South West Wales Corporate Joint Committee

Cyd-bwyllgor Corfforedig y De-orllewin Cymru (Welsh)
Area covered by the South West Wales Corporate Joint Committee
Type
Type
History
Founded1 April 2021
Leadership
Chair
Rob Stewart[1]
Vice-chair
Darren Price[2]
Structure
Political groups
  •   Independent (2)
  •   Labour (1)
  •   Plaid Cymru (1)
Elections
Indirect election
Meeting place
Civic Centre, Port Talbot, SA13 1PJ
Website
http://www.cjcsouthwest.wales

The South West Wales Corporate Joint Committee (Welsh: Cyd-bwyllgor Corfforedig y De-orllewin Cymru) is the Corporate Joint Committee for South West Wales that was established in April 2021 by statutory instruments made under the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021.[3] It is an indirectly elected body made up of leaders of principal councils and national park authorities in the region.[4]

Powers

Corporate Joint Committees have powers relating to economic well-being, strategic planning and the development of regional transport policies.[5] They are corporate bodies which can employ staff, hold assets and have dedicated budgets.[6]

Principal areas

The South West Wales Corporate Joint Committee covers the four principal areas of Carmarthenshire, Neath Port Talbot, Pembrokeshire and Swansea. The CJC's area is coterminous with that of the Swansea Bay City Region.

Members

The South West Wales Corporate Joint Committee is an indirectly elected body made up of the leaders of the principal councils and national park authorities in the region. By law, CJCs must appoint a chief executive, a finance officer and a monitoring officer.[7]

As of May 2023, the membership of the committee is as follows:[8]

Name Position within nominating authority Nominating authority
Darren Price Leader of the Council Carmarthenshire County Council
Steve Hunt Leader of the Council Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
David Simpson Leader of the Council Pembrokeshire County Council
Rob Stewart Leader of the Council City and County of Swansea Council
Di Clements Chairman Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority

Leadership

Rob Stewart, leader of City and County of Swansea Council is chair of the West Wales CJC, and Darren Price, leader of Carmarthenshire County Council, is vice-chair.

Sub-committees

The South West Wales CJC has the following subcommittees:

  • Economic Well Being and Regional Economic Development Sub-Committee
  • Energy Sub-Committee
  • Governance and Audit Sub-Committee
  • Overview and Scrutiny Sub-Committee
  • Regional Transport Sub-Committee
  • Strategic Planning Sub-Committee

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Agenda for South West Wales Corporate Joint Committee on Tuesday, 6th June, 2023, 10.00 am". 6 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "Agenda for South West Wales Corporate Joint Committee on Tuesday, 6th June, 2023, 10.00 am". 6 June 2023.
  3. ↑ https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/352/contents/made
  4. ↑ "Collaboration nation: What are Corporate Joint Committees and what will they do?".
  5. ↑ https://senedd.wales/media/jhjnad5w/sub-ld14134-e.pdf
  6. ↑ "Building collaboration | Aon". www.aon.com.
  7. ↑ "Collaboration nation: What are Corporate Joint Committees and what will they do?".
  8. ↑ "Committee details - South West Wales Corporate Joint Committee". 29 June 2023.
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