PART 1

SUSTAINABLE LAND MANAGEMENT

Monitoring and reporting

Sustainable land management reports
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1
The Welsh Ministers must prepare a report under this section, in relation to each reporting period, setting out their assessment of—
a
the cumulative progress made, since section 2 came into force, towards achieving the sustainable land management objectives through the exercise of the functions to which the duty in section 2 applies, and
b
the progress made, during the reporting period, towards achieving those objectives through the exercise of those functions.
2
The report must set out, in relation to each indicator in the statement (or revised statement) published under section 4—
a
the progress made in relation to that indicator during the reporting period, and
b
how that has contributed to achieving the sustainable land management objectives.
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The report must also specify, in relation to each target in the statement (or revised statement), whether the target has been achieved during the reporting period.
4
If a target has been achieved during the reporting period, the report must explain how that has contributed to achieving one or more of the sustainable land management objectives.
5
If a target has not been achieved during the reporting period, the report must—
a
explain why, and
b
set out the steps the Welsh Ministers have taken, or intend to take—
i
to achieve the target, or
ii
to set an appropriate new target.
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If the Welsh Ministers have not yet been able to determine whether a target has been achieved during the reporting period, the report must—
a
explain why, and
b
set out the steps that the Welsh Ministers have taken, or intend to take, in order to determine whether the target has been achieved.
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The report may also assess and report on—
a
any other matters that the Welsh Ministers consider relevant in assessing the progress made towards achieving the sustainable land management objectives;
b
the key priorities, risks and opportunities in relation to achieving those objectives;
c
the effect that the progress made towards achieving those objectives is having on achieving other goals and objectives.
8
The Welsh Ministers must, no later than 12 months after the end of each reporting period—
a
publish the report that relates to the reporting period, and
b
lay it before Senedd Cymru.
9
In this section, the “reporting period” means—
a
in the case of the first report, the period beginning with the day on which section 2 comes into force and ending with 31 December 2025;
b
in the case of subsequent reports, successive periods of five years.
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The Welsh Ministers may by regulations amend subsection (9).