Health, Wellbeing & Local Government Committee

The Health, Wellbeing and Local Government Committee is one of four subject-based scrutiny Committees established by the National Assembly.  The Committees have the "power within their remit to examine the expenditure, administration and policy of the government and associated public bodies” (Standing Order 12).  The Committee may invite individuals and organisations to appear before it to give evidence, particularly when carrying out Scrutiny Inquiries.  This note provides further background information to those invited to give evidence to the Committee.

Committee Membership

Committee Service Contacts

Marc Wyn Jones, Committee Clerk - 029 2089 8505
Sarita Marshall, Deputy Committee Clerk - 029 2089 8146
Karl Gomila, Team Support - 029 2089 8617

For more information on the Committee please go to the Committee’s homepage

Health, Wellbeing and Local Government Committee

Guidance for preparing a Committee paper

The attached template should be used when producing a Committee paper. This is to ensure internet publication guidelines are met.

Do

• Keep acronyms and abbreviations to a minimum.  Where they are used ensure they are spelled out in full the first time they are used.

• Submit a single Word document, all tables, spreadsheets and annexes should be incorporated into the paper.

• Submit papers in English and Welsh

• Align text to the left hand margin

• Use Arial Font, size 12

• Use tables to put text into columns not tabs

• Keep paragraph number as simple as possible and enter manually

• Ensure that automatic numbering does not self activate

• Keep use of bold and italics  to a minimum

• Use paper size A4

Don't

• Use justified text

• Use tabs

• Use headers and footers

• Use automatic numbering

• Use page numbers

• Use tracked changes

• Include footnotes, revision marks or comments

• Send separate attachments

• Submit documents in A3 format

Template

Name of Committee - (Use Heading 1)  

Purpose - (use heading 3)

[This section should include an explanation of why the paper is being presented to this particular meeting and say what the Committee is being asked to do]

Background- (use heading 3)

[The opportunity to provide more detailed information that the committee might need in order to fully understand the subject, with references to annexes where appropriate.  While committee papers must at all times be kept short, the aim should be for them to be self-explanatory, free-standing documents wherever possible.  References to other documents which are not readily available to the committee or the wider public via the intranet or internet should be avoided.]

Summary / Recommendations- (use heading 3)

[This section should include a concise summary of the contents of the paper, or recommendations for the action that the committee needs to take, or both.  If relevant give the date by which the committee needs to have reached a decision.  Mention the timing of any external consultation/events where relevant]