Sources: Wales
Every source cited on this case’s published pages, with where it is used. Organisation and government sources are labelled as perspectives.
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19 sources. A working link shows that a source is available; it is not proof that the source supports a claim — that is checked by editorial evidence review.
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News report · Journalism
BBC, On this day: 1 March 1979: Wales rejects Assembly plan (BBC News, 1 March 1979) link
BBC "On this day" account of the 1979 devolution referendum result, giving a roughly four-to-one rejection.
Cited on: Wales, History of Welsh devolution and the independence debate · Source record
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News report · Journalism
BBC, Plaid Cymru manifesto 2021 and independence referendum pledge (BBC News, 2021) link
Reports Plaid Cymru's 2021 manifesto pledge to hold an independence referendum within the first term of a Plaid-led government if it won a majority, and the party's subsequent result.
Cited on: Wales, History of Welsh devolution and the independence debate · Source record
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Legislation
Government of Wales Act 1998 (The National Archives (legislation.gov.uk), 1998) link
Established the National Assembly for Wales as a single corporate body, following the 1997 referendum.
Cited on: Wales, History of Welsh devolution and the independence debate · Source record
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Legislation
Government of Wales Act 2006, section 103–105 (The National Archives (legislation.gov.uk), 2006) link
Sets out the referendum mechanism and the requirement for Welsh Ministers to bring Part 4 (full law-making competence) into force by order following a Yes vote, subject to Assembly approval.
Cited on: History of Welsh devolution and the independence debate · Source record
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News analysis or explainer · Independent publication
Institute for Government, The Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales (Institute for Government) link
Explainer summarising the Commission's membership, timeline and its assessment of enhanced devolution, federalism and independence.
Cited on: Wales, History of Welsh devolution and the independence debate · Source record
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News analysis or explainer · Independent publication
Institute for Government, Welsh independence (Institute for Government) link
Explainer on party positions, opinion polling and the legal route to a referendum, updated 15 May 2026.
Cited on: Wales, History of Welsh devolution and the independence debate, Wales: constitutional status and the independence question · Source record
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News analysis or explainer · Independent publication
Institute for Government, Welsh elections 2026: Senedd Cymru (Welsh parliament) (Institute for Government) link
Background explainer on the 2026 Senedd election, the new electoral system and the parties standing.
Cited on: Wales, History of Welsh devolution and the independence debate, Wales: constitutional status and the independence question · Source record
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News report · Journalism
ITV News Wales, Wales Decides 2026: The full results are in for the 2026 Senedd Election (ITV News, 7 May 2026) link
Reports the full seat and vote totals for the 2026 Senedd election, the first held under the enlarged 96-seat, closed-list system.
Cited on: Wales, History of Welsh devolution and the independence debate, Wales: constitutional status and the independence question · Source record
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News report · Journalism
ITV News Wales, Rhun ap Iorwerth confirmed as First Minister of Wales (ITV News, May 2026) link
Reports the nomination of Rhun ap Iorwerth as First Minister on 12 May 2026 and the formation of a Plaid Cymru minority government.
Cited on: Wales, History of Welsh devolution and the independence debate, Wales: constitutional status and the independence question · Source record
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News report · Journalism
ITV News Wales, Thousands join Welsh Independence group YesCymru and say "Westminster isn't working for Wales" (ITV News, 6 November 2020) link
Reports YesCymru's membership growth from around 2,000 in February 2020 to more than 14,000 by early November 2020.
Cited on: History of Welsh devolution and the independence debate · Source record
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Government publication · Government perspective or primary official source
Jennings, Martin, Results of the National Assembly for Wales Referendum 2011 (National Assembly for Wales, Members' Research Service, March 2011) link
Official Assembly research paper compiling Electoral Commission data for the 2011 referendum and comparing it with the 1997 referendum, by local authority. Read in full via a locally cached copy of the PDF.
Cited on: Wales, History of Welsh devolution and the independence debate · Source record
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Legislation
Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020 (The National Archives (legislation.gov.uk), 2020) link
Renamed the National Assembly for Wales as Senedd Cymru / the Welsh Parliament, with effect from 6 May 2020.
Cited on: Wales, History of Welsh devolution and the independence debate · Source record
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Government publication · Government perspective or primary official source
Senedd Cymru, History of Welsh devolution (Senedd Cymru) link
The Senedd's own outline of the 1979 and 1997 referendums, the 1998, 2006, 2014, 2017 and 2020 Acts, and the 2020 renaming.
Cited on: Wales, History of Welsh devolution and the independence debate · Source record
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Legislation
Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Act 2024 (The National Archives (legislation.gov.uk), 2024) link
Enlarged the Senedd from 60 to 96 members, elected from 16 six-member constituencies by closed-list proportional representation, first used at the 2026 election.
Cited on: Wales, History of Welsh devolution and the independence debate · Source record
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Government publication · Government perspective or primary official source
Senedd Research, Welsh Rates of Income Tax (Senedd Cymru) link
Explains the partial devolution of income tax from April 2019 and its limits compared with Scotland.
Cited on: Wales, History of Welsh devolution and the independence debate · Source record
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Legislation
Wales Act 2014 (The National Archives (legislation.gov.uk), 2014) link
Devolved partial income tax powers (non-savings, non-dividend income) and provided for a referendum on the transfer, later disapplied.
Cited on: History of Welsh devolution and the independence debate · Source record
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Legislation
Wales Act 2017 (The National Archives (legislation.gov.uk), 2017) link
Section 1 declares the Assembly and Welsh Government a permanent part of the UK's constitutional arrangements; the Act also moved Wales to a reserved-powers model and removed the referendum requirement for income tax devolution.
Cited on: Wales, History of Welsh devolution and the independence debate, Wales: constitutional status and the independence question · Source record
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Government publication · Government perspective or primary official source
Welsh Government, Welsh Government's response to the final report of the Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales (Welsh Government, 2024) link
Confirms the Commission's final report was presented to the Welsh Government and published, and records the Government's reply to its recommendations.
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Government publication · Government perspective or primary official source
Welsh Government, Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales (Welsh Government) link
Official index page confirming the Commission's establishment, remit and the final report's publication.
Cited on: Wales, History of Welsh devolution and the independence debate · Source record