Assembly Committee to discuss councillors’ allowances

The Assembly’s Local Government Committee will scrutinise new regulations on councillors’ allowances and discuss performance measurement in local authorities at its next meeting. The Committee will also discuss local authorities’ progress on promoting equality with the WLGA equality spokesperson Cllr Cheryl Green and the WLGA chief executive.  It will receive a paper about the transition to the new Commission for Equality and Human Rights, which is to be established in October this year. This will be a UK Commission with a Wales Committee chaired by a Wales commissioner. At the same meeting, Members will consider amendments to the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill that relate to Wales, scrutinise WAG Health, Social Care and Wellbeing Strategies regulations and discuss the Wales Spatial Plan.   The meeting takes place at 9am, Wednesday March 7 in Committee Room 2, Senedd, Cardiff Bay. Full details and an agenda