Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1962-1997 (accumulated 1989-1997) / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
7.121 cubic metres (359 boxes, 1 file)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
The Council of Welsh Districts (CWD) was established in 1989 as a successor to the Committee of Welsh District Councils, formed in 1983. Both were autonomous bodies within the Association of District Councils, representing District Councils in England and Wales, and were intended to promote and protect the interests of the Welsh District Councils. The Committee of Welsh District Councils had four sub-committees, but with the advent of CWD a revised committee structure was established consisting of an Economic Development and Tourism Committee, an Environment and Housing Committee and the Finance, Parliamentary and General Services Committee. CWD was an active participant in the debate on local government reform in the early 1990s and, following the Local Government Reform Act 1993, was involved in its implementation. On 1 April 1996, CWD and the Association of Welsh Councils were superseded by the Welsh Local Government Association, part of the new Local Government Association of England and Wales. CWD's first Chairman was Councillor Gwynfryn Davies, Dinefwr, 1989-1990; the last was Councillor Tom Williams, Islwyn, 1993-1996.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Deposited by the Council of Welsh Districts, Cardiff, CF1 5LN per Mr Geraint Price-Thomas, Under Secretary (Wales), and the Welsh Local Government Association per Mr John Kingdon, between March 1993 and November 1997.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Minutes and papers of the Council, its predecessor body the Committee of Welsh District Councils, and their sub-committees, 1983-1996; papers and correspondence relating to the Association of District Councils' Welsh office, Head Office and various branches within Wales, 1978-1996; correspondence files of staff members, 1983-1995; copies of Government Green Papers, 1986-1989; and files relating to the various organizations and societies with which the Council had dealings, 1982-1996; subject files relating to such matters as waste disposal and the European Community, 1974-1997; housing and home improvement grants, 1983-1996; leisure facilities, tourism, theatres, National Parks etc., 1983-1996; policy, finance and planning, including the rates, the Revenue Support Grant and the Welsh Language Board, 1982-1996.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Action: All records deposited at the National Library of Wales have been retained..
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
The records are arranged by deposit: March 1993; September 1994; March 1996; February 1997; and November 1997. The records have been arranged, according to the original file numbers used by the Council, into the following main classes: Association of District Councils, Committee of Welsh District Councils, Economy and Environmental Health, Housing, Leisure, Organisations and Societies, Policy, Finance and Planning and Staff correspondence. In addition to these, the classes Wales Land, Miscellaneous files and finance are found in the March 1993 deposit; later deposits include files for Revenue Support Grant, Green papers, Europe and Tourism, Transport and Economic Strategy, Drafts, CWD meetings and committee papers, Revenue Support Grant and Social Services.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Permission must be obtained from the Welsh Local Government Association, 10-11 Raleigh Walk, Atlantic Wharf, Cardiff, CF1 5LN. Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to sign the 'Modern papers - data protection' form.
Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright regulations apply.
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
A hard copy of the catalogue is available at the National Library of Wales.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Title supplied from contents of fonds.
Alternative identifier(s)
Virtua system control number
Project identifier
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Association of District Councils. Council of Welsh Districts -- Archives (Subject)
- Association of District Councils. Committee of Welsh District Councils -- Archives (Subject)
- Association of District Councils. Council of Welsh Districts. (Subject)
- Association of District Councils. (Subject)
- Association of District Councils. Committee of Welsh District Councils (Subject)
- Williams, Tom, of Blackwood. (Subject)
Genre access points
Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Description follows ANW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.;AACR2; and LCSH
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
August 2003
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Compiled by Rhys Jones for the ANW project. The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: NLW, Schedule of Council of Welsh Districts Records; Cadwallader, Mark, The Council of Welsh Districts 1983-1996 - A Story of Achievement (Council of Welsh Districts, 1996).