The Wales Charter for Member Support and Development has been created to give structure and impetus to the growing body of support services for elected members within Welsh local government. These services take the form of
- personal, role, skill and knowledge development
- support facilities
- support services.
The Charter provides a broad framework for local planning, self-assessment, action and review and will also encourage networking and comparison amongst authorities and the sharing of good and innovative practice.
The Charter was formally launched at the Association's conference in October 2005 and since then authorities have formally committed to the principles in the charter by signing the statement of intent to apply and working towards meeting the challenging criteria.
The advanced charter is being developed to take account of the changing landscape for member support and development emerging from the Local Government (Wales) Measure.
Currently the following authorities have been successful in achieving the Charter:
2007
- Caerphilly County Borough Council
- Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
- The Vale of Glamorgan Council
2008
- Flintshire County Council
- Mid and West Wales Fire Authority
- Wrexham County Borough Council
2009
- Brecon Beacons National Park Authority
- Conwy County Borough Council
- Denbighshire County Council
- North Wales Fire and Rescue Authority
- Gwynedd Council
- Snowdonia National Park Authority
2010
- Bridgend County Borough Council
- Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
- Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority
- Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council - Advanced Level
- South Wales Fire and Rescue Service
2011
- Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
- Brecon Beacons National Park Authority - Advanced Level
- Caerphilly County Borough Council (Renewed)
- Flintshire County Council (Renewed)
- Powys County Council
For more information contact: Sarah Titcombe