North Wales Corporate Joint Committee
North Wales Corporate Joint Committee Cyd-bwyllgor Corfforedig y Gogledd Cymru | |
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 Area covered by the North Wales Corporate Joint Committee | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Houses | Unicameral |
| History | |
| Founded | February 2021 |
| Leadership | |
Chair | Dyfrig Siencyn[1] |
Vice-chair | Mark Pritchard[2] |
| Structure | |
Political groups |
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| Elections | |
| Indirect election | |
| Website | |
| North Wales CJC | |
The North Wales Corporate Joint Committee, (Template:Lang-cy, is the Corporate Joint Committee for North Wales that was established in February 2021 by statutory instruments made under the the Local Government (Wales) Act 2021.[3] It is an indirectly elected body made up of leaders of principle 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] In December 2021, it was agreed in principal that the functions of the North Wales Economic Ambition Board would be absorbed into the North Wales CJC, with a new subcommittee being formed to carry out the statutory functions of an Economic Ambition Board.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).
| Principal area | Created | Population | Population
density/km2 |
Area km2 | Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flintshire | 1996 | 438 | County | ||
| Wrexham | 1996 | 498 | County borough | ||
| Gwynedd | 1974 | 2,535[7] | County | ||
| Conwy | 1996 | 1,130 | County borough | ||
| Denbighshire | 1996 | 844 | County | ||
| Isle of Anglesey | 1996 | 714 | County | ||
North Wales CJC Total
|
2020
|
703,361 | 114.2 | 6,159 | Corporate Joint Committee |
Members
The North 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.[8]
| Name | Position within nominating authority | Nominating authority | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Llinos Medi Huws | Leader of the Council | Isle of Anglesey County Council | |
| Charlie McCoubrey | Leader of the Council | Conwy County Borough Council | |
| Jason McLellan | Leader of the Council | Denbighshire County Council | |
| Ian Roberts | Leader of the Council | Flintshire County Council | |
| Dyfrig Siencyn | Leader of the Council | Gwynedd Council | |
| Mark Pritchard | Leader of the Council | Wrexham County Borough Council | |
| Annwen Hughes | Chairman | Eryri National Park Authority | |
References
- ^ https://democracy.gwynedd.llyw.cymru/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=433&MId=4552#:~:text=Decision%3A,North%20Wales%20Corporate%20Joint%20Committee.
- ^ https://democracy.gwynedd.llyw.cymru/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=433&MId=4552#:~:text=Decision%3A,North%20Wales%20Corporate%20Joint%20Committee.
- ^ https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/339/contents
- ^ "Collaboration nation: What are Corporate Joint Committees and what will they do?".
- ^ https://senedd.wales/media/jhjnad5w/sub-ld14134-e.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Building collaboration | Aon". www.aon.com.
- ^ "Gwynedd - Population Density (QS102EW)". UKCensusdata.com. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
- ^ "Collaboration nation: What are Corporate Joint Committees and what will they do?".