Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (asc1)

PART 6 E+W PERFORMANCE AND GOVERNANCE OF PRINCIPAL COUNCILS [F1 AND CORPORATE JOINT COMMITTEES]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Pt. 6 title inserted (15.7.2022) by The Corporate Joint Committees (General) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/797), regs. 1(2), 6(1)

CHAPTER 1 E+W PERFORMANCE, PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS AND INTERVENTION [F2 : PRINCIPAL COUNCILS]

Textual Amendments

F2 Words in Pt. 6 Ch. 1 title inserted (15.7.2022) by The Corporate Joint Committees (General) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/797), regs. 1(2), 6(2)

Performance E+W

89 Duty of principal council to keep its performance under review E+W

(1) A principal council must keep under review the extent to which—

(a) it is exercising its functions effectively,

(b) it is using its resources economically, efficiently and effectively, and

(c) its governance is effective for securing the matters set out in paragraphs (a) and (b).

(2) In this Chapter, the matters set out in paragraphs (a) to (c) of subsection (1) are referred to as “the performance requirements”.

(3) A principal council must have regard to any guidance issued by the Welsh Ministers about—

(a) the performance requirements;

(b) the exercise of its functions under this Chapter.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 89 in force at 1.4.2021 by S.I. 2021/297, art. 2(a)