Live updates as petition calling for 20mph to be scrapped is debated in the Senedd

A petition signed by more than 450,000 people opposing Wales' 20mph speed limit will be discussed in the Senedd this afternoon. The petition was started as the law came into force in September 2023.

It called for the Welsh Government "to rescind and remove the disastrous 20mph law". The petition became the largest the Senedd has ever had. Questions were later raised about the checks that were made before signatures were added.

The 20mph law came into force in September 2023 under Mark Drakeford's administration. He promised a review into the scheme after six months, which coincided with the new Labour leader, Vaughan Gething, taking over. The scheme now falls under the remit of Ken Skates, the transport minister. He vowed to carry out a three stage review including a "genuine listening exercise" where people are asked to give details of the roads they want to see change back to 30mph.

The guidance councils have to use to enforce the policy will also be reworked. The changes will cost millions, on top of the £33m already spent, but Mr Skates could not say how many roads he expects to change.

More roads are expected to change in north, rather than south Wales. The leaders of Cardiff and Swansea councils have, respectively, said they expect six and 10 to change in their council area. You can read the detail of his announcement from April here.

More than 1,500 people were caught breaking the 20mph speed limit in Aprilril, by far the highest monthly figure since enforcement began. The average speeds of people caught breaking the limit were more than 30mph in both south and north Wales - the highest average speed in either area since the speed limits changed.

Today's debate, as a result of the petition, is due to start at around