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Series

Welsh Assembly Government and predecessor: Construction of the Senedd

Catalogue reference: WA 20

What's it about?

WA 20

The series contains the records of the National Assembly for Wales' New Building Team, who were responsible for project managing the construction of the new Assembly building in Cardiff Bay, Y Senedd.

Full description and record details

Reference

WA 20

Title
Welsh Assembly Government and predecessor: Construction of the Senedd
Date

1998-2008

Description

The series contains the records of the National Assembly for Wales' New Building Team, who were responsible for project managing the construction of the new Assembly building in Cardiff Bay, Y Senedd.

Arrangement

The digital content comprises Word, Excel and PDF image files stored in shared drives (with a file plan).

References for born-digital records are automatically generated and display a 'Z' after a forward slash, which distinguish them from traditional references allocated to paper and digitised records.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status

Welsh Public Record(s)

Language

English and Welsh

Creator(s)
  • National Assembly for Wales, 1999-1999
  • Welsh Assembly Government, 2006-2011
  • Welsh Office, 1965-1999
Physical description

8221 digital record(s)

Access conditions

Open unless otherwise stated

Immediate source of acquisition

In 2021 Welsh Government

Accruals

No further accruals are anticipated.

Administrative / biographical background

On 18 September 1997, the Welsh devolution referendum saw Wales voting in favour of a National Assembly for Wales. The Government of Wales Act 1998 saw the establishment of the new institution after it was granted Royal Assent on 31 July 1998. After considering a number of existing sites for the Assembly, the decision was taken to construct a new building in Cardiff Bay.

The National Assembly for Wales' New Building Project Team was established in 1998 to coordinate the design and construction of the Senedd building. The Project Team worked in conjunction with the Project Board and Professional Construction Advisor and were answerable to the Finance Minister.

The records were created by the National Assembly for Wales, which became the Welsh Assembly Government upon the passage of the Government of Wales Act in 2006. The Welsh Assembly Government became the Welsh Government in 2010.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C17859049/

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Over 27 million records

This record is held at The National Archives, Kew

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Welsh Assembly Government and predecessor: Construction of the Senedd