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The Trade Union (Wales) Bill received Royal Assent on 07 September 2017. The Act amends specific provisions within the UK Trade Union Act 2016 that apply to “devolved Welsh authorities”.
Category: Local government
New Publication: Trade Union (Wales) Bill – Summary of changes at Stage 2
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The Assembly’s Stage 3 consideration of the Trade Union (Wales) Bill (PDF, 60KB) is scheduled to take place in plenary on Tuesday 11 July 2017.
The ‘vicious circle of decline’: How is congestion affecting the Welsh bus sector?
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Bus companies in Welsh cities are struggling with congestion chaos that lengthens journey times and pinches passenger numbers, according to evidence submitted to an Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee’s inquiry into the impacts of congestion on the bus industry.
Local elections 2017 – Results
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On Thursday 4 May 2017, local elections were held in all 22 local authorities in Wales. Of the 1,254 seats available, 1,161 are contested, with 92 returned unopposed and one seat in Powys with no candidates standing.
New Publication: Trade Union (Wales) Bill – Bill Summary
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The Trade Union (Wales) Bill (the Bill) was introduced on 16 January 2017 by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government, Mark Drakeford AM.
The Bill was introduced by the Welsh Government to amend specific provisions within the UK Trade Union Act 2016 which, in the Welsh Government’s view, will have an “adverse effect on the social partnership approach” in Wales. The social partnership is the Welsh Government’s approach to managing public sector staff and industrial relations in public services in Wales.
Council tax levels 2017-18
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On Thursday (22 March 2017) the Welsh Government published its annual statistical release on Council tax levels, this follows local authorities and Police and Crime Commissioners setting their budgets for 2017-18. The release collates changes to council tax across Wales and breaks down its constituent elements. This blog provides a summary of the data.
Council tax is usually compared by looking at the average price paid for band D properties. For 2017-18, the average price of a band D property in Wales will rise by £46, from £1,374 to £1,420. An average overall increase of 3.3%.
Debate on the Final Police Settlement 2017-18
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Policing policy is not devolved to Wales; however, the Welsh Government delivers an element of the annual funding as part of a three-way system that also involves the Home Office and council tax. Police forces also have access to special and specific grants and other income sources.
Final local government settlement 2017-18 published
21 December 2016
Article by Martin Jennings and David Millett, National Assembly for Wales Research Service
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Following the Welsh Government Final Budget for 2017-18 (released on Tuesday 20 December 2016) the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government has today published the Final Local Government Settlement 2017-18, this outlines funding for each of Wales’ twenty-two local authorities.
The total settlement is £4.113 billion, which is an increase of £10 million (0.2%) when compared to the Final Settlement in 2016-17. This is the first increase in the local government settlement since 2013-14.
The provisional settlement includes increases and decreases in funding for different local authorities. The largest increase is 1.1% in Gwynedd and the largest decrease is -0.5% for three local authorities (Wrexham, Powys and Merthyr Tydfil).
The full breakdown of percentage change in funding by local authority is outlined in the below infographic.
This year no authority will experience a decrease more than -0.5%. Of the three authorities where the funding change equates to -0.5%, two have received top-up funding totalling £1.6 million to ensure they do not experience a reduction beyond -0.5%, allocated as below:
- Powys – £1,237,000
- Merthyr Tydfil – £391,000
General Capital Funding for local authorities in 2017-18 is £143 million.
The Cabinet Secretary’s letter to local authorities, the Local Government Finance Report 2017-18 and the Local Government Revenue and Capital Settlement 2017-18: All Wales – Tables, can be found on the Welsh Government website.
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