Statutory and non-statutory guidance on democracy within principal councils - Part 1: about this guidance

This guidance is consolidated statutory guidance intended to support principal councils meet requirements under the Local Government Act 2000, the Local Government (Wales) Measure 2011 and the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021.

This guidance consists of 4 parts as set out below:

• Part 1: about this guidance
• Part 2: guidance for elected members’ support, training and development
• Part 3: guidance on public participation strategies and petition schemes
• Part 4: guidance on constitutions, executives, scrutiny, governance and audit committees and conducting meetings

For the purposes of this guidance the terms Principal Council and Local Authority are to be considered to mean County Council or County Borough Council.