Local Government (Wales) Measure 2011

1Duty to conduct a surveyW
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(1)A local authority must, in accordance with [F1a direction] under this section, conduct a survey of—

(a)councillors in its area, and

(b)unsuccessful candidates for election to the office of councillor in its area.

(2)A local authority must conduct a survey [F2, or arrange for the conduct of a survey, in relation to] each ordinary election to—

(a)the council of the county or county borough, and

(b)a community council in the local authority's area.

[F3(3)The Welsh Ministers may give a direction to local authorities that—

(a)specifies the questions that must be asked in a survey;

(b)specifies requirements about—

(i)the form of the survey;

(ii)how the survey is to be conducted;

(iii)the collation of information from the survey.]

[F4(3A)A survey in the case of an ordinary election may be conducted—

(a)entirely after the ordinary election, or

(b)by asking the candidates for election to the office of councillor to [F5respond to the survey] before the ordinary election and collating the information provided afterwards.]

[F6(3B)A local authority may include questions in a survey, or arrange for the inclusion of questions in a survey, in addition to the questions required by a direction of the Welsh Ministers under this section.]

(4)The questions that may be [F7specified in a direction] under subsection (3) include (but are not limited to) questions about the individual to whom they are addressed which relate to—

(a)gender;

(b)sexual orientation;

(c)language;

(d)race;

(e)age;

(f)disability;

(g)religion or belief;

(h)health;

(i)education and qualifications;

(j)employment;

(k)work as a councillor.

(5)Nothing in this section places a duty on [F8any individual] to provide any information.

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(7)section—

  • “belief” (“cred”) means any religious or philosophical belief and a reference to belief includes a reference to a lack of belief;

  • “councillor” (“cynghorydd”) includes community councillor;

  • “disability” (“anabledd”) means a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on a person's ability to carry out normal day to day activities;

  • “race” (“hil”) means colour, nationality or ethnic or national origins;

  • “religion” (“crefydd”) means any religion and a reference to religion includes a reference to a lack of religion;

  • “sexual orientation” (“cyfeiriadedd rhywiol”) means a person's sexual orientation towards—

    (a)

    persons of the same sex,

    (b)

    persons of the opposite sex, or

    (c)

    persons of either sex.

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I1S. 1 in force at 31.8.2011 by S.I. 2011/2011, art. 2(a)