Wales Book of the Year Wales Book of the Year The Wales Book of the Year is a Welsh literary award given annually to the best Welsh and English language works in the fields of fiction and literary criticism by Welsh or Welsh interest authors. Established in 1992, the awards are currently administered by Literature Wales, and supported by the Arts Council of Wales, Welsh Government and the Welsh Books Council. The longlist of ten works in each language is published in April and the shortlist of three works in each language at the Hay Festival in May. The winners are announced in June or
Office for the Welsh Legislative Counsel Act. The Office of the Legislative Counsel is a team of specialist government lawyers who draft Welsh laws. The office's primary purpose is to give effect to Welsh Government policies by drafting Assembly Acts. The office also advises the Welsh Government on matters of legislative competence, interpretation and procedure. The office is accountable to the Counsel General for Wales, a member of the Welsh Government. Assembly Acts must fall within the devolved competence of the National Assembly for Wales and be consistent with European law and the rights protected by the European Convention on Human Rights. The Office drafts legislation