Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (asc1)

PART 3 E+W PROMOTING ACCESS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Valid from 05/05/2022

CHAPTER 2 E+W PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN DECISION-MAKING BY PRINCIPAL COUNCILS

Principal councils' duty to encourage participation in local government E+W

39 Duty to encourage local people to participate in decision-making by principal councils E+W

(1) A principal council must encourage local people to participate in the making of decisions by the council (including the making of decisions in partnership or in conjunction with any other person).

(2) In subsection (1), a reference to the making of decisions includes a reference to the making of decisions by a person in relation to the exercise of a function delegated to that person by a principal council.