Welsh Political Institutions in 2010: Future
Relations Between Local Government and the National Assembly
John Osmond
Relations between the National Assembly and Local Government have had
a shaky start. Nevertheless, leading politicians in the Assembly Cabinet
are set on enhancing the role of the 22 Welsh counties in the delivery
of key services, in particular health and education. This paper argues
that the likely advent of legislative powers for the Assembly will cause
further changes in its relationship with local authorities together
with their numbers and organisation. When the Commission into the National
Assembly's powers starts work early in 2002 it won't have on its agenda
just the Assembly. It will be obliged to examine the European, United
Kingdom and the local government level as well. We are talking about
developing new, inter-locking and multi-layered constitutions - for
Europe, the United Kingdom, Wales and our local communities.
This 14-page Paper was presented to the inaugural national conference
of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy, held in
Cardiff on 26 November 2001.
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John Osmond is Director of the Institute of Welsh Affairs.
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