Consultation on the Corporate Joint Committee (General) (Wales) Regulations 2022
Q1. Are the draft regulations in Chapter 1 clear? If no, please provide details of how they can be made clearer.
Q2. Does Part 2 of the draft regulations clearly provide for a code of conduct for members? If no, please provide details of how they can be made clearer?
Q3. Do you believe that the regulations should provide for the establishment of joint standards committees? If yes, please explain why
Q4. Does Part 3 of the draft regulations clearly provide for arrangements in the event of suspension of a member of a CJC? If no, please provide details of how they can be made clearer
Q5. Should the draft regulations also provide for all substitute or temporary council / NPA members to be treated the same as the council member whose functions they have been appointed to exercise? If no, please explain why not
Q6. Does Part 4 of the draft regulations clearly provide for commercial activities and controlled entities? If no, please provide details of how they can be made clearer
Q7. Do you agree that in order to give full effect to the power to trade provisions in Part 4 CJCs should be included in the proposed trading order to be made under section 95 of the Local Government Act 2003? If no, please explain why not
Q8. Do you think the following should apply to CJCs alongside providing the power to trade:
a. The Local Government (Contracts) Act 1997
b. Part 2 of the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994.
Q9. It there any other legislation which local authorities rely on when operating commercially which isn’t currently provided for in regulations?
Q10. Does Part 5 of the draft regulations clearly provide for those further miscellaneous financial matters noted in relation to CJCs? If no, please provide details on how they can be made clearer
Q11. Does Part 6 of the draft regulations clearly provide for legal proceedings in relation to CJCs? If no, please provide details on how they can be made clearer
Q12. Does Part 7 of the draft regulations clearly provide for the handling of records, documents and notices etc? If no, please provide details on how they can be made clearer
Q13. Does Part 8 of the draft regulations clearly provide for the further matters relating to staffing and workforce? If no, please provide details on how they can be made clearer
Q14. Does Part 9 of the draft regulations clearly provide for the small number of miscellaneous and consequential amendments identified? If no, please provide details on how they can be made clearer