in section 16(5) of the Government of Wales Act 2006.
Revocation
3
The Senedd Cymru (Disqualification) Order 20202 is revoked.
SCHEDULE — Offices disqualifying persons from being a Member of the Senedd
| Bodies in respect of which there are disqualifying offices | The disqualifying offices |
|---|---|
| A National Park authority for a National Park in Wales | All members appointed under article 6 of the National Park Authorities (Wales) Order 1995 3 and persons holding a politically restricted post, within the meaning of Part 1 of the Local Government and Housing Act 19894 |
| A tribunal constituted under section 27 of, and paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 to the Education Act 20055 | All members appointed under paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 to the Education Act 2005 |
| A tribunal referred to in paragraph 10 of Schedule 26 to the School Standards and Framework Act 19986 | All members appointed under paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 to the Education Act 2005 |
| Adjudication Panel for Wales | All members appointed under section 75(5) of the Local Government Act 20007 |
| Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens | All members |
| The advisory committee for Wales established under section 5(1) of the Food Standards Act 19998 | All members appointed under paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to the Food Standards Act 1999 |
| Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service | All members of the Council appointed under section 248(1) of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 19929 |
| Agricultural Advisory Panel for Wales | Chair, and independent agriculture member, and independent education member, appointed by the Welsh Ministers under articles 4 and 5 of the Agricultural Advisory Panel for Wales (Establishment) Order 201610 |
| Agricultural Land Tribunal for Wales | All members appointed under paragraph 13(1) and paragraph 16 of Schedule 9 to the Agriculture Act 194711 |
| Armed Forces Commissioner as established by section 365AA of the Armed Forces Act 200612 | The Armed Forces Commissioner appointed under section 365AA of the Armed Forces Commissioner Act 2006 |
| Arts Council of Wales | All members appointed in accordance with article 4(2) of their Royal Charter, granted on 30th March 1994 |
| Big Lottery Fund | All members appointed under paragraph 1 of Schedule 4A to the National Lottery etc. Act 199313, or of a committee established under paragraph 7(1)(b) of that Schedule |
| Board of Medical Referees | All members appointed by, or in accordance with arrangements made by, the Welsh Ministers under regulation 166(3) of the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Wales) Regulations 2015 14 |
| Boundary Commission for Wales | Commissioners and Secretary appointed under paragraphs 2 and 7 of Schedule 1 to the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 198615 |
| British Broadcasting Corporation Board | All members appointed in accordance with articles 22 to 26 of their Royal Charter granted on 1st January 2017 |
| British Council (Company number RC000060) | Chair and Chief Executive appointed in accordance with Bye-Law 4, or article 14, of their Supplemental Royal Charter granted on 26th November 1993 |
| British Tourist Authority | The member appointed by the Welsh Ministers under section 1(2)(b) of the Development of Tourism Act 196916 |
| British Transport Police Authority | All members appointed under section 18(2), and paragraph 1 of Schedule 4, to the Railways and Transport Safety Act 200317 |
| Certification Officer and any assistant certification officer having functions under the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 18 | Certification Officer and any assistant certification officer appointed under section 254 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 |
| Channel Four Television Corporation | All members appointed under section 23(2) of the Broadcasting Act 199019 |
| Citizen Voice Body | Non-Executive members appointed under section 12(2), and paragraph 2(1)(a) to (c) of Schedule 1, to the Health and Social Care (Quality and Engagement) (Wales) Act 2020 20 |
| Consumer Council for Water | All members of the Council and each regional committee of the Council established under section 27A of the Water Industry Act 199121 |
| Commission for Tertiary Education and Research established under section 1 of The Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Act 2022 22 | All members appointed under section 1(2), and paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 1, to the Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Act 2022, other than a member who is also an employee of the Commission |
| Committee on Climate Change | All members appointed under section 32(2), and paragraph 1 of Schedule 1, to the Climate Change Act 200823 |
| Community Councils | A paid officer having responsibility, for the purposes of section 151 of the Local Government Act 197224, for the administration of the financial affairs of the community council, and a person holding a paid post that is for the time being specified by the community council in the list maintained in accordance with section 2(2) of the Local Government and Housing Act 198925, and any directions under section 3 of that Act |
