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Note of oral evidence given by Sir Roderick Evans, Former High Court Judge and Presiding Judge of Wales on 24 July 2013. Matters discussed include establishing a legal jurisdiction for Wales, Welsh the courts, the devolution of policing, tribunals, probation and prisons and a reserved verses conferred powers model of devolution.

Note of a Commission meeting with Richard Beaver, Director of Strategy, Ofwat, held on 11 July 2013 to discuss Offwat's relationship with the Welsh Government, possibilities to trade water between Wales and England and the return of responsibility for sewerage to Westminster in 2006.

Note of a meeting with Ciaran Martin, Director of the Constitution Group at the Cabinet Office held on 1 July 2013. The relationship between the Welsh and UK Governments and how this compared to the relations with the other devolved governments, the merits of the conferred versus reserved powers model of devolution and the UK Government's approach to constitutional reform were discussed.

Note of a meeting between the Commissioners and Chris Flatt, Deputy Director, Constitution and Communications, Scotland Office
held on 11 July 2013. Much of the note relate to the relationship between the Scotland Office and Scottish Government, especially over the legality of Scottish Acts, although the relationship between the Wales and Scotland Office, the lack of interest in a single Secretary of State for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland and the exchange of staff were also discussed.

Note of the Models of Devolution Expert Evidence Seminar held at Aberystwyth University on 25 June 2013 prepared by the Commission Secretariat discussion the merits of a reserved and conferred powers model of devolution.

A draft of a speech or article exploring whether taxation should be devolved to Wales and how the Welsh devolution settlement has developed.

A draft of a letter sent by Mark parkinson on behalf of the Commission to Glynne jones (UK Government) and Carys Evans (Welsh Government) regarding the process for transferring budgets from the UK Government to the Welsh Government in the event that additional responsibilities are devolved and asking for specific information in respect of potentially devolving functions of DCMS, DfT, Home Office, DWP and the Ministry of Justice.

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.

Draft of a paper, including tracked changes, setting out some of the arrangements for the National Assembly for Wales; the evidence received by the Commission along with their assessment of the evidence and some conclusions.

Note recording the Commission's position on a number of issues around elections and the electoral system at a meeting held on 12 April 2023.

A draft of the executive summary of the Commission's second report on the powers of the National Assembly for Wales.

A draft of the executive summary of the Commission's second report on the powers of the National Assembly for Wales including tracked changes..

Draft of the Commission's vision for devolution.

Draft of a letter by Sir Paul Silk on the role of the Wales' Governance Centre in the work of the Commission on Devolution in Wales.

Draft of a letter by Sir Paul Silk on the role of the Wales' Governance Centre in the work of the Commission on Devolution in Wales.

Draft of a statement, with amendments by Paul Silk, to be released along with the Commission's second report on the powers of hte National Assembly for Wales.

Draft of a report on a survey conducted by Beaufort Research to gauge public opinion of the current nonfinancial powers of the National Assembly for Wales/Welsh Government and public opinion towards potential options for modifying the boundary between
what is devolved and non-devolved.

Draft of an e-mail to former Home Secretary Jacqueline Smith requesting her observations on the potential devolution of policing.

A letter to Sir Paul Silk from Roger Lewis, Chair of Cardiff Airport, relating to the potential devolution of Air Passenger Duty (APD>

A position paper relating to the devolution of policing and the justice system to Wales.