Introductory Text
PART 1 INTRODUCTION
1.Overview
PART 2 IMPROVING WELL-BEING
Sustainable development and well-being duty on public bodies
2.Sustainable development
3.Well-being duty on public bodies
4.The well-being goals
5.The sustainable development principle
6.Meaning of “public body”
Well-being objectives
7.Statements about well-being objectives
8.Welsh Ministers' well-being objectives
9.Other public bodies' well-being objectives
Measuring performance towards achieving the goals
10.National indicators and annual well-being report
11.Future trends report
12.Annual reports by the Welsh Ministers
13.Annual reports by other public bodies
Guidance
14.Guidance
Role of the Auditor General for Wales
15.The sustainable development principle: Auditor General's examinations
Promotion of sustainable development
16.Promotion of sustainable development
PART 3 THE FUTURE GENERATIONS COMMISSIONER FOR WALES
The Commissioner
17.Future Generations Commissioner for Wales
18.Commissioner's general duty
The Commissioner's functions
19.Commissioner's functions
20.Reviews by the Commissioner
21.Recommendations made by the Commissioner
22.Duty to follow recommendations
23.Future Generations report
24.Future Generations report: activity during the reporting period
Joint working
25.Joint working
Advisory panel to the Commissioner
26.Advisory panel
27.Appointed members
28.Payment of panel members' expenses
PART 4 PUBLIC SERVICES BOARDS
CHAPTER 1 ESTABLISHMENT, PARTICIPATION AND SCRUTINY
29.Public services boards
30.Invitations to participate
31.Invitations to participate: issue, response and duration of participation
32.Other partners
33.Changes in participation
34.Meetings and terms of reference
35.Overview and scrutiny committee of local authority
CHAPTER 2 IMPROVING LOCAL WELL-BEING
Well-being duty on public services boards
36.Well-being duty on public services boards
Local well-being assessments
37.Assessments of local well-being
38.Preparation of assessments
Local well-being plans
39.Local well-being plans
40.Local well-being plans: role of community councils
41.Preparation of local well-being plans: information about activities of others
42.Preparation of local well-being plans: Commissioner's advice
43.Preparation of local well-being plans: further consultation and approval
44.Review of local well-being plans
45.Annual progress reports
Consequential modifications
46.Modifications of enactments
CHAPTER 3 MISCELLANEOUS
47.Merging public services boards
48.Collaboration between public services boards
49.Directions to merge or collaborate
50.Performance indicators and standards
51.Guidance
PART 5 FINAL PROVISIONS
52.Meaning of “public body”: further provision
53.Power to make consequential etc. provision
54.Regulations
55.Interpretation
56.Commencement
57.Short title
SCHEDULE 1
ANNUAL REPORTS BY OTHER PUBLIC BODIES
Public bodies: general
1.(1) A public body (other than the Welsh Ministers or...
Local Health Boards and NHS trusts
2.(1) A Local Health Board or NHS trust must publish,...
The Natural Resources Body for Wales
3.(1) In the Schedule to the Natural Resources Body for...
SCHEDULE 2
THE FUTURE GENERATIONS COMMISSIONER FOR WALES
Status
1.(1) The Commissioner is a corporation sole.
Validity of acts
2.(1) The validity of an act of an individual as...
Duration of appointment
3.An individual appointed as Commissioner holds office for a period...
Terms of appointment
4.The Commissioner holds office subject to— (a) the provisions of...
Remuneration, allowances and pensions
5.(1) The Welsh Ministers may pay remuneration to the Commissioner....
Disqualification
6.(1) An individual cannot be appointed as Commissioner if the...
End of appointment (other than through disqualification)
7.(1) The Commissioner may resign from office by giving the...
Powers
8.(1) The Commissioner may do anything the Commissioner considers appropriate...
Staff
9.(1) The Commissioner may appoint such staff as the Commissioner...
Delegation
10.A function of the Commissioner may be discharged on the...
Deputy Commissioner
11.The functions of the Commissioner are exercisable by the Deputy...
Complaints procedure
12.(1) The Commissioner must establish a procedure for the investigation...
