most women shouldn’t be going to prison at all, is my view.” On the devolution of the justice system, Jenny Rathbone added, “Ultimately we need to have the devolution of Justice to Wales – it’s a work in progress." Proposals for Welsh system The Silk Commission in 2014 recommended the following timetable of devolution; 2017: youth justice system 2017: police By 2018: finish review of devolution of prisons and probation On-going: administrative devolution of the court system By 2025: completion and implementation In 2015, A UK government paper led to agreement on further administrative devolution in the court system and the creation of a Welsh Criminal Justice Board. The Wales Act 2017 implemented these agreements. In 2018, Jeremy Miles, who was Council General for Wales and Member of Senedd, called for the devolution of justice to help prevent crime. The Commission on Justice in Wales produced a report in 2019 assessing the justice system in Wales for the first time in over 200 years. The report criticised the UK government's funding of justice in Wales, noting that the cuts to the justice budget by the UK government was "amongst the most severe of all departmental budget cuts". The report notes how the Welsh Government has used its own money to attempt to "mitigate the damaging effects of these policies". 40% of justice funding is contributed in Wales in addition to Welsh taxpayers' money paid to Westminster which is redistributed back to Wales. The report determined that "justice should be determined and delivered in Wales". In summary, the report made the following recommendations: Justice responsibilities should be held by a single Welsh MS and department, form a Welsh Criminal Justice Board, Criminal justice data should be Wales specific and more detailed and increased utilisation of prison alternatives, particularly for women. The Law Council of Wales was established following recommendations by the independent Commission of Justice in Wales in 2019 which set out the vision of the legal system in Wales. The commission was chaired by Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, former Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales. The Law Council of Wales was established for the purpose of promoting legal education, training and awareness in Welsh law. The council also supports economic development and sustainability of law in Wales. The inaugural meeting was planned for November 2021. In November 2022, Plaid Cymru Westminster Leader, Liz Saville Roberts also called for the