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10 years of the Well-being of Future Generations Act in Wales

This is the first in a short series of blogs to mark the 10-year anniversary of the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act. This opening blog, from CLES’s Sarah Evans, focusses on the implementation of the Act, and considers what has worked and what have been the challenges. For those not familiar with the Act, it sets out Wales’s vision for a sustainable future and requires public bodies in Wales to consider the long-term impact of their decisions, work collaboratively with people, communities and each other, and to take action to prevent persistent challenges such as poverty, health inequalities and climate change.

When the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act was first implemented I was working at Glyndwr University and I remember being inspired about how it could shape our local and regional public services.