| Competition and Markets Authority | All members appointed under section 25(4), and paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 4, to the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 201326 |
| Corporate Joint Committees | All members of a committee established under section 72, or section 74 of, the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 202127 |
| Development Bank of Wales Public Limited Company (company number: 04055414) and any company or any wholly owned subsidiary of the Development Bank of Wales Public Limited Company (company number: 04055414) | All Directors |
| Education Tribunal for Wales | All members appointed under section 91(2) of the Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 201828 |
| Education Workforce Council | All members appointed under section 2(2), and paragraph 3(1) of Schedule 1, to the Education (Wales) Act 201429 |
| Electoral Management Board | Members who are elections officers, or former elections officers, as defined under section 20F(1)(c) of the Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru etc. Act 2013 30 |
| Employment Tribunals and Employment Appeal Tribunals | All members appointed under section 4(1), or section 22(1), of the Employment Tribunals Act 199631 |
| Financial Conduct Authority | All members appointed under section 1A(4), and paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 1ZA, to the Financial Services and Markets Act 200032 |
| Fire and Rescue Service | Inspector or Assistant Inspector appointed under section 28 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 200433 |
| Firefighters’ Pension Scheme Advisory Board for Wales | All members appointed under paragraph 3 of Annex 2 to the Scheme in Schedule 1 to the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme (Wales) Order 2007 34, or under paragraph 3 of Schedule 5 to the Scheme in Schedule 1 to the Firefighters’ Compensation Scheme (Wales) Order 200735 |
| First-tier Tribunal(s) of Courts of England and Wales | All members appointed in accordance with section 4, and paragraphs 1(1) and 2(1) of Schedule 2, to the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 200736 |
| Food Standards Agency | All members appointed under section 2(1) and (2), or section 3(1) and (4), of the Food Standards Act 199937 |
| Future Generations Commissioner | Advisory Panel appointed under section 26(2) of the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 201538 |
| Gas and Electricity Markets Authority | All members appointed under section 1(4), and paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 1, to the Utilities Act 200039 |
| Health and Safety Executive | All members appointed under section 10(2), and paragraph 1 of Schedule 2, to the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 197440 |
| Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority | All members appointed under section 5(2) of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 199041 |
| Human Tissue Authority | All members appointed under section 13(2), and paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 1, to the Human Tissue Act 200442 |
| Independent Adjudicator to Local Authorities in Wales | All members appointed under section 75(5) of the Local Government Act 200043 |
| Independent Case Examiner for the Department of Work and Pensions | All members |
| Independent Football Regulator established under section 5 of the Football Governance Act 202544 | All members and staff appointed under section 5(2), and paragraph 1(1) and (2) of Schedule 2, to the Football Governance Act 2025 |
| Independent Groundwater Complaints Administrator | The Independent Groundwater Complaints Administrator appointed under section 21, and paragraph 27 of Schedule 7, to the Cardiff Bay Barrage Act 1993 45 |
| Independent Monitoring Authority for the Citizens’ Rights Agreements | All members appointed under section 15(3), and paragraph 1 of Schedule 2, to the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 202046 |
| Independent Office for Police Conduct | All members appointed under section 9(2) of the Police Reform Act 200247 |
| Information Commissioner | The Information Commissioner appointed under section 114(2), and paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 12, to the Data Protection Act 201848 |
| Joint Nature Conservation Committee | All members appointed under section 31(b), and paragraph 1 of Schedule 4, to the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 200649 |
| Judicial Appointments Commission | Commissioners appointed under section 61(2), and paragraph 1 of Schedule 12, to the Constitutional Reform Act 200550 |
| Judicial Appointments and Conduct Ombudsman | The Judicial Appointments and Conduct Ombudsman appointed under section 62(2), and paragraph 1 of Schedule 14, to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 |
| Law Commission | Commissioners and Non-Executive Board members appointed under section 1(1) of the Law Commissions Act 196551 |
