The aims of the Wales Council for LGBT People are to:

• Share information, learning and good practice that is relevant to the LGBT sector in Wales. This could include funding, news, events, policies, research, training and jobs.

• Ensure that the LGBT Excellence Centre's support services provided to groups are reflective of their needs.

• Promote lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender sector activities to the network, with an emphasis on local activities for local groups.

• Provide the opportunity for voluntary and community groups to have a greater influence over what happens locally as well as at a national level.

• Communicate the needs and activities of the voluntary and community groups to the wider lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.

• Maintain and provide a comprehensive map of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender organisations across Wales.

• Allow more opportunities for partnership and collaborative working between members of the Council.

• Develop partnerships with mainstream local voluntary sector support services.

• Publicise the findings and recommendations from the LGBT Excellence Centre's LGBT sector survey and produce a strategy improving support forLGBT  organisations and groups in Wales.

• Contribute to the evidence base around the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.