We’re making it our mission to put well-being at the centre of what we do here in Wales, so our lives improve today and in the future. 

Despite progress, we’re not doing everything we can to improve well-being of current and future generations. We must match the pace and scale of the challenge. We will support public bodies to use the Act to create this change. 

Future Generations Report 2025: Recommendations

1. Welsh Government should commit to a post-legislative review of the Well-being of Future Generations Act to strengthen its impact and to prepare for updates to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in 2030. This review should include a public dialogue to engage people across Cymru in shaping the future of well-being policy.
2. Welsh Government must assess and streamline partnership structures to reduce complexity and improve coordination across Wales.
3. Welsh Government should ensure the responsibility of implementing the Well-being of Future Generations Act remains with the Prif Weinidog / First Minister.
4. Public bodies must ensure that staff responsible for corporate areas of change understand the WFG Act in a way that improves the quality and consistency of implementation through mandatory training and capacity development.
5. Public bodies must increase engagement with the public to build trust, strengthen consensus, and bridge the gap between policymaking and citizens.

What public bodies have told us:

• Public bodies value involvement but need to go further. All bodies have adopted or support our recommendations to further increase engagement, with some examples of good practice mentioned (e.g. Talk Cardiff, and patient forums). Involvement is still, however, done on organisational terms rather than being fully embedded in corporate centres, and taking a collaborative approach.
• Gaps remain in public body staff understanding of the Act. While many offer induction or ongoing training on the WFG Act, it is not yet consistent across all bodies or mandatory. Most public bodies said they have adopted or support our recommendation to improve training access.

As a result of this feedback, Future Generations Cymru (FGC) will:

• Lead by example through Cymru Can and expand training on participative approaches.
• Pilot new learning on Participative Futures.
• Relaunch the Principles of Public Participation for Wales with partners.
• Expand our online and in-person training offer.
• Continue to share tools with public bodies to help with implementation. Develop a ‘train the trainer’ approach to reach staff more consistently.
• Target support at corporate centre functions, helping teams implement the WFG Act in, for example, procurement, asset management and finance.

Want to learn more about the Act? 

Check out our free e-learning course. There are lots of other useful resources out there. We also run training sessions which you can sign up to here. Contact us if you can’t find what you’re looking for. 

Want our support?  

Whether you work in the public, private or voluntary sector, you can get in touch with us to find out how the Act relates to your role. E-mail contactus@futuregenerations.wales  

Want to know how the Act is being implemented? 

You can see how the Act is having an impact and read case studies here. Read our report on how organisations are implementing the Commissioner’s recommendations. Sign up to our newsletter for more.