Future Generations Commissioner for Wales explained

The Future Generations Commissioner for Wales is a Welsh Government officer,^[1] overseeing an independent advisory body of the same name. The position was created following the passing of the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015, effective on 30 September 2015, with the aim of promoting and facilitating sustainable development.

The current Commissioner is Derek Walker.^[2]

Role

The Commissioner may do anything they consider appropriate to:

promote sustainable development through public bodies
provide advice to the Auditor General for Wales on the sustainable development

Work

The Commissioner's work is politically independent.^[3]

Advocacy

The Commissioner has cooperated with others in a similar role such as the Children's Commissioner for Wales.^[4]

Further developments

The role of the Commissioner inspired the Declaration on Future Generations.^[5]

References

Web site: 2022-12-07. Wales' new Future Generations Commissioner announced . 2022-03-06 . Welsh Government. Welsh Government.
News: Owen . Cathy . 2022-10-17 . Mark Drakeford names his preferred candidate for £95,000-a-year future generations commissioner role . https://web.archive.org/web/20221117183745/https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/mark-drakeford-names-preferred-candidate-25543195 . 2022-11-17.
Lawrence . Peter . November 2022 . Justifying Representation of Future Generations and Nature: Contradictory or Mutually Supporting Values? . Transnational Environmental Law . en . 11 . 3 . 553–579 . 10.1017/S2047102522000176 . 2047-1025.
News: Shaurya . Shaurya . 2024-10-15 . Wales' free school meals policy 'discriminatory' and must be changed, campaigners say . 2024-10-26 . WalesOnline . Reach plc.
News: 2024-09-24 . Wales’ future generations law inspires commitment at UN Summit . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240924192630/https://nation.cymru/news/wales-future-generations-law-inspires-commitment-at-un-summit/ . 2024-09-24 . 2024-10-25 . Nation.Cymru.