| Local authority in Wales | Person holding a politically restricted post, within the meaning of Part 1 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 |
| Local Government Pension Scheme Advisory Board | Chair and Deputy Chair appointed in accordance with section 7(1) of the Public Service Pensions Act 201352 |
| Local Health Board for an area in Wales | Chair, vice chair and non-officer members appointed under regulation 4(1) of the Local Health Boards (Constitution, Membership and Procedures) (Wales) Regulations 2009 53, and associate members appointed under regulation 4(3) and (4) of those Regulations. |
| Marine Management Organisation | All members appointed under section 1(3), and paragraph 3(1) of Schedule 1, to the Marine and Coastal Access Act 200954 |
| Meat Promotion Wales (company No: 4635113) | All members |
| Mental Health Review Tribunal for Wales | All members appointed under section 65(2), and paragraph 1 of Schedule 2, to the Mental Health Act 198355 |
| Money and Pensions Service | Directors appointed under section 1(2), and paragraph 2(1)(b) of Schedule 1, to the Financial Guidance and Claims Act 201856 |
| National Employment Savings Trust Corporation | All members appointed under section 75(5), and paragraph 1 of Schedule 1, to the Pensions Act 200857 |
| National Health Service Trust all or most of whose hospitals, establishments and other facilities are situated in Wales | All members appointed in accordance with section 18(4) and paragraph 3 of Schedule 3, to the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 58, other than a member who is also an employee of the NHS Trust |
| National Health Service Wales Joint Commissioning Committee | Chair, associate member and non-officer members, known as lay members, appointed by the Welsh Ministers under regulation 3(1)(b), (c) and 3(2) of the National Health Service Joint Commissioning Committee (Wales) Regulations 202459 |
| National Library of Wales (charity number: 525775) | Trustees appointed by the Welsh Ministers in accordance with article 3 of their Supplemental Charter granted on 19th July 2006 |
| National Museum Wales (charity number: 525774) | Trustees appointed by the Welsh Ministers in accordance with article 3 of their Supplemental Charter granted on 19th September 2006 |
| Natural Resources Body for Wales known as Natural Resources Wales | Chief Executive, Chair and members appointed under article 3(2), and paragraph 2 of the Schedule to the Natural Resources Body for Wales (Establishment) Order 2012 60 |
| Office of Communications | All members appointed under section 1(3) of the Office of Communications Act 200261 |
| Pension Protection Fund | All Board members appointed under section 108 of the Pensions Act 200462, and the Ombudsman for the Board of the Pension Protection Fund appointed under section 209 of that Act, and any deputy to that Ombudsman appointed under section 210 of that Act |
| Pensions Ombudsman | Pensions Ombudsman appointed under section 145 of the Pension Schemes Act 199363 and any deputy to that Ombudsman appointed under section 145A of that Act |
| Pensions Regulator | All members, and committee members established by the Pensions Regulator under section 9 of the Pensions Act 2004 |
| Police and Crime Commissioner | The Police and Crime Commissioner as established by section 1 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 201164, and any Deputy appointed by the Commissioner under section 18(1) of that Act |
| Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care | All members appointed under section 25(4), and paragraph 4 of Schedule 7, to the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 65 |
| Qualifications Wales as established by section 2 of the Qualifications Wales Act 201566 | All members appointed under section 2, and paragraph 2 of Schedule 1, to the Qualifications Wales Act 2015 |
| Rent assessment committees for an area or areas every part of which is in Wales | All members of a panel established under Schedule 10 to the Rent Act 197767 |
| Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales | Commissioners appointed in accordance with their Royal Warrant granted on 12th July 2000 |
| Sianel Pedwar Cymru | All members appointed in accordance with section 56(1)(b) of the Broadcasting Act 199068 |
| Social Care Wales | All members appointed under section 67(4), and paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 2 to the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 201669 |
| Special Health Authority performing functions partly or wholly in respect of Wales, established by the Welsh Ministers under section 22(1) of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 200670, or by the Secretary of State under section 28(1) of the National Health Service Act 2006 71 | Chair, associate members and non-officer members, other than a member who is also an employee of the Authority |
| Sports Council for Wales known as Sport Wales | All members appointed in accordance with article 1(1) of their Royal Charter granted on 4th February 1972 |
