UK Act of Parliament 2015 Wales

Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015

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Status
Amended (in force with amendments)
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

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Part 1

INTRODUCTION

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s.001 Overview (opens in a new tab)
Part 2

IMPROVING WELL-BEING

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s.003 Well-being duty on public bodies (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Public bodies must set and publish well-being objectives and work to meet themCrown / Minister / Government department
s.005 The sustainable development principle (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Welsh public bodies must act sustainably and consider future generationsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.007 Statements about well-being objectives (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Public bodies must publish a statement explaining their well-being objectivesCrown / Minister / Government department
s.008 Welsh Ministers' well-being objectives (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Welsh Ministers must set, publish and review well-being objectivesCrown / Minister / Government department
s.008 Corporate joint committees’ well-being objectives Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Corporate joint committees must set, publish and review well-being objectivesLocal authority
s.009 Other public bodies' well-being objectives (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Public bodies must set, publish and review well-being objectivesCrown / Minister / Government department
s.010 National indicators and annual well-being report (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Welsh Ministers must publish national indicators and annual well-being reportsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.011 Future trends report (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Welsh Ministers must publish future trends report after each general electionCrown / Minister / Government department
s.012 Annual reports by the Welsh Ministers (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Welsh Ministers must publish annual well-being progress reportsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.013 Annual reports by other public bodies (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Public bodies must publish annual well-being reports and review objectivesCrown / Minister / Government department
s.014 Guidance (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Welsh Ministers must issue guidance to public bodies on this PartCrown / Minister / Government department
s.015 The sustainable development principle: Auditor General's examinations (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Auditor General must examine public bodies for sustainable development complianceStatutory regulator
s.016 Promotion of sustainable development (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Welsh Ministers must promote sustainable development and report annuallyCrown / Minister / Government department
3 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.002 Sustainable development (opens in a new tab)
s.004 The well-being goals (opens in a new tab)
s.006 Meaning of “public body” (opens in a new tab)
Part 3

THE FUTURE GENERATIONS COMMISSIONER FOR WALES

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s.017 Future Generations Commissioner for Wales (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Welsh Ministers must appoint Future Generations Commissioner and consult AssemblyCrown / Minister / Government department
s.018 Commissioner's general duty (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Commissioner must promote sustainable development and monitor well-being goalsStatutory regulator
s.022 Duty to follow recommendations (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Public bodies must follow Commissioner recommendations or explain alternativesCrown / Minister / Government department
s.023 Future Generations report (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Commissioner must publish Future Generations reportStatutory regulator
s.024 Future Generations report: activity during the reporting period (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Commissioner must consult stakeholders and consider reports before publishingCrown / Minister / Government department
s.027 Appointed members (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Welsh Ministers must consult Commissioner before appointing advisory panel membersCrown / Minister / Government department
6 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.019 Commissioner's functions (opens in a new tab)
s.020 Reviews by the Commissioner (opens in a new tab)
s.021 Recommendations made by the Commissioner (opens in a new tab)
s.025 Joint working (opens in a new tab)
s.026 Advisory panel (opens in a new tab)
s.028 Payment of panel members' expenses (opens in a new tab)
Part 4

PUBLIC SERVICES BOARDS

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s.030 Invitations to participate (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Public services boards must invite required participantsLocal authority
s.031 Invitations to participate: issue, response and duration of participation (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Public services boards must issue participation invitations promptly and specify response contactLocal authority
s.032 Other partners (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Public services board must seek advice from and involve its partnersLocal authority
s.035 Overview and scrutiny committee of local authority (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must ensure scrutiny committees can review public services boardsLocal authority
s.036 Well-being duty on public services boards (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Public services boards must improve local well-being and set local objectivesLocal authority
s.037 Assessments of local well-being (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Public services boards must prepare and publish local well-being assessmentsLocal authority
s.038 Preparation of assessments (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Public services boards must consult and use required evidence in well-being assessmentsLocal authority
s.039 Local well-being plans (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Public services boards must prepare and publish local well-being plansLocal authority
s.040 Local well-being plans: role of community councils (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Community councils must work towards local well-being objectivesLocal authority
s.042 Preparation of local well-being plans: Commissioner's advice (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Public services board must seek and publish Commissioner's advice on local well-being plansLocal authority
s.043 Preparation of local well-being plans: further consultation and approval (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Public services board must consult on and approve local well-being plansLocal authority
s.044 Review of local well-being plans (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Public services boards must review and update local well-being plansLocal authority
s.045 Annual progress reports (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Public services board must publish annual progress reportsLocal authority
s.047 Merger and demerger of public services boards (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Merged boards must review and publish local well-being plansLocal authority
s.049 Directions to merge , demerge or collaborate (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Welsh Ministers must consult public services boards and publish reasonsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.051 Guidance (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Welsh Ministers must issue guidance to public services boardsCrown / Minister / Government department
7 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.029 Public services boards (opens in a new tab)
s.033 Changes in participation (opens in a new tab)
s.034 Meetings and terms of reference (opens in a new tab)
s.041 Preparation of local well-being plans: information about activities of others (opens in a new tab)
s.046 Modifications of enactments (opens in a new tab)
s.048 Collaboration between public services boards (opens in a new tab)
s.050 Performance indicators and standards (opens in a new tab)
Part 5

FINAL PROVISIONS

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s.052 Meaning of “public body”: further provision (opens in a new tab)
s.053 Power to make consequential etc. provision (opens in a new tab)
s.054 Regulations (opens in a new tab)
s.055 Interpretation (opens in a new tab)
s.056 Commencement (opens in a new tab)
s.057 Short title (opens in a new tab)
Schedules

