Mid Wales Corporate Joint Committee Explained

The Mid Wales Corporate Joint Committee (cy|Cyd-Bwyllgor Corfforedig y Canolbarth) is the Corporate Joint Committee for Mid Wales that was established in April 2021 by statutory instruments made under the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021.^[2] It is an indirectly elected body made up of leaders of principal councils and national park authorities in the region.^[3]

Powers

Corporate Joint Committees have powers relating to economic well-being, strategic planning and the development of regional transport policies.^[4] They are corporate bodies which can employ staff, hold assets and have dedicated budgets.^[5]

Principal areas

The Mid Wales Corporate Joint Committee covers the two principal areas of Ceredigion and Powys.

Members

The Mid Wales Corporate Joint Committee is an indirectly elected body made up of the leaders of the principal councils and national park authorities in the region. By law, CJCs must appoint a chief executive, a finance officer and a monitoring officer.^[3]

As of May 2023, the membership of the committee is as follows:^[1]

Name		Position within nominating authority	Nominating authority
	Bryan Davies	Leader of the Council	Ceredigion County Council
	James Gibson-Watt	Leader of the Council	Powys County Council
	Gareth Ratcliffe	Vice-chairman	Bannau Brycheiniog National Park Authority

Leadership

Bryan Davies, leader of Ceredigion County Council is chair of the Mid Wales CJC, and James Gibson-Watt, leader of Powys County Council, is vice-chair.

Sub-committees

The Mid West Wales CJC has the following subcommittees:^[6]

• Economic Well-Being Regional Economic Development (Mid Wales Growth Deal) Sub-Committee
• Governance and Audit Sub-Committee
• Overview and Scrutiny Sub-Committee
• Regional Transport Planning Sub-Committee
• Standards Sub-Committee
• Strategic Development Planning Sub-Committee

See also

• Mid Wales Growth Deal
• North and Mid Wales Trunk Road Agent

External links

• Mid Wales Corporate Joint Committee
• Mid Wales CJC: Meetings and agendas
  • Economic Well-Being Regional Economic Development (Mid Wales Growth Deal) Sub-Committee
  • Governance and Audit Sub-Committee
  • Overview and Scrutiny Sub-Committee
  • Regional Transport Planning Sub-Committee
  • Standards Sub-Committee
  • Strategic Development Planning Sub-Committee
  • Growing Mid Wales Board

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cyd-bwyllgor Corfforedig Canolbarth Mid Wales Corporate Joint Commission.
2. Web site: The Mid Wales Corporate Joint Committee Regulations 2021.
3. Web site: Collaboration nation: What are Corporate Joint Committees and what will they do? .
4. Web site: The South West Wales Corporate Joint Committee Regulations 2021.
5. Web site: Building collaboration | Aon. www.aon.com.
6. Web site: Committee structure . 6 July 2023 .