The Welsh Elections Information Platform (Amendments) Regulations 2026

Welsh Statutory Instruments

2026 No. 9

REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE, WALES

The Welsh Elections Information Platform (Amendments) Regulations 2026

Made

19 January 2026

Coming into force

11 February 2026

The Welsh Minsters, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 26(1), (2), (3)(a), (4) and (8) of the Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Act 2024(1), make the following Regulations.

Title and coming into force

1.  The title of these Regulations is the Welsh Elections Information Platform (Amendments) Regulations 2026.

2.  These Regulations come into force on 11 February 2026.

Interpretation

3.  In these Regulations, “ the 2025 Regulations” means the Welsh Elections Information Platform Regulations 2025(2).

Amendments

4.  The 2025 Regulations are amended in accordance with regulations 5 and 6.

5.  In regulation 2 (interpretation)—

(a) in the appropriate place, insert—

““the 2025 Order” (“Gorchymyn 2025”) means the Senedd Cymru (Representation of the People) Order 2025;”(3);

(b) in the definition of “candidate”, in paragraph (a), omit “who is a”;

(c) in the definition of “election address”, for “by virtue of an order under section 13 of the 2006 Act,” substitute “under article 67 of the 2025 Order,”;

(d) in the appropriate place, insert—

““individual candidate” (“ymgeisydd unigol”) means a candidate at a Senedd election other than a party list candidate;”.

6.  In regulation 6(1) (information to be published on the platform)—

(a) for sub-paragraph (a)(i) substitute “(i) rule 3 of Schedule 5 to the 2025 Order;”;

(b) for sub-paragraph (b)(i) substitute “(i) rule 17 of Schedule 5 to the 2025 Order;”;

(c) for sub-paragraph (c)(i) substitute “(i) rule 31 of Schedule 5 to the 2025 Order;”;

(d) for sub-paragraph (f)(i) substitute “(i) rule 32(2) of Schedule 5 to the 2025 Order;”;

(e) for sub-paragraph (h)(i) substitute “(i) rule 62 of Schedule 5 to the 2025 Order;”.

7.  In regulation 11(1) (candidate statement for ordinary elections of principal councils), omit sub-paragraph (b).

Jayne Bryant

Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government, one of the Welsh Ministers

19 January 2026

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Welsh Elections Information Platform Regulations 2025 (“the 2025 Regulations”).

These Regulations replace references to an order under section 13 of the Government of Wales Act 2006 in the 2025 Regulations to instead insert the particular corresponding provisions of the Senedd Cymru (Representation of the People) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/864) (W. 150).

These Regulations also make amendments to the definition of “candidate” to more clearly differentiate between individual and party list candidates, and remove the condition regarding the font style of a candidate statement.

The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to these Regulations. As a result, it was not considered necessary to carry out a regulatory impact assessment as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with these Regulations.

(1)

2024 asc 5.

(2)

S.I. 2025/331 (W. 66).

(3)

S.I. 2025/864 (W. 150).