Register of interests
13.(1) The Commissioner must create and maintain a register containing...
14.(1) The Commissioner must— (a) make a copy of the...
Conflicts of interest
15.(1) The Commissioner must not exercise a function if the...
Payments by the Welsh Ministers
16.The Welsh Ministers may pay the Commissioner such amounts, at...
Annual reports
17.(1) The Commissioner must produce a report in relation to...
Accounting officer
18.(1) The Commissioner is the accounting officer for the office...
Estimates
19.(1) For each financial year other than the first, the...
Accounts
20.(1) The Commissioner must— (a) keep proper accounting records;
Audit
21.(1) The Commissioner must submit the accounts prepared for a...
Examinations into the use of resources
22.(1) The Auditor General for Wales may carry out examinations...
Seal and validity of documents
23.(1) The Commissioner may have a seal.
SCHEDULE 3
PUBLIC SERVICES BOARDS: FURTHER PROVISION
Quorum
1.The quorum of a public services board meeting is all...
First meeting
2.(1) A public services board must hold a meeting no...
Mandatory meetings
3.(1) A public services board must hold a meeting no...
Terms of reference
4.(1) At the first meeting, a public services board must...
Administrative support
5.The local authority must make administrative support available to the...
Sub-groups and delegation
6.(1) A sub-group of a public services board—
Representation at meetings
7.(1) Each member of a public services board must be...
SCHEDULE 4
PUBLIC SERVICES BOARDS: CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS AND REPEALS
Education Act 1997 (c.44)
1.In section 38(2A)(b) of the Education Act 1997, for the...
Local Government Act 2000 (c.22)
2.The Local Government Act 2000 is amended as follows.
3.In section 2 (promotion of well-being), in subsection (3B), for...
4.For subsection (3C) of that section substitute—
5.In section 21 (overview and scrutiny committees), in subsection (4),...
6.In section 21B of that Act (duty of authority to...
Education Act 2002 (c.32)
7.In section 21(9) of the Education Act 2002 (general responsibility...
Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (c.5)
8.Section 62 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004...
9.In subsection (5)(d), for “community strategy” substitute “ local well-being...
10.For subsection (7) substitute— (7) A local well-being plan is...
Children Act 2004 (c.31)
11.The Children Act 2004 is amended as follows.
12.In section 25 (co-operation to improve well-being: Wales), after subsection...
13.Section 26 (children and young people's plans: Wales) is repealed....
14.In section 27— (a) in subsection (1)(a), for the words...
15.In section 30(2)(a) (inspection of functions under Part 3), the...
16.In section 50A(2)(c) (intervention - Wales), the words “, 26”...
17.Section 66(7) (procedure for regulations under section 26) is repealed....
Government of Wales Act 2006 (c.32)
18.In paragraph 35(4) of Schedule 11 to the Government of...
National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 (c.42)
19.Section 40 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006...
Local Government (Wales) Measure 2009 (nawm 2)
20.The Local Government (Wales) Measure 2009 is amended as follows....
21.Part 2 (Community strategies and planning) is repealed.
22.Sections 48(2)(b), 50(5)(c) and 51(3) are repealed.
23.Schedule 3 is repealed.
Children and Families (Wales) Measure 2010 (nawm 1)
24.The Children and Families (Wales) Measure 2010 is amended as...
25.In section 2(8), the words “and section 26 of the...
26.In section 4 (strategies prepared by local authorities)—
27.In section 5 (strategies prepared by other Welsh authorities)—
Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010 (nawm 7)
28.The Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010 is amended as follows....
29.In section 2 (joint schemes for the provision of local...
30.Section 11 (amendment of the Children Act 2004) is repealed....
Local Government (Wales) Measure 2011 (nawm 4)
31.Section 128 of the Local Government Wales Measure 2011 (transitional...
Public Audit (Wales) Act 2013 (anaw 3)
32.In section 23 of the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2013...
Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (anaw 4)
33.In section 14 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales)...
34.After that section insert— Plans following assessments of needs under...
Violence against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (Wales) Act 2015 (anaw x)
35.In section 5 of the Violence against Women, Domestic Abuse...