| Statistics Board established by section 1 of the Statistics and Registration Service Act 200772 | All members appointed under section 3(1) of the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 |
| Student Loans Company Limited (company number 02401034) | Chair and Chief Executive |
| Transport for Wales (company number 09476013) | Directors |
| Upper Tribunal(s) of Courts of England and Wales | All members, other than Judges of the Upper Tribunal(s)73, appointed in accordance with section 5, and paragraphs 1(1) and 2(1) to Schedule 3, of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 |
| Valuation Tribunal for Wales | All members appointed under regulation 9(1) of the Valuation Tribunal for Wales Regulations 201074 |
| Veterans’ Commissioner for Wales | The Veterans’ Commissioner for Wales |
| Wales Audit Office known as Audit Wales | All staff and all auditors providing audit services to the Wales Audit Office or Auditor General for Wales under section 13(2), and paragraph 22(1) of Schedule 1, to the Public Audit (Wales) Act 201375 |
| Water Services Regulation Authority | All members appointed under section 1A(3), and paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 1A to the Water Industry Act 199176 |
| Welsh Industrial Development Advisory Board | All members appointed under section 13(2) of the Welsh Development Agency Act 197577 |
| Welsh Language Partnership Council | All members appointed under section 149(2) of the Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 201178 |
| Welsh Language Tribunal | All members appointed under section 120(2) of the Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 |
| Welsh Revenue Authority | Chairperson and other Non-Executive members appointed under section 3(1)(a) or (b) of the Tax Collection and Management (Wales) Act 2016 79 |
Signed
Richard Tilbrook — Clerk of the Privy Council
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Order designates, for the purposes of a Senedd Cymru election at which the poll is held on or after 6th April 2026, offices whose holders are disqualified from being a Member of the Senedd (but not from being a candidate to be a Member of the Senedd). The offices are described in the Schedule to this Order.
Other disqualifying offices and categories of persons disqualified from being a Member of the Senedd (and in some cases from being a candidate to be a Member of the Senedd) are prescribed by section 16 of, and Schedule 1A to, the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32). This Order should be read with those provisions.
This Order revokes the Senedd Cymru (Disqualification) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/1255), though that Order continues to have effect for a Senedd Cymru election at which the poll is held before 6th April 2026.
Footnotes
2006 c. 32. Relevant amendments were made to section 16 by sections 29 and 42 and paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to the Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020 (anaw 1), and section 61 of the Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Act 2024 (asc 5).
2005 c. 18. There have been amendments to Schedule 3 to this Act by section 62(6) of the Wales Act 2017 (c. 4); there are other amending instruments, but none are relevant to this Order.
1998 c. 31. There have been amendments to paragraph 10(2) of Schedule 26 to this Act by paragraph 16 of Schedule 7 to the Education Act 2005 (c. 18); there are other amending instruments, but none are relevant to this Order.
1947 c. 48. There have been amendments to paragraph 13(1) of Schedule 9 to this Act, by paragraph 193(2)(b) of Schedule 1 to the Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/1036), and by paragraph 4 of Schedule 10 to the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c. 15). Paragraph 16(1) of Schedule 9 to this Act was substituted by paragraph 193(6) of Schedule 1 to the Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/1036).
2006 c. 52. Section 365AA of this Act was inserted by section 1 of the Armed Forces Commissioner Act 2025 (c. 23).
1993 c. 39. There have been amendments to paragraph 1, and paragraph 7(1)(b), of Schedule 4A to this Act that are not relevant to this Order.
1986 c. 56. Relevant amendments have been made to paragraphs 2 and 7 of Schedule 1 to this Act by paragraph 5(5) of Schedule 2 to the Transfer of Functions (Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/1265).
1969 c. 51. Relevant amendments to section 1(2)(b) of this Act have been made by paragraph 1(2) of Schedule 1 to the Wales Tourist Board (Transfer of Functions to the National Assembly for Wales and Abolition) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/3225) (W. 237).
1992 c. 52. There have been amendments to section 254 of this Act that are not relevant to this Order.
1990 c. 42. Relevant amendments to section 23(2) of this Act have been made by paragraph 13 of Schedule 15 to the Communications Act 2003 (c. 21).
1991 c. 56. Section 27A was inserted by section 35(1) of the Water Act 2003 (c. 37).
1972 c. 70. There have been amendments to section 151 of this Act by regulation 5 of the Corporate Joint Committees (General) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1349) (W. 175).