Schedules

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s.sch001 (1) A public body (other than the Welsh Ministers or... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Public bodies must publish annual progress reports on well-being objectivesCrown / Minister / Government department
s.sch001 (1) A Local Health Board or NHS trust must publish,... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local Health Boards and NHS trusts must publish annual well-being progress reportsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.sch002 (1) The Commissioner must establish a procedure for the investigation... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Commissioner must establish and publicise a complaints procedureStatutory regulator
s.sch002 (1) The Commissioner must create and maintain a register containing... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Commissioner must create and maintain register of registrable interestsStatutory regulator
s.sch002 (1) The Commissioner must— (a) make a copy of the... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Commissioner must make register of interests available for inspectionCrown / Minister / Government department
s.sch002 (1) The Commissioner must not exercise a function if the... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Commissioner must avoid conflicts of interest and delegate conflicted functionsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.sch002 (1) The Commissioner must produce a report in relation to... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Commissioner must publish annual report on work and effectivenessStatutory regulator
s.sch002 (1) For each financial year other than the first, the... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Commissioner must prepare and submit annual estimate to Welsh MinistersCrown / Minister / Government department
s.sch002 (1) The Commissioner must— (a) keep proper accounting records; Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Commissioner must keep proper accounting records and prepare annual accountsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.sch002 (1) The Commissioner must submit the accounts prepared for a... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Commissioner and Auditor General must complete annual accounts processCrown / Minister / Government department
s.sch002 (1) The Auditor General for Wales may carry out examinations... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Auditor General must consult before examinations and publish reportsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.sch003 (1) A public services board must hold a meeting no... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authority must chair public services board's first meetingLocal authority
s.sch003 (1) A public services board must hold a meeting no... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Public services board must meet within 60 days after local council electionsLocal authority
s.sch003 (1) At the first meeting, a public services board must... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Public services board must agree and review terms of referenceLocal authority
s.sch003 The local authority must make administrative support available to the... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authority must provide administrative support to the public services boardLocal authority
53 other schedules
s.sch001 (1) In the Schedule to the Natural Resources Body for...
s.sch002 (1) The Commissioner is a corporation sole.
s.sch002 A function of the Commissioner may be discharged on the...
s.sch002 The functions of the Commissioner are exercisable by the Deputy...
s.sch002 The Welsh Ministers may pay the Commissioner such amounts, at...
s.sch002 (1) The Commissioner is the accounting officer for the office...
s.sch002 (1) The validity of an act of an individual as...
s.sch002 (1) The Commissioner may have a seal.
s.sch002 An individual appointed as Commissioner holds office for a period...
s.sch002 The Commissioner holds office subject to— (a) the provisions of...
s.sch002 (1) The Welsh Ministers may pay remuneration to the Commissioner....
s.sch002 (1) An individual cannot be appointed as Commissioner if the...
s.sch002 (1) The Commissioner may resign from office by giving the...
s.sch002 (1) The Commissioner may do anything the Commissioner considers appropriate...
s.sch002 (1) The Commissioner may appoint such staff as the Commissioner...
s.sch003 The quorum of a public services board meeting is all...
s.sch003 (1) A sub-group of a public services board—
s.sch003 (1) Each member of a public services board must be...
s.sch004 In section 38(2A)(b) of the Education Act 1997, for the...
s.sch004 For subsection (7) substitute— (7) A local well-being plan is...
s.sch004 The Children Act 2004 is amended as follows.
s.sch004 In section 25 (co-operation to improve well-being: Wales), after subsection...
s.sch004 Section 26 (children and young people's plans: Wales) is repealed....
s.sch004 In section 27— (a) in subsection (1)(a), for the words...
s.sch004 In section 30(2)(a) (inspection of functions under Part 3), the...
s.sch004 In section 50A(2)(c) (intervention - Wales), the words “, 26”...
s.sch004 Section 66(7) (procedure for regulations under section 26) is repealed....
s.sch004 In paragraph 35(4) of Schedule 11 to the Government of...
s.sch004 Section 40 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006...
s.sch004 The Local Government Act 2000 is amended as follows.
s.sch004 The Local Government (Wales) Measure 2009 is amended as follows....
s.sch004 Part 2 (Community strategies and planning) is repealed.
s.sch004 Sections 48(2)(b), 50(5)(c) and 51(3) are repealed.
s.sch004 Schedule 3 is repealed.
s.sch004 The Children and Families (Wales) Measure 2010 is amended as...
s.sch004 In section 2(8), the words “and section 26 of the...
s.sch004 In section 4 (strategies prepared by local authorities)—
s.sch004 In section 5 (strategies prepared by other Welsh authorities)—
s.sch004 The Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010 is amended as follows....
s.sch004 In section 2 (joint schemes for the provision of local...
s.sch004 In section 2 (promotion of well-being), in subsection (3B), for...
s.sch004 Section 11 (amendment of the Children Act 2004) is repealed....
s.sch004 Section 128 of the Local Government Wales Measure 2011 (transitional...
s.sch004 In section 23 of the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2013...
s.sch004 In section 14 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales)...
s.sch004 After that section insert— Plans following assessments of needs under...
s.sch004 In section 5 of the Violence against Women, Domestic Abuse...
s.sch004 For subsection (3C) of that section substitute—
s.sch004 In section 21 (overview and scrutiny committees), in subsection (4),...
s.sch004 In section 21B of that Act (duty of authority to...
s.sch004 In section 21(9) of the Education Act 2002 (general responsibility...
s.sch004 Section 62 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004...
s.sch004 In subsection (5)(d), for “community strategy” substitute “ local well-being...

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