These Regulations make provision for the constitution and membership of the NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee (“the joint committee”) including its procedures and administrative arrangements. The National Health Service Joint Commissioning Committee (Wales) Directions 2024, which were made on 6 February 2024, provide that the Local Health Boards in Wales will work jointly to exercise functions relating to the planning and securing of certain services. For the purpose of jointly exercising those functions, the Local Health Boards will establish the joint committee to be operational on 1 April 2024.