1989 c. 42. There have been amendments to section 2 of this Act that are not relevant to this Order. There have been amendments to section 3 of this Act by regulation 10(4)(b) of the Corporate Joint Committees (General) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1349) (W. 175).
2013 c. 24. Relevant amendments to paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 4 to this Act have been made by paragraph 2(2)(a) to (e) of the United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 (c. 27).
1996 c. 17. Relevant amendments were made to section 22(1)(a) of this Act by paragraph 246(2)(a) of Schedule 4, paragraph 11(2) to Schedule 14, and paragraph 1 to Schedule 18, to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4).
2000 c. 8. Section 1A to this Act was inserted by section 6(1) of the Financial Services Act 2012 (c. 21). Schedule 1ZA to this Act was inserted by Schedule 3 to the Financial Services Act 2012.
2004 c. 21. Relevant amendments were made to section 28 of this Act by section 11 of the Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3).
2007 c. 15. There have been amendments to sections 4 and 5, and Schedules 2 and 3, of this Act that are not relevant to this Order.
1974 c. 37. Section 10(2) of this Act was substituted by article 4 of the Legislative Reform (Health and Safety Executive) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/960). Paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to this Act was substituted by article 20, and Schedule 1, to S.I. 2008/960.
2004 c. 30. Paragraph 1 to Schedule 2 of this Act has been amended by section 16(11)(a) of the Human Transplantation (Wales) Act 2013 (anaw 5).
1993 c. 42. There have been amendments to paragraph 27 of Schedule 7 to this Act that are not relevant to this Order.
2002 c. 30. Section 9(2) to this Act has been amended by section 33(5) of the Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3).
2005 c. 4. Paragraph 1 of Schedule 12 to this Act was substituted by paragraph 17 of Schedule 13, to the Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22).
2013 c. 25. There have been amendments to section 7(1) of this Act that are not relevant to this Order.
S.I. 2009/779 (W. 67). Regulation 4(2) has been amended by regulation 3(a) of the Local Health Boards, NHS Trusts and Special Health Authorities (Constitution, Membership and Procedures) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2024 (2024/1308 (W. 219).
1983 c. 20. There have been amendments to section 65(2) and paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to this Act, that are not relevant to this Order.
2006 c. 42. Paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 to this Act has been amended by section 24(2)(a) and (b) of the Health and Social Care (Quality and Engagement) (Wales) Act 2020 (asc 1).
S.I. 2012/1903 (W. 230). There have been amendments to article 3(2), and paragraph 2 of the Schedule, that are not relevant to this Order.
2002 c. 11. Section 1(3) of this Act has been amended by section 68(2) of the Wales Act 2017 (c. 4). There have been other amendments to section 1(3) of this Act that are not relevant to this Order.
2004 c. 35. There have been amendments to section 209 of this Act that are not relevant to this Order.
1993 c. 48. There have been amendments to section 145 of this Act that are not relevant to this Order. Section 145A of this Act was inserted by section 274(3) of the Pensions Act 2004 (c. 35).
2011 c. 13. There have been amendments to section 1 of this Act that are not relevant to this Order.
2002 c. 17. Section 25(4) has been amended by paragraph 62(a) of Schedule 15 to the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7). There have been amendments to paragraph 4 of Schedule 7 that are not relevant to this Order.
1977 c. 42. There have been amendments to Schedule 10 to this Act that are not relevant to this Order.
Judges of the Upper Tribunal are disqualified from being a Member of the Senedd, and from being a candidate to be a Member of the Senedd, by virtue of section 16(A1)(b) of, and the Table in Part 2 of Schedule 1A to, the Government of Wales Act 2006.
S.I. 2010/713 (W. 69). Regulation 9 was substituted by regulation 8 of the Valuation Tribunal for Wales (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/941 (W. 121)).
1991 (c. 56). Section 1A(3) of this Act was inserted by section 34(1) of the Water Act 2003 (c. 37), and paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 1A to this Act was inserted by section 34(2) of the Water Act 2003.
Editorial notes
Art. 1 in force at 13.11.2025, see art. 1(2)
Art. 2 in force at 13.11.2025, see art. 1(2)
Art. 3 in force at 13.11.2025, see art. 1(2)
Sch. in force at 13.11.2025, see art. 1(2)
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