http://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2015/2/section/37/enactedWell-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015enKing's Printer of Acts of Parliament2021-06-01 PART 4PUBLIC SERVICES BOARDSCHAPTER 2IMPROVING LOCAL WELL-BEINGLocal well-being assessmentsAssessments of local well-being 37 1 A public services board must prepare and publish an assessment of the state of economic, social, environmental and cultural well-being in its area. 2 Each board must publish the assessment no later than one year before the date on which a local well-being plan is to be published under subsection (6) or (7) of section 39. 3 An assessment must— a set out which community areas comprise the area of the board; b include an analysis of the state of well-being in each community area and in the area as a whole; c include an analysis of the state of well-being of the people in the area; d include any further analysis that the board carries out by reference to criteria set and applied by it for the purpose of assessing economic, social, environmental and cultural well-being in the area or in any community situated in the area; e include predictions of likely future trends in the economic, social, environmental and cultural well-being of the area; f include any other related analytical data and information that the board considers appropriate. 4 An analysis referred to in subsection (3)— a must refer to any national indicators published under section 10; b must refer to a future trends reports under section 11 to the extent that it is relevant to the assessment of well-being in the area. 5 The community areas that comprise the area of a board are to be determined— a in accordance with regulations made by the Welsh Ministers, or b if no such regulations have been made, by the board. 6 The analysis referred to in subsection (3)(c) may include analyses of particular categories of persons determined by the board by reference to— a the fact that persons are vulnerable or otherwise disadvantaged for the same or similar reasons; b the persons possessing a common protected characteristic within the meaning of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of the Equality Act 2010 (c.15); c the persons being children (persons under the age of 18); d the persons being young people entitled to support under sections 105 to 115 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (anaw 4) as described in section 104 of that Act; e whether the persons— i may have need for care and support (as described in Part 3 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014) (anaw 4)); or ii provide or intend to provide care and support for persons who may need it; f any other common factor the Board considers appropriate in describing a category of persons. 7 Each board must send a copy of its assessment to— a the Welsh Ministers; b the Commissioner; c the Auditor General for Wales; d the local authority’s overview and scrutiny committee.