Future Generations Commissioner for Wales
The Future Generations Commissioner for Wales (Welsh: Comisiynydd Cenedlaethau'r Dyfodol Cymru) is a Welsh Government officer,[1] overseeing an independent advisory body of the same name. The position was created following the passing of the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015, effective on 30 September 2015, with the aim of promoting and facilitating sustainable development.
The current Commissioner is Derek Walker.[2]
Role
[edit]The Commissioner may do anything they consider appropriate to:
- promote sustainable development through public bodies
- provide advice to the Auditor General for Wales on the sustainable development
Work
[edit]The Commissioner's work is politically independent.[3]
Advocacy
[edit]The Commissioner has cooperated with others in a similar role such as the Children's Commissioner for Wales.[4]
Further developments
[edit]The role of the Commissioner inspired the Declaration on Future Generations.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Wales' new Future Generations Commissioner announced". Welsh Government. Welsh Government. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ Owen, Cathy (17 October 2022). "Mark Drakeford names his preferred candidate for £95,000-a-year future generations commissioner role". Archived from the original on 17 November 2022.
- ^ Lawrence, Peter (November 2022). "Justifying Representation of Future Generations and Nature: Contradictory or Mutually Supporting Values?". Transnational Environmental Law. 11 (3): 553–579. doi:10.1017/S2047102522000176. ISSN 2047-1025.
- ^ Shaurya, Shaurya (15 October 2024). "Wales' free school meals policy 'discriminatory' and must be changed, campaigners say". WalesOnline. Reach plc. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "Wales' future generations law inspires commitment at UN Summit". Nation.Cymru. 24 September 2024. Archived from the original on 24 September 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.