PART 3THE FUTURE GENERATIONS COMMISSIONER FOR WALES
The Commissioner’s functions
19Commissioner’s functions
1
The Commissioner may, in carrying out the Commissioner’s general duty—
a
provide advice or assistance to a public body (which includes providing advice on climate change);
b
provide advice to the Auditor General for Wales on the sustainable development principle;
c
provide advice or assistance to a public services board in relation to the preparation of its local well-being plan (see section 42);
d
provide advice or assistance to any other person who the Commissioner considers is taking (or wishes to take) steps that may contribute to the achievement of the well-being goals;
e
encourage best practice amongst public bodies in taking steps to meet their well-being objectives in accordance with the sustainable development principle;
f
promote awareness amongst public bodies of the need to take steps to meet their well-being objectives in accordance with the sustainable development principle;
g
encourage public bodies to work with each other and with other persons if this could assist them to meet their well-being objectives;
h
seek the advice of an advisory panel (see section 26) in relation to the exercise of any of the Commissioner’s functions.
2
The Commissioner may undertake research or other study into—
a
the extent to which the well-being goals and national indicators are consistent with the sustainable development principle,
b
the extent to which the sustainable development principle is taken into account in the national indicators,
c
the sustainable development principle itself (including how it is applied to setting and meeting objectives), and
d
anything related to any of those things that impacts upon the economic, social, environmental and cultural well-being of Wales (or any part of Wales).
3
References in this section to providing assistance to a public body do not include providing financial assistance.