PART 1LOCAL GOVERNMENT IMPROVEMENT

General duty

2General duty in relation to improvement

1

A Welsh improvement authority must make arrangements to secure continuous improvement in the exercise of its functions.

2

In discharging its duty under subsection (1), an authority must have regard in particular to the need to improve the exercise of its functions in terms of—

a

strategic effectiveness;

b

service quality;

c

service availability;

d

fairness;

e

sustainability;

f

efficiency; and

g

innovation.

3

For the meanings of paragraphs (a) to (g) of subsection (2), see section 4.