SCHEDULE 3PUBLIC SERVICES BOARDS: FURTHER PROVISION
Quorum
1
The quorum of a public services board meeting is all of its members.
First meeting
2
1
A public services board must hold a meeting no later than 60 days after the date on which the board is established.
2
The local authority must chair the first meeting of a board.
Mandatory meetings
3
1
A public services board must hold a meeting no later than 60 days after the date of each ordinary election held under section 26 of the Local Government Act 1972 (c.70) (election of councillors).
2
The local authority must chair a meeting held under sub-paragraph (1).
Terms of reference
4
1
At the first meeting, a public services board must agree its terms of reference.
2
The terms of reference must include—
a
the procedure to be followed at subsequent meetings insofar as not specified in this Act;
b
the proposed schedule of subsequent meetings;
c
the procedure for inviting persons to participate under section 30 insofar as not specified in this Act;
d
proposals relating to the manner in which the board intends to involve invited participants and its other partners;
e
proposals for involving persons who, in the opinion of the board, are interested in the improvement of the area's economic, social, environmental and cultural well-being (in addition to consulting such persons in accordance with sections 38(1)(k) and 43(1)(k));
f
proposals for the establishment of one or more sub-groups including details of the functions to be exercised by any sub-group on behalf of the board (but see paragraph 6);
g
the procedure for resolving a disagreement between members relating to the exercise of the board's functions;
h
any other terms relating to the operation of the board that the members consider appropriate.
3
A public services board—
a
must review its terms of reference at each meeting held under paragraph 3(1), and
b
may review them at any other meeting.
4
Following a review, a public services board may amend its terms of reference.
Administrative support
5
The local authority must make administrative support available to the public services board.
Sub-groups and delegation
6
1
A sub-group of a public services board—
a
must include at least one member of the board, and
b
may include any invited participant or other partner.
2
A sub-group may exercise such of a board's functions as the board authorises in its terms of reference.
3
But those terms of reference may not authorise a sub-group—
a
to invite persons to participate under section 30;
b
to set, review or revise the board's local objectives;
c
to prepare or publish an assessment of well-being under section 37;
d
to consult under section 38 or to prepare a draft of an assessment under section 37 for the purposes of consulting;
e
to prepare or publish a local well-being plan;
f
to consult under section 43 or to prepare a draft of a local well-being plan for the purposes of consulting;
g
to review or amend a local well-being plan or to publish an amended local well-being plan;
h
to consult under section 44;
i
to agree that the board—
i
merges with another public services board under section 47(1), or
ii
collaborates with another board under section 48(1).
Representation at meetings
7
1
Each member of a public services board must be represented at a meeting by—
a
the individual specified in relation to that member in the following Table, or
b
such other individual as the individual referred to in paragraph (a) designates (but an elected mayor or executive leader of a local authority may only designate another member of the authority's executive).
Member | Representative |
|---|---|
Local authority | The elected mayor of the authority or the councillor elected as executive leader of the authority, and the head of the authority's paid service designated under section 4 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c.42). |
Local Health Board | Whichever of the following the board designates—
|
Welsh fire and rescue authority | Whichever of the following the authority designates—
|
The Natural Resources Body for Wales | The chief executive |
2
“Elected mayor” and “executive leader” each have the same meaning as in Part 2 of the Local Government Act 2000 (c.22).
3
An invited participant is to be represented at a meeting of a public services board by the individual designated by the participant.
4
A public services board may invite any of its other partners to attend a meeting of the board (or any part of such meeting).
5
Such other partner is to be represented at the meeting by the individual specified by the public services board in the invitation to the meeting.