http://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2015/2/section/40Well-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 Participation2024-08-01 PART 4PUBLIC SERVICES BOARDSCHAPTER 2IMPROVING LOCAL WELL-BEING<Emphasis>Local well-being plans</Emphasis>Local well-being plans: role of community councils401A community council must take all reasonable steps in its area towards meeting the local objectives included in the local well-being plan that has effect in its area.2But a community council is subject to the duty under subsection (1) only if, for each of the preceding three financial years prior to the local well-being plan for its area being published, either its gross income or its gross expenditure was at least £200,000.3The Welsh Ministers may, by regulations, amend the criteria specified in subsection (2) for determining whether a community council is subject to the duty under subsection (1); and the regulations may reflect provision made about community councils in regulations under section 39 of the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004 (c.23).4Before making regulations under subsection (3), the Welsh Ministers must consult—athe Commissioner;bthe community councils that would become subject to the duty under subsection (1) if the regulations were made;csuch other persons as the Welsh Ministers consider appropriate.5A community council must publish, in respect of each financial year in which it was subject to the duty under subsection (1), a report of the progress it has made in its area in meeting the local objectives included in the local well-being plan that has effect in its area.6A report under subsection (5) must be published as soon as reasonably practicable following the end of the financial year to which the report relates.7The Welsh Ministers must issue guidance to community councils that are subject to the duty under subsection (1) about the exercise of the duty.8In carrying out the duty under subsection (1), a community council must take such guidance into account.S. 40 partly in force; s. 40 in force for specified purposes at 30.4.2015, see s. 56(1)(b)S. 40(7) in force at 16.10.2015 by S.I. 2015/1785, art. 2(k)S. 40(8) in force at 16.10.2015 by S.I. 2015/1785, art. 2(l)S. 40(1)-(6) in force at 1.4.2016 by S.I. 2016/86, art. 3
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