Siân Gwenllian MS Cabinet Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning
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Cabinet Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning
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Responsibilities
- Local Government performance, governance and constitutional matters, scrutiny arrangements, cabinets, elected mayors, the role of councillors, their diversity, conduct and remuneration
- Structural, democratic, financial and constitutional reform of Local Authorities including co-ordination of regional collaboration models
- The Local Government Partnership Council
- Fire and Rescue Services including community fire safety
- Local Government electoral arrangements, sponsorship of the Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru and the timing of Local Authority elections
- The un-hypothecated funding of Local Authorities and Police and Crime Commissioners through the Local Government revenue and capital settlements
- Financial governance, financing and accounting relating to Local Government
- Local Government workforce matters
- Housing and housing-related activities of Local Authorities and housing associations, including housing management and the allocation of social and affordable housing
- Supply and quality of market, social and affordable housing
- Land division
- Second Homes
- Homelessness and housing advice
- Matters relating to housing provided by the private rented sector
- Regulation of registered social landlords
- Aids and adaptations, including Disabled Facilities Grants and Physical Adaptation Grants
- The provision of housing-related support (but not the payment of Housing Benefit)
- Warm Homes Scheme
- Fire safety in high-rise buildings
- Oversight and implementation of the Planning Acts and all aspects of planning policy and the determination of called-in planning applications and appeals
- Planning gain – Section 106 Agreements contained in the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
- Developments of National Significance: determination of planning applications and connected consents
- Building regulations
- Future Wales: the national plan 2040
- Regeneration, including Strategic Regeneration Areas; legacy regeneration; Transforming Town Centres and provision of sites and premises, derelict land and environmental improvements relating to regeneration
- Burials and cremation policy