North Wales Corporate Joint Committee

The North Wales Corporate Joint Committee (Welsh: Cyd-bwyllgor Corfforedig y Gogledd Cymru) is the Corporate Joint Committee for North 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]

North Wales Corporate Joint Committee

Cyd-bwyllgor Corfforedig y Gogledd Cymru (Welsh)
Area covered by the North Wales Corporate Joint Committee
Type
Type
History
Founded1 April 2021
Leadership
Chair
Dyfrig Siencyn[1]
Vice-chair
Mark Pritchard[1]
Structure
Political groups
  •   Plaid Cymru (2)
  •   Labour (2)
  •   Independent (2)
Elections
Indirect election
Meeting place
Council Offices, Caernarfon, LL55 1SH
Website
North Wales CJC

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] In December 2021, it was agreed that Ambition North Wales would be absorbed into the North Wales CJC, with a subcommittee being formed allow the North Wales CJC to carry out the statutory functions of an Economic Ambition Board.[6]

Principal areas

The North Wales Corporate Joint Committee covers the six principal areas of the Isle of Anglesey, Conwy County Borough, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd, and Wrexham County Borough.

Members

The North 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:[7]

Name Position within nominating authority Nominating authority
Llinos Medi Huws Leader of the Council Isle of Anglesey County Council
Charlie McCoubrey Leader of the Council Conwy County Borough Council
Jason McLellan Leader of the Council Denbighshire County Council
Ian Roberts Leader of the Council Flintshire County Council
Dyfrig Siencyn Leader of the Council Gwynedd Council
Mark Pritchard Leader of the Council Wrexham County Borough Council
Annwen Hughes Chairman Eryri National Park Authority

Leadership

Dyfrig Siencyn, leader of Gwynedd Council is chair of the North Wales CJC, and Mark Pritchard, leader of Wrexham County Borough Council, is vice-chair.

See also

References
  1. "Agenda for North Wales Corporate Joint Committee on Friday, 14th January, 2022, 1.00 pm".
  2. "The North Wales Corporate Joint Committee Regulations 2021".
  3. "Collaboration nation: What are Corporate Joint Committees and what will they do?".
  4. https://senedd.wales/media/jhjnad5w/sub-ld14134-e.pdf
  5. "Building collaboration | Aon". www.aon.com.
  6. "Issue - items at meetings - Establishing the North Wales Region's Corporate Joint Committee (CJC)". 23 November 2021.
  7. "Contact details - North Wales Corporate Joint Committee".
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