The file comprises correspondence, mostly letters and e-mails of congratulation on his appointment as Clerk to the National Assembly for Wales from members of the Assembly, MPs, Lords and officials in the UK Parliament.
The file comprises correspondence between Sir Jon Shortridge, Permanent Secretary at the National Assembly for Wales (while the Welsh Assembly Government and the National Assembly for Wales were one corporate body) and Sir Paul Silk as Clerk to the National Assembly for Wales along with annual reports on sir Paul between 2001 and 2007. These detail the deterioration of the relationship between them, culminating in Sir Paul's decision not to apply for the new post of Chief Executive and Clerk to the National Assembly for Wales in 2006 and return to the House of Commons.
A briefing paper for sir Paul Silk for a meeting with the Secretary for State for Wales on 4 February 2014 to discuss the contents of the Commission's report.
Document identifying key individuals who would influence how the Commission's report was perceived after its launch and outlining how to engage with them.
Document containing various questions to be asked by Commissioners, possibly with representative from the National Assembly for Wales and Welsh Government.
A draft of Chapter 3 of the Commission's second report on the powers of the National Assembly for Wales specifically relating to Principles for Welsh Devolution and included tracked changes presumably made by Paul Silk.
Draft of chapter 7 of the Commission's second report on the powers of the National Assembly for Wales with tracked changes focussing on policing, justice; and other miscellaneous issues.
a draft of chapter 4 of the Commission's second report on the powers of the National Assembly for Wales including tracked changes focussing on the model of devolution.
A note prepared by the Commission Secretariat summarising a meeting held on 13 May 2013 with an expert panel comprising : Cynog Dafis, UK Changing Union Partnership, James Foreman-Peck, Professor of Economics, Cardiff University, Emyr Lewis, Senior Fellow in Law, Cardiff University and Alan Trench, Honorary Senior Research Fellow, University College London.
Draft of a letter by Paul Silk to the Prime Minister David Cameron relating to progress on implementing the Commission's recommendations in the first report.