
2024 No. 775 (W. 116)
Well-being, Wales
The Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 (Public Bodies) (Amendment) Regulations 2024
Made 27 June 2024
Coming into force 30 June 2024

The Welsh Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 52(1)(a), 54(1)(b) and 54(3)(b) of the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 (“the Act”).
The Welsh Ministers have consulted with the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales, the Auditor General for Wales and the public bodies listed under regulation 2, as required under section 52(4) of the Act.

A draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of Senedd Cymru in accordance with section 54(4)(a) of the Act.
Title, commencement and interpretation
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(1) The title of these Regulations is the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 (Public Bodies) (Amendment) Regulations 2024.
(2) These Regulations come into force on 30 June 2024.
(3) In these Regulations, “the Act” (“y Ddeddf”) means the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015.
Amendment of section 6 of the Act
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(1) Section 6(1) (meaning of “public body”) of the Act is amended as follows.
(2) After paragraph (d)(ii) insert—“
(iii) Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust;”.
(3) After paragraph (d) insert—“
(da) the following special health authorities established under section 22 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006—
(i) Digital Health and Care Wales;
(ii) Health Education and Improvement Wales;”.
(4) After paragraph (l) insert—“
(m) Social Care Wales;
(n) Welsh Revenue Authority;
(o) Transport for Wales (company number 09476013);
(p) Centre for Digital Public Services Limited (company number 09341679);
(q) Qualifications Wales.”
Setting and publication of well-being objectives for public bodies added to section 6 of the Act by regulation 2
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In its application to the public bodies added to section 6 of the Act by regulation 2, paragraph (a) of section 9(2) (other public bodies’ well-being objectives) of the Act has effect as if for that paragraph there were substituted—“
(a) no later than 31 March 2025, and”.
Examination and report by Auditor General in relation to public bodies added to section 6 of the Act by regulation 2
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(1) Paragraph (2) applies for the period—
(a) beginning on 30 June 2024, and
(b) ending on the date falling one day and one year before the date on which the next ordinary general election after May 2026 is to be held under section 3 of the Government of Wales Act 2006.
(2) Section 15 of the Act has effect in relation to the public bodies added to section 6 of the Act by regulation 2 as if for subsection (6) there were substituted the following subsection—“
(6) The period referred to in subsections (2) and (3)—
(a) begins on 30 June 2024, and
(b) ends on the date falling one day and one year before the date on which the next ordinary general election after May 2026 is to be held under section 3 of the Government of Wales Act 2006.”
Lesley Griffiths
Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice, one of the Welsh Ministers
27 June 2024