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Local Government and Elections (Wales) Bill
- This consultation has completed. It ran from Friday, 22 November 2019 to Friday, 3 January 2020
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Response to the consultation
Evidence submitted in response to this Consultation
- LG 01 Auditor General for Wales PDF 3 MB
- LG 02 Independent Remuneration Panel for Wales PDF 1 MB
- LG 03 Individual 1 (Welsh only) PDF 71 KB
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- LG 04 Electoral Reform Society Wales PDF 261 KB
- LG 04a Electoral Reform Society Wales [additional information] PDF 272 KB
- LG 05 Cytûn Churches Together in Wales PDF 732 KB
- LG 06 FSB Wales PDF 893 KB
- LG 07 North and Mid Wales Association of Local Councils PDF 500 KB
- LG 08 Women’s Equality Network Wales PDF 2 MB
- LG 09 Children’s Commissioner for Wales PDF 698 KB
- LG 10 Gwent Police and Crime Commissioner PDF 126 KB
- LG 11 CIH Cymru, Shelter Cymru and Tai Pawb PDF 1 MB
- LG 12 Undeb Cenedlaethol Athrawon Cymru (Welsh only) PDF 667 KB
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- LG 13 Society of Local Council Clerks PDF 375 KB
- LG 14 National Parks Wales PDF 2 MB
- LG 15 Ceredigion County Council PDF 200 KB
- LG 16 Campaign for National Parks PDF 446 KB
- LG 17 UNISON PDF 134 KB
- LG 18 Pubic Services Ombudsman For Wales PDF 265 KB
- LG 19 Cymdeithas Eryri Snowdonia Society PDF 176 KB
- LG 20 Wrexham County Borough Council PDF 1 MB
- LG 21 CIH Cymru PDF 213 KB
- LG 22 RSPCA Cymru PDF 316 KB
- LG 23 Professor Ailsa Henderson PDF 531 KB
- LG 24 Individual 2 PDF 72 KB
- LG 25 Co-production Network for Wales PDF 312 KB
- LG 26 Conservative Group on the City & County of Swansea Council PDF 70 KB
- LG 27 Individual 3 PDF 433 KB
- LG 28 One Voice Wales PDF 319 KB
- LG 29 Cllr Mark Adams, Chair Overview and Scrutiny Committee, Rhondda Cynon Tâf County Borough Council PDF 947 KB
- LG 30 Gwynedd Council (Welsh only) PDF 232 KB
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- LG 31 South Wales Fire and Rescue Authority PDF 184 KB
- LG 31a South Wales Fire and Rescue Authority [additional information] PDF 405 KB View as HTML (37) 20 KB
- LG 32 Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service PDF 2 MB
- LG 33 Mid and West Wales Fire Authority PDF 448 KB
- LG 33a Mid and West Wales Fire Authority [additional information] PDF 185 KB View as HTML (40) 6 KB
- LG 34 Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales PDF 1 MB
- LG 35 Estyn PDF 654 KB
- LG 36 Association of Local Authority Chief Executives and Senior Managers (ALACE) PDF 593 KB
- LG 37 Opposition Group, City and County of Swansea Council PDF 76 KB
- LG 38 Cymdeithas yr Iaith (Welsh only) PDF 262 KB
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- LG 39 Wales Council for Voluntary Action PDF 128 KB
- LG 40 Beaumaris Town Council PDF 62 KB
- LG 41 Community Housing Cymru PDF 454 KB
- LG 42 The Electoral Commission PDF 570 KB
- LG 43 Local Government Association PDF 121 KB
- LG 44 The City and County of Swansea Council PDF 210 KB View as HTML (52) 10 KB
- LG 45 North Wales Fire and Rescue Authority PDF 34 KB View as HTML (53) 26 KB
- LG 46 Monmouthshire County Council PDF 206 KB View as HTML (54) 15 KB
- LG 47 Welsh Language Commissioner PDF 1018 KB
- LG 48 Powys County Council PDF 976 KB
- LG 49 Professor Ian Roffe PDF 99 KB View as HTML (57) 9 KB
- LG 50 Lawyers in Local Government PDF 261 KB View as HTML (58) 182 KB
- LG 51 SOLACE PDF 362 KB View as HTML (59) 39 KB
- LG 52 Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council PDF 2 MB
