Agricultural Advisory Panel for Wales
Welsh Government body
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The Agricultural Advisory Panel for Wales (Welsh: Y Panel Cynghori ar Amaethyddiaeth Cymru) is an executive non-departmental public body of the Welsh Government which regulates wages for farm workers within Wales.
- County Hall, Llandrindod Wells
| Y Panel Cynghori ar Amaethyddiaeth Cymru | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Type | Executive non-departmental public body |
| Jurisdiction | Wales |
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| Website | www |
History
| Agricultural Sector (Wales) Act 2014 | |||||||
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| Act of the National Assembly for Wales | |||||||
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| Long title | An Act of the National Assembly for Wales to make provision in relation to the agricultural sector in Wales; and for connected purposes. | ||||||
| Citation | 2014 anaw 6 | ||||||
| Territorial extent | Wales | ||||||
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| Royal assent | 30 July 2014 | ||||||
| Commencement | 30 July 2014 | ||||||
| Expired | |||||||
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Status: Current legislation | |||||||
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |||||||
| Text of the Agricultural Sector (Wales) Act 2014 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |||||||
Initially, the Agricultural Wages Board (AWB) was responsible for setting minimum wage for farm workers in both England and Wales. however, during the so-called "bonfire of the quangos" by the Cameron–Clegg government, the AWB was one of many governmental bodies abolished by the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013.[1]
In August 2013, the Welsh Assembly responded by passing the Agricultural Sector (Wales) Bill in an attempt to maintain a regulatory body within Wales for agricultural wages. Despite the bill passing in the Assembly, it was blocked by then UK Attorney General, Dominic Grieve, who claimed it was not a devolved matter.[2] The dispute went to the Supreme Court, which ruled in favour of the Welsh Assembly.[3][4][5] The bill entered into law as the Agricultural Sector (Wales) Act 2014 (anaw 6), and resulted in the creation of the Agricultural Advisory Panel for Wales[4][6]
Board composition
The Agricultural Wages Board consisted of seven members and was appointed as such:[7]
- 2 nominated by Unite the Union to represent agricultural workers
- 2 nominated by National Farmers' Union and Farmers' Union of Wales to represent employers (one each)
- 3 independent members (including the board chair) appointed by the Welsh Government
Counterparts
Each of the devolved countries in the United Kingdom currently maintains a counterpart to the AAPW:
- the Scottish Government maintains the Scottish Agricultural Wages Board
- the Northern Ireland Executive's DAERA maintains the Agricultural Wages Board for Northern Ireland