Public Health (Wales) Act 2017

114 Local toilets strategies: interim progress statement

(1) A local authority that has published a local toilets strategy under section 113 (whether pursuant to a review of the strategy, or otherwise) must prepare and publish an interim progress statement in accordance with this section.

(2) A local authority that has reviewed its local toilets strategy under section 113(3) but not revised it must prepare and publish an interim progress statement in accordance with this section.

(3) An interim progress statement is a statement of the steps that the authority has taken in accordance with its local toilets strategy during the period (the “statement period”) of 2 years beginning with the date on which—

(a) in the case of a requirement imposed by subsection (1), the authority last published that strategy;

(b) in the case of a requirement imposed by subsection (2), the authority last reviewed that strategy.

(4) A local authority must publish its interim progress statement no later than six months after the last day of the statement period.

(5) The Welsh Ministers must issue guidance to local authorities about the matters which they should take into consideration when preparing an interim progress statement; and a local authority must have regard to any guidance issued under this subsection.