A yw'r Ysgrifennydd Cabinet yn disgwyl i awdurdodau lleol eraill Cymru ffedereiddio yn y ffordd y mae Cynghorau Bwrdeistref Sirol Torfaen a Blaenau Gwent wedi gwneud hynny?
The adoption of a federated model of governance is Blaenau Gwent and Torfaen County Borough Councils’ choice. This innovative approach offers a significant learning opportunity for all principal councils.
Federating governance is not the only model of collaboration. The Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 provides for voluntary mergers and joint committees, and joint Cabinets are enabled by the Local Government Act 2000.
Therefore, outside of functions prescribed to corporate joint committees by the 2021 Act, the extent of collaboration between councils is entirely for local determination.