16.—(1) The North Wales CJC must establish a sub-committee (known as the governance and audit sub-committee) to—
(a)review and scrutinise the North Wales CJC’s financial affairs;
(b)make reports and recommendations in relation to the North Wales CJC’s financial affairs;
(c)review and assess the risk management, internal control [F1, performance management] and corporate governance arrangements of the North Wales CJC;
(d)make reports and recommendations to the North Wales CJC on the adequacy and effectiveness of those arrangements;
[F2(da)review and assess the North Wales CJC’s ability to handle complaints effectively;
(db)make reports and recommendations in relation to the ability of the North Wales CJC to handle complaints effectively;]
(e)oversee the North Wales CJC’s internal and external audit arrangements;
(f)review any financial statements prepared by the North Wales CJC;
(g)exercise such other functions as the North Wales CJC may specify.
[F3(1A) See Chapter 1 of Part 6 of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (performance and governance of principal councils) as applied by section 115A of and Schedule 10A to that Act, for further functions of the governance and audit sub-committee.]
(2) When appointing members of the governance and audit sub-committee, the North Wales CJC must ensure that—
(a)[F4one third of the members of the sub-committee are not also members] of a county council, or county borough council, in Wales,
(b)[F5two thirds of the members of the sub-committee are also] members of the constituent councils (but not members of the constituent councils’ executives), and
[F6(c)none of the members of the sub-committee are—
(i)council members,
(ii)co-opted members,
(iii)members of another sub-committee of the North Wales CJC, F7...
F7(iv). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ]
[F8(2A) If a person described in sub-paragraph (2)(b) (“P”) ceases to be a member of a constituent council, P also ceases to be a member of the governance and audit sub-committee.]
F9(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(4) The governance and audit sub-committee may not exercise its functions if the membership of the sub-committee contravenes the requirements of sub-paragraph (2).
(5) The standing orders must include provision regulating the manner in which the governance and audit sub-committee exercises its functions.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. para. 16(1)(c) inserted (15.7.2022) by The Corporate Joint Committees (General) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/797), regs. 1(2), 19(2)(a)
F2Sch. para. 16(1)(da)(db) inserted (15.7.2022) by The Corporate Joint Committees (General) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/797), regs. 1(2), 19(2)(b)
F3Sch. para. 16(1A) inserted (15.7.2022) by The Corporate Joint Committees (General) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/797), regs. 1(2), 19(2)(c)
F4Words in Sch. para. 16(2)(a) substituted (15.7.2022) by The Corporate Joint Committees (General) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/797), regs. 1(2), 19(2)(d)
F5Words in Sch. para. 16(2)(b) substituted (15.7.2022) by The Corporate Joint Committees (General) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/797), regs. 1(2), 19(2)(e)
F6Sch. para. 16(2)(c) substituted (3.12.2021) by The Corporate Joint Committees (General) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1349), regs. 1(2), 35(16)(b)
F7Sch. para. 16(2)(c)(iv) and word omitted (15.7.2022) by virtue of The Corporate Joint Committees (General) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/797), regs. 1(2), 19(2)(f)
F8Sch. para. 16(2A) inserted (15.7.2022) by The Corporate Joint Committees (General) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/797), regs. 1(2), 19(2)(g)
F9Sch. para. 16(3) omitted (3.12.2021) by virtue of The Corporate Joint Committees (General) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1349), regs. 1(2), 35(16)(c)
Commencement Information
I1Sch. para. 16 in force at 1.4.2021, see reg. 1(2)