Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015

20 Reviews by the Commissioner

(1) The Commissioner may conduct a review into the extent to which a public body is safeguarding the ability of future generations to meet their needs by taking account of the long term impact of things the body does under section 3.

(2) In conducting a review, the Commissioner may review—

(a) the steps the body has taken or proposes to take to meet its well-being objectives;

(b) the extent to which the body is meeting its well-being objectives;

(c) whether a body has set well-being objectives and taken steps to meet them in accordance with the sustainable development principle.

(3) In conducting a review, the Commissioner must have regard to any examination of the body carried out by the Auditor General for Wales under section 15.

(4) In conducting a review, the Commissioner may make recommendations to the public body about—

(a) the steps the body has taken or proposes to take to meet its well-being objectives;

(b) how to set well-being objectives and take steps to meet them in accordance with the sustainable development principle.

(5) The Commissioner may conduct a single review of two or more public bodies.

(6) The Commissioner must publish a report of a review (including any recommendations made) and send a copy of it to the Welsh Ministers.

(7) In conducting a review, the Commissioner may require a public body to provide such information as the Commissioner considers relevant to the review.

(8) But a public body is not required to provide information to the Commissioner if the body is prohibited from providing it by virtue of an enactment or any other rule of law.