Diolch, Llywydd. I will speak to amendment 47 first. At Stage 2, a non-Government amendment was tabled seeking to require principal councils to

'make arrangements to provide a research and advice service to its members'.

I was unable to support this amendment, as the Local Government (Wales) Measure 2011 already provides that the functions of the head of democratic services include the provision of advice and support to members, which is intended to include a research service. Under the 2011 Measure, a principal council is required to provide their head of democratic services with staff, accommodation and other resources that, in its opinion, will allow them to discharge their functions. During committee proceedings, I committed to explore the potential of issuing guidance in relation to this matter, and I've tabled amendment 47 in response to that commitment.

This amendment will require principal councils to have regard to any guidance issued by the Welsh Ministers in relation to the provision of resources to their head of democratic services. I anticipate that this guidance could detail the benefits of a well-funded members' research service, and set out that councils should consider how they could allocate resources in order to support the provision of such a service.

Amendment 45 is a technical amendment to provide for a definition of 'document' in section 158, and remove the unnecessary definition of 'information'. This is in line with other technical amendments in previous groups.

Amendment 46 is also a technical amendment relating to section 158 of the Bill, which makes provision in respect of information sharing between the Auditor General for Wales and regulators. The amendment inserts a new section that ensures that the prohibition on the disclosure of information in section 54 of the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004 does not prevent the auditor general from disclosing information he has acquired under section 158 of the Bill for the purposes for which he has requested it, or disclosing information to other regulators if a request has been made under section 158.

And finally, amendment 54 is consequential to amendment 46, and provides that the provisions inserted by that amendment come into force in line with the commencement of section 158. Diolch.