2019 No. 344 (W. 82)
Local Government, Wales
The Local Government (Assistants for Political Groups) (Remuneration) (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2019
Made 21 February 2019
Laid before the National Assembly for Wales 22 February 2019
Coming into force 1 April 2019

The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred upon the Secretary of State by section 9(4) and (4A) of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 and now vested in them, make the following Order:
Subsection (4A) was inserted by section 204 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 c. 28.
1989 c. 42.
Functions of the Secretary of State, so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by article 2 of the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I.1999/672). Those functions were subsequently transferred to the Welsh Ministers by virtue of paragraphs 30(1) and (2)(a) of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 c. 32.

1 Title and commencement
The title of this Order is the Local Government (Assistants for Political Groups) (Remuneration) (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2019 and it comes into force on 1 April 2019.

2 Amendment to the Local Government (Assistants for Political Groups) (Remuneration) (Wales) Order 2009
In article 3(1) of the Local Government (Assistants for Political Groups) (Remuneration) (Wales) Order 2009 for “44” substitute “38”.
S.I 2009/40 (W. 12).
Hannah Blythyn Deputy Minister for Housing and Local Government, under authority of the Minister for Housing and Local Government, one of the Welsh Ministers 21 February 2019

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Local Government (Assistants for Political Groups) (Remuneration) (Wales) Order 2009 (the 2009 Order) to give effect to the changes to the spinal column points of salary scales for local government officers published by the National Joint Council for Local Government Services.
The 2009 Order linked the maximum remuneration of political assistants in local government in Wales to spinal column point 44 of the salary scale published by the National Joint Council. The National Joint Council has published new salary scales which merge certain spinal points with effect from 1 April 2019. This has the effect that point 44 becomes point 38 from 1 April 2019. This Order amends the 2009 Order to reflect the change in the spinal point and does not amend the maximum remuneration as published by the National Joint Council from time to time.
The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to this Order. As a result, it was not considered necessary to carry out a regulatory impact assessment as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with this Order.