The Office of the Legislative Counsel is a team of specialist government lawyers who draft Welsh laws.
The office's main role is to give effect to Welsh Government policies by drafting legislation.
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.
The office also seeks to draft legislation in a way that is consistent with the Welsh Government’s wider responsibility to the rule of law.