A corporate joint committee (CJC; ) is a type of local government institution introduced in Wales by the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021.
History A Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 became law in January 2021. It contained provisions to reduce the voting age from 18 to 16 for local elections in Wales and to extend the franchise to include eligible foreign nationals. It extended the term of local councillors from four years to five years. The law allows local councils to decide to continue to hold elections under first past the post system or to switch to the single transferable vote system. It created a framework for joint regional coordination between local authorities through the formation of corporate joint committees. Four corporate joint committees covering all of Wales, were established by statutory instruments in April 2021.
Structure
Each committee is made up the leaders of the principal councils within its areas and chairs of national park authorities. They must appoint a chief executive, a finance officer and a monitoring officer. They are corporate bodies which can employ staff, hold assets and have dedicated budgets, just like any of its member councils.
Powers Corporate joint committees utilise powers already held by its member councils, such as:
economic well-being strategic planning regional transport policy preparation of Strategic Development Plans preparation of Regional Transport Plans
List of corporate joint committees In April 2021, four corporate joint committees were created covering all of Wales:
Corporate joint committee Map Principal councils URL Mid Wales Corporate Joint Committee CeredigionPowys North Wales Corporate Joint Committee AngleseyConwyDenbighshireFlintshireGwyneddWrexham South East Wales Corporate Joint Committee Blaenau GwentBridgendCaerphillyCardiffMerthyr TydfilMonmouthshireNewportRhondda Cynon TafTorfaenVale of Glamorgan South West Wales Corporate Joint Committee CarmarthenshireNeath Port TalbotPembrokeshireSwansea
See also Local government in Wales Regions of Wales Regional economy in Wales History of local government in Wales Trunk road agent Partnership Council for Wales, a body which brings together Welsh ministers and council leaders Strategic authority, devolved authorities in England
References
External links Collaboration nation: what are Corporate Joint Committees and what will they do? at the Welsh Parliament Welsh Government Corporate Joint Committees: Statutory Guidance