- LG 53 Electoral Management Board for Scotland PDF 358 KB View as HTML (61) 46 KB
- LG 54 Welsh Local Government Association PDF 569 KB View as HTML (62) 96 KB
- LG 54a Welsh Local Government Association [additional information] PDF 231 KB View as HTML (63) 22 KB
- LG 55 Isle of Anglesey County Council PDF 229 KB View as HTML (64) 43 KB
- LG 56 Denbighshire County Council PDF 205 KB View as HTML (65) 20 KB
- LG 57 Wales Electoral Coordination Board PDF 205 KB View as HTML (66) 26 KB
- LG 58 Conwy County Borough Council PDF 247 KB View as HTML (67) 53 KB
- LG 59 Pembrokeshire County Council PDF 135 KB
- LG 60 Caerphilly County Borough Council PDF 216 KB View as HTML (69) 25 KB
- LG 61 Toby James and Paul Bernal, University of East Anglia PDF 296 KB View as HTML (70) 15 KB
Purpose of the consultation
The
Equality,
Local Government and Communities Committee undertook an inquiry into the
general principles of the Local
Government and Elections (Wales) Bill (PDF, 818KB). Further details about
the Bill and the accompanying Explanatory
Memorandum (PDF, 4MB) can be found on the Bill page.
Terms
of reference
The
Committee’s terms of reference when scrutinising the Bill were to consider:
·
the
general principles of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Bill and the
need for legislation to deliver the stated policy intention. In coming to a
view on this you may wish to consider addressing the individual Parts of the
Bill:
o Part 1 – Elections
o Part 2 – General Power of
Competence
o Part 3 – Promoting Access to
Local Government
o Part 4 – Local Authority
Executives, Members, Officers and Committees
o Part 5 – Collaborative
Working by Principal Councils
o Part 6 – Performance and
Governance of Principal Councils
o Part 7 – Mergers and
Restructuring of Principal Areas
o Part 8 – Local Government
Finance
o Part 9 – Miscellaneous
·
any
potential barriers to the implementation of the Bill’s provisions and whether
the Bill takes account of them,
·
the
appropriateness of the powers in the Bill for Welsh Ministers to make
subordinate legislation (as set out in Chapter 5 of Part 1 of the Explanatory
Memorandum).
·
whether
there are any unintended consequences arising from the Bill, and
·
the
financial implications of the Bill (as set out in Part 2 of the Explanatory
Memorandum).
In
addition to the consultation, the Committee also launched a survey on Part 3 of
the Bill. Analysis of the survey has been published.
A short video, based on the survey can be viewed here.
Providing Written Evidence
The Senedd has two official languages, Welsh and
English.
In line with the Senedd’s
Official Languages Scheme, the Committee requests that documents or written
responses to consultations intended for publication or use in Senedd
proceedings are submitted bilingually. When documents or written responses are
not submitted bilingually, we will publish in the language submitted, stating
that it has been received in that language only.
We expect other organisations to implement their own
standards or schemes and to comply with their statutory obligation.
Please see guidance
for those providing evidence for committees.
Disclosure of information
Please
ensure that you have considered the Senedd’s policy on disclosure of
information
before submitting information to the Committee.
The
consultation closed on Friday 3 January 2020.
Supporting documents
Contact details
Should you wish to speak to someone regarding this consultation, please use the below contact details:
Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee
Welsh Parliament
Cardiff Bay
Cardiff
CF99 1SN
Email: Contact@senedd.wales
Telephone: 0300 200 6565