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The Local Government (Politically Restricted Posts) (Wales) draft regulations
Last updated 16 January 2008
The Minister for Social Justice and Local Government has considered the consultation responses to the draft Regulations and has agreed to introduce the Regulations as drafted.
Date of decision:
19 December 2007
Statement of information:
Section 2 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 imposes restrictions on the political activities of local government officers who are appointed to or employed in posts which are politically restricted. One category of restricted posts is based upon officers’ remuneration level.
The Welsh Assembly Government conducted a 6 week consultation on draft regulations which propose to increase that remuneration level so as to reduce the number of local government employees who are subject to political restriction.
Those consulted included Chief Executives and Monitoring Officers of County and County Borough Councils and National Park Authorities, the Welsh Local Government Association, the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives (SOLACE), Clerks to Police Authorities, Chairs of Standards Committees, the Association of County Secretaries and Solicitors, the Welsh Association National Parks Authorities in Wales, the Audit Office, the Public Service Ombudsman for Wales, UNISON and the Information Commissioner's Officer in Wales.
Responses were received from SOLACE Wales, Wrexham County Borough Council, Denbighshire County Council and Snowdonia National Park Authority. All respondents welcomed and agreed the proposal to increase the annual remuneration level before certain posts are regarded as politically restricted. There was support for increasing the remuneration level as a way of increasing participation in the democratic process. Most respondents also thought that a wider review of the regulatory framework for political restriction would be beneficial.
Links:
consultation papers
19 December 2007
Statement of information:
Section 2 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 imposes restrictions on the political activities of local government officers who are appointed to or employed in posts which are politically restricted. One category of restricted posts is based upon officers’ remuneration level.
The Welsh Assembly Government conducted a 6 week consultation on draft regulations which propose to increase that remuneration level so as to reduce the number of local government employees who are subject to political restriction.
Those consulted included Chief Executives and Monitoring Officers of County and County Borough Councils and National Park Authorities, the Welsh Local Government Association, the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives (SOLACE), Clerks to Police Authorities, Chairs of Standards Committees, the Association of County Secretaries and Solicitors, the Welsh Association National Parks Authorities in Wales, the Audit Office, the Public Service Ombudsman for Wales, UNISON and the Information Commissioner's Officer in Wales.
Responses were received from SOLACE Wales, Wrexham County Borough Council, Denbighshire County Council and Snowdonia National Park Authority. All respondents welcomed and agreed the proposal to increase the annual remuneration level before certain posts are regarded as politically restricted. There was support for increasing the remuneration level as a way of increasing participation in the democratic process. Most respondents also thought that a wider review of the regulatory framework for political restriction would be beneficial.
Links:
consultation papers
