I am pleased to inform Members that yesterday I made the Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Act 2022 (Commencement No.2 and Transitory Provision) Order 2023.
The duty of the Welsh Ministers to publish a statement of their priorities for and in connection with tertiary education and research will be brought into force on 4 September 2023, with my intention being to publish the first statement in December.
In addition to commencing this duty, the Order also commences section 14 of the Act requiring the Commission to prepare a strategic plan setting out how it intends to discharge its strategic duties and address the statement of priorities. The Commission will be required to submit its draft plan to the Welsh Ministers by 15 December 2024.
