Future Generations Commissioner for Wales

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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.

Contents

The current Commissioner is Derek Walker. [2]

Role

A Welsh Government animated guide to the relevant legislation

The Commissioner may do anything they consider appropriate to:

Work

The Commissioner's work is politically independent. [3]

Advocacy

The Commissioner has cooperated with others in a similar role such as the Children's Commissioner for Wales. [4]

Further developments

The role of the Commissioner inspired the Declaration on Future Generations. [5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Wales' new Future Generations Commissioner announced". Welsh Government. Welsh Government. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ Shaurya, Shaurya (15 October 2024). "Wales' free school meals policy 'discriminatory' and must be changed, campaigners say". WalesOnline. Reach plc. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  5. ↑ "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.
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