Local Government (Wales) Measure 2009

20 Response to section 19 reports

(1) The following subsections apply where any report received by a Welsh improvement authority under section 19(2)—

(a) contains a recommendation under section 19(1)(f) or (g); or

(b) states under section 19(1)(h) that the Auditor General for Wales is minded to carry out a special inspection.

(2) The authority must prepare a statement of—

(a) any action which it proposes to take as a result of the report; and

(b) its proposed timetable for taking that action.

(3) A statement required by subsection (2) must be prepared—

(a) before the end of the period of 30 working days starting with the day on which the authority receives the report; or

(b) if the report specifies a shorter period starting with that day, before the end of that period.

(4) The authority must incorporate the statement in its improvement plan for the next financial year.

(5) If the report recommends that the Welsh Ministers give a direction under section 29, the authority must send a copy of the statement to the Welsh Ministers—

(a) before the end of the period of 30 working days starting with the day on which the authority receives the report; or

(b) if the report specifies a shorter period starting with that day, before the end of that period.

(6) For the purposes of this section a working day is a day other than—

(a) a Saturday or Sunday;

(b) Christmas Day or Good Friday; or

(c) a day which is a bank holiday under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 in England and Wales.