Er mwyn sicrhau bod awdurdodau lleol yn cael y cymorth a'r cymorth angenrheidiol wrth weithredu'r darpariaethau hyn, rwyf yn  bwriadu cyhoeddi canllawiau.  Yn hytrach na chreu nifer o ddarnau o ganllawiau ar wahân y mae'n rhaid eu darllen gyda'i gilydd, bydd set gyfunol o ganllawiau'n cael ei pharatoi.
Reforms to increase public participation in local democracy and improve transparency including:requiring principal councils to:encourage local people to participate in local government through the preparation of the public participation strategy; establish a petition scheme and publish their constitution and a constitution guide;publish official addresses for members;make arrangements to broadcast meetings of their full council that are open to the public electronically and make the broadcast available electronically for a reasonable period after the meeting;provisions enabling public participation at community and town council meetings.Provision relating to the leadership of councils, including facilitating greater diversity amongst members including:establishing a statutory position of chief executive within principal councils;appointment of assistants to the executives of principal councils;job sharing - requiring principal councils to include in their executive arrangements provision enabling two or more members to share an office on an executive;duty of political group leaders within principal councils to maintain high standards of conduct;duty on community and town councils to prepare a training plan for members of the council.