http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/1/section/53/enactedLocal Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021enKing's Printer of Acts of Parliament2021-03-04PART 4LOCAL AUTHORITY EXECUTIVES, MEMBERS, OFFICERS AND COMMITTEESOverview of Part
53Overview

This Part makes provision—

a

requiring a principal council to appoint a chief executive (rather than designate a head of paid service), whose functions will include duties imposed under this Part;

b

about the remuneration of chief executives;

c

for the appointment of assistants to executives of principal councils;

d

about job-sharing of certain offices in principal councils;

e

for issuing guidance, including to elected mayors and executive leaders, on equality and diversity;

f

about the entitlement of members of local authorities to various kinds of family absence;

g

requiring leaders of political groups to take steps to promote and maintain high standards of conduct by members of their groups, and to co-operate with standards committees;

h

requiring standards committees to produce annual reports on the exercise of their functions;

i

amending the 2000 Act and other Acts to make provision about investigations by the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales into the conduct of members of local government;

j

about the provision of certain information to overview and scrutiny committees;

k

enabling the Welsh Ministers to require local authorities to appoint joint overview and scrutiny committees;

l

requiring community councils to make training plans.

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