Corporate Services and Strategy Directorate / Cyfarwyddiaeth Gwasanaethau Corfforaethol a Strategaeth
Stephen Gillingham, Corporate Director Strategy, Transformation and Culture / Cyfarwyddwr Corfforaethol Strategaeth, Trawsnewid a Diwylliant
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Pwyllgor Cymunedau, Cydraddoldeb a Llywodraeth Leol
Bil Llywodraeth Leol (Cymru): Cyfnod 1
Ymateb gan: Cyngor Bwrdeistref
Sirol Blaenau Gwent
12 March 2015
Committee Clerk
Communities, Equality and Local Government Committee
National Assembly for Wales
Cardiff Bay, CF99 1NA.
Dear Sir/Madam,
Consultation on the Local Government (Wales) Bill
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council welcomes the opportunity to give evidence as part of the Committee’s inquiry into the general principles of the Local Government (Wales) Bill.
The Council’s Corporate Management Team have considered the request as outlined in the letter dated 28 January 2015 from Christine Chapman AC/AM. This was carried out taking into consideration the response submitted by WLGA and SOLACE in their evidence in February 2015. It is considered that the response from the WLGA and SOLACE covers all the points that this organisation would wish to highlight, particularly given Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council was an authority which indicated we were prepared to explore an early voluntary merger.
Furthermore, we will be looking to respond to the consultation being carried out by Welsh Government on the Reforming Local Government: Power to Local People by 28 April 2015.
Regards,
Bernadette Elias
Head of Policy & Performance (on behalf of the Chief Executive)