:South East Wales Corporate Joint Committee

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| foundation = 1 April 2021

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| jurisdiction = South East Wales

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| leader1 = Mary Ann Brocklesby

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| meeting_place = Sbarc-Spark, Maindy Road, Cardiff, CF24 4HQ

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The South East Wales Corporate Joint Committee ({{langx|cy|Cyd-bwyllgor Corfforedig De-ddwyrain Cymru}}) is the Corporate Joint Committee for South East Wales that was established in April 2021 by statutory instruments made under the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2021/343/contents/made|title=The South East Wales Corporate Joint Committee Regulations 2021}} It is an indirectly elected body made up of leaders of principal councils and national park authorities in the region.{{cite web | url=https://research.senedd.wales/research-articles/collaboration-nation-what-are-corporate-joint-committees-and-what-will-they-do/ | title=Collaboration nation: What are Corporate Joint Committees and what will they do? }}

Powers

Corporate Joint Committees have powers relating to economic well-being, strategic planning and the development of regional transport policies.{{Cite web |last=The South West Wales Corporate Joint Committee Regulations 2021 |date=2021 |title=LOCAL GOVERNMENT, WALES |url=https://senedd.wales/media/jhjnad5w/sub-ld14134-e.pdf |access-date=2023-07-10 |website=senedd.wales}} They are corporate bodies which can employ staff, hold assets and have dedicated budgets.{{Cite web|url=https://www.aon.com/unitedkingdom/insights/building-collaboration.jsp|title=Building collaboration | Aon|website=www.aon.com}}

Principal areas

The South East Wales Corporate Joint Committee covers the ten principal areas of Vale of Glamorgan, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Merthyr Tydfil, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Newport, Blaenau Gwent, Torfaen, Monmouthshire and Bridgend. The CJC's area is coterminous with that of the Cardiff Capital Region.

Members

South East Wales Corporate Joint Committee is an indirectly elected body made up of the leaders of the principal councils and national park authorities in the region. By law, CJCs must appoint a chief executive, a finance officer and a monitoring officer.

As of May 2023, the membership of the committee is as follows:{{cite web | url=https://www.cardiffcapitalregion.wales/the-city-deal/members-of-the-south-east-wales-corporate-joint-committee/ | title=Members of the South East Wales Corporate Joint Committee }}

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style="background:{{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}} \| \| Steve Thomas \| Leader of the Council \| Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
style="background:{{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}} \| \| Huw David \| Leader of the Council \| Bridgend County Borough Council
style="background:{{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}} \| \| Sean Morgan \| Leader of the Council \| Caerphilly County Borough Council
style="background:{{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}} \| \| Huw Thomas \| Leader of the Council \| Cardiff Council
style="background:{{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}} \| \| Geraint Thomas \| Leader of the Council \| Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
style="background:{{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}} \| \| Mary Ann Brocklesby \| Leader of the Council \| Monmouthshire County Council
style="background:{{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}} \| \| Jane Mudd \| Leader of the Council \| Newport City Council
style="background:{{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}} \| \| Andrew Morgan \| Leader of the Council \| Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
style="background:{{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}} \| \| Anthony Hunt \| Leader of the Council \| Torfaen County Borough Council
style="background:{{party color\|Labour Party (UK)}} \| \| Lis Burnett \| Leader of the Council \| Vale of Glamorgan Council
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