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Local Government (Wales) Act 2015

2015 anaw 6

An Act of the National Assembly for Wales to make provision for and in connection with a reduction in the number of principal local authorities in Wales and to make other amendments of local government law as it applies in relation to Wales.

[25 November 2015]

Having been passed by the National Assembly for Wales and having received the assent of Her Majesty, it is enacted as follows:

IntroductoryE+W

1OverviewE+W

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(2)This Act also makes other amendments to local government law; and more specifically—

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(b)section 40 makes changes to the duty of certain local authorities to have regard to recommendations of the Independent Remuneration Panel for Wales;

(c)section 41 makes provision about the membership of the Independent Remuneration Panel for Wales;

(d)section 42 amends the provisions relating to surveys of councillors and unsuccessful candidates for election as councillors;

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F42Main definitionsE+W

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Voluntary mergers of local authoritiesE+W

F43Proposals for mergerE+W

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F44Consultation before making merger applicationE+W

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F45Guidance about merger applicationsE+W

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F46Power to make merger regulationsE+W

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F47Shadow authoritiesE+W

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F48Elections and councillorsE+W

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F49Mayor and cabinet executive model authoritiesE+W

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F410Other consequential etc. provisionE+W

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Transition committeesE+W

F411Transition committeesE+W

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F412Composition of transition committeesE+W

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F413Functions of transition committeesE+W

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F414Sub-committees of transition committeesE+W

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F415Provision of funding, facilities and information to transition committeesE+W

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Electoral arrangements etc. for new principal areasE+W

F416Directions to conduct initial reviewE+W

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F417Directions and guidance to CommissionE+W

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F418Conduct of initial reviewE+W

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F419Pre-review procedureE+W

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F420Consultation and investigationE+W

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F421Reporting on initial reviewE+W

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F422Implementation by Welsh MinistersE+W

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F423Electoral regulations if no recommendations madeE+W

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F424Future review periodsE+W

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Remuneration etc. arrangements for new principal local authoritiesE+W

F425Directions to Independent Remuneration Panel for Wales to perform relevant functionsE+W

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F426Reports of PanelE+W

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F427Directions and guidance to PanelE+W

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F428Pay policy statementsE+W

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Restraints on transactions and recruitment etc. by merging authoritiesE+W

F429Restraining transactions and recruitment etc. by directionE+W

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F430Directions under section 29(1): supplementaryE+W

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F431Directions under section 29(1): further provision about reservesE+W

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F432Directions under section 29(3): supplementaryE+W

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F433Directions: consequences of contraventionE+W

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F434Interpretation of sections 29 to 36E+W

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F435Determining whether financial limits have been exceededE+W

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F436Guidance in relation to transactions, recruitment etc.E+W

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Information requirementsE+W

F437Requirement on merging authority to provide information to Welsh MinistersE+W

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F438Requirement on merging authority to provide information to other authoritiesE+W

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Other provisions relating to Independent Remuneration Panel for WalesE+W

F439Temporary extension of functions of Panel relating to heads of paid service to chief officersE+W

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40Changes to duty to have regard to Panel recommendations about salariesE+W

(1)Section 143A of the Local Government (Wales) Measure 2011 (functions of Panel in relation to salaries of heads of paid service) is amended as follows.

(2)After subsection (3) insert—

(3A)But a qualifying relevant authority that has consulted the Panel about a proposed reduction in salary may make the reduction before receiving a recommendation from the Panel if the contract under which the salary is payable does not prevent the authority from changing the salary after receiving a recommendation.

(3B)A qualifying relevant authority that makes a change to the salary of its head of paid service in accordance with subsection (3A) and subsequently receives a recommendation from the Panel about the change—

(a)must reconsider the salary, and

(b)when doing so, must have regard to the recommendation.

(3)After subsection (4) insert—

(4A)The Panel must notify the Welsh Ministers of every recommendation it makes under this section.

(4)After subsection (5) insert—

(5A)A qualifying relevant authority—

(a)must notify the Panel and the Welsh Ministers of its response to a recommendation made by the Panel about a change to the salary of its head of paid service before the end of the period of 14 days starting with the day on which the authority determines the response, and

(b)must not make a change to the salary before—

(i)the end of the period of eight weeks starting with the day on which the authority notifies the Welsh Ministers under paragraph (a), or

(ii)if, before the end of that period, the Welsh Ministers notify the authority that they will not be giving the authority a direction under subsection (5B), the day on which that notice is received.

(5B)If the Welsh Ministers consider that a qualifying relevant authority's response to a recommendation made by the Panel about a change of salary means that the authority will pay (or, under subsection (3A), is paying) a salary which is inconsistent with the recommendation, the Welsh Ministers—

(a)may direct the authority to reconsider the salary, and

(b)may specify in the direction the time by which the authority must do so.

41Panel membershipE+W

(1)Paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Local Government (Wales) Measure 2011 (membership of Panel) is amended as follows.

(2)In sub-paragraph (1), for “five” substitute “ not fewer than 3, and not more than 7, ”.

(3)Omit sub-paragraph (5) (employees of local authorities etc. not disqualified from membership).

MiscellaneousE+W

42Survey of councillors and unsuccessful candidates for election as councillorsE+W

(1)Section 1 of the Local Government (Wales) Measure 2011 (duty to conduct survey of councillors and unsuccessful candidates for election as councillors) is amended as follows.

(2)In subsection (2) (local authority to conduct survey after each ordinary election), for “after” substitute “ , or arrange for the conduct of a survey, in relation to ”.

(3)After subsection (3) insert—

(3A)A survey in the case of an ordinary election may be conducted—

(a)entirely after the ordinary election, or

(b)by asking the candidates for election to the office of councillor to answer the prescribed questions before the ordinary election and collating the information provided afterwards.

(4)In subsection (5) (no duty to provide information) for “a councillor or an unsuccessful candidate for election to the office of councillor” substitute “ any individual ”.

(5)Omit subsection (6) (local authority to arrange for information to be provided anonymously).

F543Proposals submitted before commencement of Part 3 of Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Act 2013E+W

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SupplementaryE+W

F644RegulationsE+W

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F745InterpretationE+W

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46CommencementE+W

(1)Sections 25 to 28 and 37 to 43 come into force at the end of the period of 2 months beginning with the day on which this Act receives Royal Assent.

(2)Subject to that, this Act comes into force on the day following that on which this Act receives Royal Assent.

47Short titleE+W

The short title of this Act is the Local Government (Wales) Act 2015.

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