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The Welsh Government has commissioned new research by the Wales Centre for Public Policy (WCPP) to review the formula used to distribute funding to local authorities in Wales. 

The Welsh Government has launched a public consultation as part of a major revision of the National Development Framework – which sets out how places, communities, infrastructure and natural resources should be planned and managed through the planning system in Wales.  

• Tamsin Ramasut and Professor Simon Gibson CBE announced as co-chairs for the Town Centre Taskforce  

• £1 million of new funding announced for town centre regeneration projects in Bangor and Bridgend  

• The taskforce has been established as a 100-day Government commitment  

The Cabinet Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning, Siân Gwenllian, has issued the following statement in response to the recent incident at Gwaelod-y-garth.

The Cabinet Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning, Siân Gwenllian, has issued the following update on wildfire incidents across Wales.

The Cabinet Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning, Siân Gwenllian, has issued the following statement in response to the ongoing wildfire incidents across Wales. 

• Nearly £450,000 invested and up to 19 new qualified planners to be supported across Wales 

• New rural scheme targets workforce shortages in mid and west Wales 

• Welsh-speaking graduates to benefit from locally-focused "grow your own" approach

• Regulations have been laid to allow for the roll out of Automatic Voter Registration across Wales ahead of the 2027 Local Government elections.
• An independent evaluation by the Electoral Commission confirmed the success of pilot programmes in Carmarthenshire, Gwynedd, Newport and Powys.