Written question WQ93035
- Asked by
- Adam PricePlaid
- To be answered by
- Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 7 days
Question
Further to WQ92793, will the Counsel General confirm whether there is a specific duty on community councils to publish on their websites details of the party affiliation of community councillors who have been elected in the name of a political party?
Answer
Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Local Government and Planning
There is a specific duty on community councils to publish information on their websites regarding the party affiliation (if any) of their members. This is laid out in Section 55 of the Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Act 2013.