Wellbeing of Future Generations Bill [HL] (HL Bill 8)

Contents

1. Part 1

   Introduction

   1. 1. Overview

2. Part 2

   Improving Wellbeing

   1. Sustainable development and wellbeing duty on public bodies

   2. 2. Sustainable development

   3. 3. Future generations principle

   4. 4. Meaning of “public body”

   5. 5. Wellbeing duty on public bodies: objectives

   6. 6. Consultation and provision for the wellbeing goals

   7. 7. Wellbeing duty on public bodies: ways of working

   8. Wellbeing objectives

   9. 8. Statements about wellbeing objectives

   10. 9. Wellbeing objectives: government departments

   11. 10. Other public bodies’ wellbeing objectives

   12. Measuring progress towards achieving the goals

   13. 11. Annual wellbeing goals report

   14. 12. Future trends and risks report

   15. 13. Annual wellbeing objectives report

   16. 14. Annual reports by other public bodies

   17. Guidance

   18. 15. Guidance

   19. Role of the Comptroller and Auditor General

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

   21. 17. Future generations impact assessments

   22. 18. Reporting on preventative spending

3. Part 3

   The Future Generations Commissioner for the United Kingdom

   1. The Commissioner

   2. 19. Future Generations Commissioner for the United Kingdom

   3. 20. Commissioner’s general duty

   4. The Commissioner's functions

   5. 21. Commissioner’s functions

   6. 22. Reviews by the Commissioner

   7. 23. Recommendations made by the Commissioner

   8. 24. Duty to follow recommendations

   9. 25. Investigations

   10. 26. Applications to court

   11. 27. Proceedings

   12. 28. Judicial remedies

   13. 29. Future generations report

   14. 30. Future generations report: activity during the reporting period

   15. Joint working

   16. 31. Joint working

   17. Advisory panels to the Commissioner

   18. 32. Advisory panels

   19. 33. Citizens panel

   20. 34. Expert panel

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

   Wellbeing and companies

   1. 38. Wellbeing duty on companies

6. Part 6

   Wellbeing and procurement

   1. 39. Social value and procurement

   2. 40. Wellbeing duty on authorities

7. Part 7

   Final Provisions

   1. 41. Power to make consequential etc. provision

   2. 42. Regulations

   3. 43. Interpretation

   4. 44. Extent, commencement and short title

8. 1. Schedule 1

      The Citizens’ Assembly

   2. Schedule 2

      The Future Generations Commissioner for the United Kingdom

   3. Schedule 3

      Investigations by the Future Generations Commissioner for the United Kingdom