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Barriers to the successful Implementation of the Well-Being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015
The Auditor General for Wales has a duty, under the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015, to examine and report on the extent to which relevant public bodies have acted in accordance with the ‘sustainable development principle’ when setting and taking steps to meet ‘well-being objectives’.
The Auditor General published his first statutory Report
in relation to the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 in May
2020, in line with being available 12 months prior to elections in respect of
the Senedd.
The Future Generations Commissioner also has a similar requirement and her
first Report
was also published May 2020.
The Chair’s Forum met in March 2020 and agreed that the Public Accounts
Committee would lead on examining these Reports.
The Public Accounts
Committee received briefings from both the Auditor General for Wales and
the Future Generations Commissioner in May 2020 and will undertake a wider
examination of the Reports during the remainder of this Senedd.
A (virtual) Stakeholder Event was held on 12 October 2020 when over 50 participants discussed the Barriers to the successful Implementation of the Well-Being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 and the challenges to ensuring the Act is implemented successfully in the future.
The Committee launched a consultation exercise on 12 October which closed on 27 November 2020.
Oral evidence sessions are scheduled to take place from December 2020 and during January and February 2021.
Evidence Session |
Date, Agenda and Minutes |
Transcript |
Video |
Panel
1: Auditor
General for Wales Panel 2: World Wide Fund for Nature
(WWF Cymru) Sustrans Cymru Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) |
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Panel
1: Aneurin Bevan
University Health Board
Velindre
University NHS Trust Panel
2: |
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Panel
1: Ceredigion County Council Isle of Anglesey County Council Panel 2: Flintshire County Council Powys County Council |
Monday 18 January 2021 |
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Watch Evidence Sessions on Senedd TV |
Panel
1: National Library of Wales National Museum of Wales Panel 2: National Resources Wales Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority Public
Health Wales |
Monday 25 January 2021 |
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Panel 1: Future Generations Commissioner Panel 2: Welsh Government |
Monday 1 February 2021 |
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Watch Evidence Sessions on Senedd TV |
Business type: Other
Status: Inquiry in progress
First published: 28/04/2020
Documents
- Consultation
- Consultation Letter - 12 October 2020
PDF 160 KB
- Engagement with young people: activity resource pack
PDF 304 KB
- Correspondence
- Submission from Wales Centre for Public Policy - January 2021
PDF 337 KB View as HTML (5) 36 KB
- Letter from the Auditor General for Wales - 14 January 2021
PDF 138 KB
- Letter from the Committee Chair to the Auditor General for Wales and the Future Generations Commissioner - 29 May 2020
PDF 188 KB
- Letter from the Committee Chair to Schools and Youth Groups – 27 October 2020
PDF 253 KB
Consultations