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Assembly powers tracking notes

Field 12: Local government

Schedule 5 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 may be amended to add specific 'matters' to broad subject 'fields', thereby extending the legislative competence of the Assembly and providing more policy areas in which it is possible to make Measures.

This tracking note provides an updated log of amendments, both proposed and enacted, to Field 12 of Schedule 5. This field relates to local government.

Matter

Source

12.1  Provision for and in connection with - (a) the constitution of new principal areas and the abolition or alteration of existing principal areas, and (b) the establishment of councils for new principal areas and the abolition of existing principal councils.

Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007

Came into force 30/12/07
12.2  Provision for and in connection with - (a) the procedure for the making and coming into force of byelaws, and (b) the enforcement of byelaws.

as above
12.3  Any of the following - (a) the principles which are to govern the conduct of members of relevant authorities, (b) codes of conduct for such members, (c) the conferral on any person of functions relating to the promotion or maintenance of high standards of conduct of such members (including the establishment of bodies to have such functions), (d) the making or handling of allegations that members (or former members) of relevant authorities have breached standards of conduct, including in particular - (i) the investigation and adjudication of such allegations and reports on the outcome of investigations, (ii) the action that may be taken where breaches are found to have occurred, (e) codes of conduct for employees of relevant authorities.

as above
12.4  Provision for and in connection with strategies of county councils and county borough councils for promoting or improving the economic, social or environmental well-being of their areas or contributing to the achievement of sustainable development in the United Kingdom, including provision imposing requirements in connection with such strategies on other persons with functions of a public nature.

as above
12.5  Provision for and in connection with - (a) the making of arrangements by relevant Welsh authorities to secure improvement in the way in which their functions are exercised, (b) the making of arrangements by relevant Welsh authorities for the involvement in the exercise of their functions of people who are likely to be affected by, or interested in, the exercise of the functions, and (c) the assessment and inspection of the performance of relevant Welsh authorities in exercising their functions.

as above

[12.6 - proposed matter]  Arrangements by principal councils with respect to the discharge of their functions, including executive arrangements.

This matter does not include - (a) direct elections to executives of principal councils, or (b) the creation of a form of executive requiring direct elections.

Proposed by the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill [HL]

Further information about the progress of the Bill

[12.7 - proposed matter]  Committees of principal councils with functions of - (a) review or scrutiny, or (b) making reports or recommendations.

This matter does not include committees under section 19 of the Police and Justice Act 2006 (crime and disorder committees).

as above

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