Well-being of Future Generations Bill (HL Bill 15)

Contents

1. Part 1

   Introduction

   1. 1. Overview

2. Part 2

   Improving Well-being

   1. Sustainable development and well-being duty on public bodies

      1. 2. Sustainable development

      2. 3. Meaning of “public body”

      3. 4. Well-being duty on public bodies

      4. 5. Consultation and provision for the well-being goals

      5. 6. The future generations principle

   2. Well-being objectives

      1. 7. Statements about well-being objectives

      2. 8. Well-being objectives: government departments

      3. 9. Other public bodies’ well-being objectives

   3. Measuring progress towards achieving the goals

      1. 10. Annual well-being goals report

      2. 11. Future trends report

      3. 12. National future risk assessment

      4. 13. Annual well-being objectives report

      5. 14. Annual reports by other public bodies

   4. Guidance

      1. 15. Guidance

   5. Role of the Comptroller and Auditor General

      1. 16. The future generations principle: Comptroller and Auditor General’s
         examinations

      2. 17. Future generations impact assessments

      3. 18. Reporting on preventative spending

3. Part 3

   The Future Generations Commissioner for the United Kingdom

   1. The Commissioner

      1. 19. Future Generations Commissioner for the United Kingdom

      2. 20. Commissioner’s general duty

   2. The Commissioner's functions

      1. 21. Commissioner’s functions

      2. 22. Reviews by the Commissioner

      3. 23. Recommendations made by the Commissioner

      4. 24. Duty to follow recommendations

      5. 25. Investigations

      6. 26. Applications to court

      7. 27. Proceedings

      8. 28. Judicial remedies

      9. 29. Future Generations report

      10. 30. Future Generations report: activity during the reporting period

   3. Joint working

      1. 31. Joint working

   4. Advisory panel to the Commissioner

      1. 32. Advisory panel

      2. 33. Appointed members

      3. 34. Payment of panel members’ expenses

4. Part 4

   Joint Committee on Future Generations

   1. 35. The Joint Committee on Future Generations

   2. 36. Functions of the Joint Committee on Future Generations

   3. 37. Reports of the Joint Committee on Future Generations

5. Part 5

   Final Provisions

   1. 38. Power to make consequential etc. provision

   2. 39. Regulations

   3. 40. Interpretation

   4. 41. Extent, commencement and short title

6. 1. Schedule 1

      The Future Generations Commissioner for the United
      Kingdom

   2. Schedule 2

      Investigations by the Future Generations Commissioner for
      the United Kingdom