South West Wales Corporate Joint Committee

The South West Wales Corporate Joint Committee (Cyd-bwyllgor Corfforedig y De-orllewin Cymru) is the Corporate Joint Committee for South West Wales that was established in April 2021 by statutory instruments made under the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021. It is an indirectly elected body made up of leaders of principal councils and national park authorities in the region.

Powers
Corporate Joint Committees have powers relating to economic well-being, strategic planning and the development of regional transport policies. They are corporate bodies which can employ staff, hold assets and have dedicated budgets.

Principal areas
The South West Wales Corporate Joint Committee covers the four principal areas of Carmarthenshire, Neath Port Talbot, Pembrokeshire and Swansea. The CJC's area is coterminous with that of the Swansea Bay City Region.

Members
The South West 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:

Leadership
Rob Stewart, leader of City and County of Swansea Council is chair of the West Wales CJC, and Darren Price, leader of Carmarthenshire County Council, is vice-chair.

Sub-committees
The South West Wales CJC has the following subcommittees:
 * Economic Well Being and Regional Economic Development Sub-Committee
 * Energy Sub-Committee
 * Governance and Audit Sub-Committee
 * Overview and Scrutiny Sub-Committee
 * Regional Transport Sub-Committee
 * Strategic Planning Sub-Committee