Section 53 Overview

requiring a principal council to appoint a chief executive (rather than designate a head of paid service), whose functions will include duties imposed under this Part;

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for the appointment of assistants to executives of principal councils;

about job-sharing of certain offices in principal councils;

for issuing guidance, including to elected mayors and executive leaders, on equality and diversity;

about the entitlement of members of local authorities to various kinds of family absence;

requiring leaders of political groups to take steps to promote and maintain high standards of conduct by members of their groups, and to co-operate with standards committees;

requiring standards committees to produce annual reports on the exercise of their functions;

amending the 2000 Act and other Acts to make provision about investigations by the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales into the conduct of members of local government;

about the provision of certain information to overview and scrutiny committees;

enabling the Welsh Ministers to require local authorities to appoint joint overview and scrutiny committees;

requiring community councils to make training plans.