The Responsibilities of Corporate Joint Committees

Part of 1. Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government – in the Senedd at 1:59 pm on 17 November 2021.

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Photo of Llyr Gruffydd Llyr Gruffydd Plaid Cymru 1:59, 17 November 2021

(Translated)

Thank you for that response. I listened carefully to your responses to some previous questions in this area, and you did touch on the question of passing responsibilities down from the Welsh Government to the CJCs, but I didn't necessarily hear your view in terms of those concerns among local authorities that the Government, over time, will add more and more responsibilities that currently lie with local authorities to the CJCs—that is, that they move up the chain, rather than down the chain. Now, at the time of passing the legislation, assurances were given that that wouldn't happen, and I would ask you today whether you can give the same assurances as we've heard from your predecessor that shifting of responsibilities from local authorities to the CJCs won't happen unless local authorities desire that.