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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-and-elections-wales-act-2021/section-38",
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  "legislation": "asc/2021/1",
  "legislation_title": "Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-and-elections-wales-act-2021",
  "path": "section/38",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "38",
  "heading": "Overview",
  "text": "In this Part—\n(a) Chapter 2 requires a principal council—\n(i) to encourage local people to participate in decision-making by the council;\n(ii) to prepare and publish a strategy setting out how it is to comply with its duty to encourage participation in decision-making;\n(iii) to make a petition scheme;\n(iv) to publish an electronic and postal address for each of its members;\n(b) Chapter 3 requires a principal council to publish a guide to accompany its constitution and make copies of the guide available on request;\n(c) Chapter 4 makes provision—\n(i) for broadcasting proceedings at meetings of principal councils and other local authorities which are open to the public;\n(ii) requiring local authorities to make arrangements enabling remote attendance at meetings;\n(iii) giving members of the public the opportunity to speak at meetings of community councils open to the public;\n(iv) about the giving of notices, and access to documents, relating to local authority meetings;\n(v) for regulations to be made about local authority meetings, publication of information and community meetings;\n(d) Chapter 5 requires community councils to publish an annual report about their priorities, activities and achievements.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/1/section/38",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:17:57.648401+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}