PART 2

Executive officers

Chief executive officer

Duty to appoint chief executive officer
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1
A corporate joint committee must appoint a chief executive.
2
The chief executive of a corporate joint committee must—
a
keep each of the matters specified in paragraph (3) under review, and
b
where the chief executive considers it appropriate to do so, make a report to the corporate joint committee setting out the chief executive’s proposals in respect of any of those matters.
3
The matters are—
a
the manner in which the exercise by the corporate joint committee of its different functions is co-ordinated,
b
the corporate joint committee’s arrangements in relation to—
i
financial planning,
ii
asset management, and
iii
risk management,
c
the number and grades of staff required by the corporate joint committee for the exercise of its functions,
d
the organisation of the corporate joint committee’s staff,
e
the appointment of the corporate joint committee’s staff, and
f
the arrangements for the management of the corporate joint committee’s staff, including any arrangements for training and development.
4
As soon as reasonably practicable after preparing a report for the purposes of paragraph (2)(b), the chief executive must arrange for the report to be sent to each member of the corporate joint committee.
5
The corporate joint committee must consider a report made under paragraph (2)(b) at a meeting held not more than three months after copies of the report are first sent to the members.
6
A corporate joint committee must provide its chief executive with such staff, accommodation and other resources as are, in the chief executive’s opinion, sufficient to allow the chief executive’s duties under this regulation to be carried out.
7
Regulation 13 (arrangements for the discharge of functions) does not apply to the duty imposed on a corporate joint committee by paragraph (5).
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Chief finance officer

Duty to appoint chief finance officer
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1
Section 151 of the 1972 Act (local authority duty to appoint officer with responsibility for financial administration) is amended as follows.
2
The existing text becomes subsection (1).
3
After that subsection insert—
2
This section applies to a corporate joint committee as it applies to a local authority.

Reporting functions of chief finance officer
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1
The 1988 Act is amended as follows.
2
In section 114 (functions of a responsible officer as regards reports), in subsection (3A)—
a
in paragraph (a), after “Local Government and Housing Act 1989” insert “or, in the case of a corporate joint committee, the person who is for the time being appointed as the authority’s chief executive”;
b
in paragraph (b), for “that Act” substitute “the Local Government and Housing Act 1989”.
3
In section 115 (authorities’ duties as regards reports), after subsection (4A) insert—
4B
In the case of a corporate joint committee, regulation 13 of the Corporate Joint Committees (General) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2021 (arrangements for the discharge of functions) does not apply to the duty under subsection (2).

Monitoring officer

Designation and reports of monitoring officer
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1
Section 5 of the 1989 Act (designation and reports of monitoring officer) is amended as follows.
2
Before subsection (1C) insert—
1BB
The officer designated under subsection (1)(a) above by a relevant authority which is a corporate joint committee may not be the authority’s chief executive.
3
In subsection (3)(a), after “chief finance officer” insert “or, in the case of a relevant authority which is a corporate joint committee, with the person who is for the time being appointed as the authority’s chief executive and with their chief finance officer”.
4
After subsection (5) insert—
5A
In the case of a relevant authority which is a corporate joint committee, regulation 13 of the Corporate Joint Committees (General) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2021 (arrangements for the discharge of functions) does not apply to the duty imposed by virtue of subsection (5)(a).
5
In subsection (8), in the definition of “relevant authority”, after “below” insert “, a corporate joint committee,”.

Support and advice functions of monitoring officer
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1
The monitoring officer designated by a corporate joint committee under section 5 of the 1989 Act must provide support and advice to—
a
the corporate joint committee in relation to its meetings;
b
any sub-committee of the corporate joint committee;
c
each member of the corporate joint committee in carrying out their role;
d
each person appointed to a sub-committee of the corporate joint committee in carrying out their role.
2
But the reference to advice in sub-paragraphs (1)(c) and (d) does not include advice about whether or how the corporate joint committee’s functions should be, or should have been, exercised.
3
The corporate joint committee must provide the monitoring officer with such staff, accommodation and other resources as are, in the monitoring officer’s opinion, sufficient to allow the officer’s functions under this paragraph to be discharged.
4
The monitoring officer may arrange for the discharge of their functions under this paragraph by a member of staff of the corporate joint committee.
Reg. 3 in force at 3.12.2021, see reg. 1(2)
Reg. 5 in force at 3.12.2021, see reg. 1(2)
Reg. 6 in force at 3.12.2021, see reg. 1(2)
Reg. 7 in force at 3.12.2021, see reg. 1(2)
Reg. 8 in force at 3.12.2021, see reg. 1(2)
Reg. 4 and heading omitted (1.4.2025) by virtue of The Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Act 2024 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/286), regs. 1(2), 4