S. 36 in force at 1.4.2016 by S.I. 2016/86, art. 3

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2015/2/section/36Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015An Act of the National Assembly for Wales to make provision requiring public bodies to do things in pursuit of the economic, social, environmental and cultural well-being of Wales in a way that accords with the sustainable development principle; to require public bodies to report on such action; to establish a Commissioner for Future Generations to advise and assist public bodies in doing things in accordance with this Act; to establish public services boards in local authority areas; to make provision requiring those boards to plan and take action in pursuit of economic, social, environmental and cultural well-being in their area; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-08-14Expert Participation2024-08-01PART 4PUBLIC SERVICES BOARDSCHAPTER 2IMPROVING LOCAL WELL-BEINGWell-being duty on public services boards
36Well-being duty on public services boards1

Each public services board must improve the economic, social, environmental and cultural well-being of its area by contributing to the achievement of the well-being goals.

2

A public services board's contribution to the achievement of the goals must include—

a

assessing the state of economic, social, environmental and cultural well-being in its area (see sections 37 and 38),

b

setting objectives (“local objectives”) that are designed to maximise its contribution within its area to achieving those goals, and

c

the taking of all reasonable steps by members of the board (in exercising their functions) to meet those objectives (but see section 39(2)(b)).

3

Anything a public services board does under this section must be done in accordance with the sustainable development principle.

4

Sections 39 to 45 make provision about local well-being plans including provision requiring public services boards to set out in such plans their local objectives and the steps they propose to take to meet them.

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