The Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Act 2023 (“SPPP Act”) fulfils a Programme for Government commitment placing social partnership on a statutory footing in Wales.
On 1 April 2024 the new Social Partnership Duty (“the Duty”) on public bodies came into force in Wales. The Duty is set out in sections 15, 16 and 18 of the SPPP Act. It complements existing well-being duties to which certain public bodies are already subject to under Part 2 of the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 (“WFG Act”).
This Duty includes requirements for public bodies to publish annual reports on the Social Partnership Duty.