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Resolved: That the plan for 24/25 be endorsed by Council. To enable the Neath Port Talbot Youth Justice Service (Early Intervention and Prevention) on behalf of Neath Port Talbot Council to undertake its duties to deliver youth justice services in line with the Crime and Disorder Act 1998.
Resolved: · That Cllr Nathan Goldup John be removed as a member of the Democratic Services Committee. · That Cllr Angharad Aubrey be appointed as a member of the Democratic Services Committee. · That Cllr Nathan Goldup John be removed as a member of the Education Skills and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee. · That Cllr Helen Ceri Clarke be appointed as a member of the Education, Skills and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee. · That Cllr Helen Ceri Clarke be removed as a member of the Environment, Regeneration and Streetscene Services Scrutiny Committee · That Cllr Angharad Aubrey be appointed as a member of the Environment, Regeneration and Streetscene Services. · That Cllr Nathan Goldup John be removed as a member of the Special Appointments Committee That Cllr Cen Phillips be appointed as a member of the Special Appointments Committee.
Resolved: · That the move to a single cabinet member decision making process from the date of the Council’s Annual General Meeting in May 2025 (Proposal 1) be APPROVED. · That the process set out in Proposal 2 in respect of Single Cabinet Member Decision Making be ADOPTED. · That the disbanding of the Personnel Committee to take effect from the date of the Council’s Annual General Meeting in May 2025 (Proposal 3) be APPROVED. · That the revised Decision-Making Structure at Appendix 1 to take effect from the date of the Council’s Annual General Meeting in May 2025 (Proposal 4) be APPROVED. · That the Head of Legal and Democratic Services be authorised to update the Constitution of Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council.
The Mayor welcomed all to the meeting.
The Leader provided an update from the 12th Transition Board held on the 25th March 2025, chaired by the secretary of state for Wales. The leader informed Council that the main focus of the meeting was surrounding Mental Health and Wellbeing. Council was told that the UK Government had provided significant resources to businesses and individuals in Neath Port Talbot affected by the transition with the Council setting aside £3.275m from the skills fund to provide mental health and services affected by the Tata transition. The funding is expected to deliver a range of important projects across the borough. The Leader went on to state that although the skills funding was welcomed it wasn’t enough to address all the Authorities needed and expectations. Performance information was also reviewed by the transition board. Updates were received from workstream chairs. Finally the board endorsed the creation of a small group to maximise the local benefits of the blast furnace decommissioning and the construction of the electric arc furnace. The Leader told Council we were committed to support the interventions as quickly as possible while ensuring appropriate governance compliance with statutory and legal responsibilities adhered too.
The following interests were declared: Councillor Mike Harvey – Agenda item 6 Neath Port Talbot Youth Justice and Early Intervention Youth Justice Plan 24/25 – as he is a Design and Crime Officer for South Wales Police. Councillor Matthew Crowley (Mayor) – Agenda item 6 Neath Port Talbot Youth Justice and Early Intervention Youth Justice Plan 24/25 – as he works part time in Ty Olwen Hospice, Swansea. Craig Griffiths – Agenda item 13 Market Pay Retention Payments – as he is named within the report and left the meeting for this item.
There were none.
The Mayor welcomed to Council the Chief Executive of Swansea Bay Health Board Abigail Harris along with the Chair Jan Williams who gave a presentation. J. Williams thanked Council for the invitation and highlighted the importance of partnership between the Council and the Health Board. Special thanks were given to Andrew Jarrett Director of Social Services Health and Housing. Saliant points raised from the presentation include challenges faced over the next 3 years, and how these challenges will be faced. Areas highlighted included the number of children living in poverty, the healthy age gap which stands at around 20 years for women and 15 years for men. The Health Boards vision and mission was mentioned along with a recommendation from Audit Wales in terms of the vision and mission strategy. A.Harris went on to talk about the strategic objectives and how they would be articulated, namely being a great place to work engaging with the workforce, digital services and financial challenges. Council were told it is expected to take 3 years to find financial balance. Priorities was discussed including mental health and wellbeing, smoking, diabetes and emergency care along with cancer patients. Vaccinations was touched upon with the need for prevention highlighted. An improvement dashboard was included within the presentation. Several points were outlined including a winter care plan and planned care with a graph showing a decline. Further discussions included a maternity and neonatal improvement programme and independent review where Council was told this area had been given more time to review how the services benefit women. Following the presentation Members of Council went on to ask the following questions and comments. The Chair of Social Services Health and Housing Scrutiny Committee went on to invite the Chief Executive and Chair of Swansea Health Board to a future meeting to discuss topics such as mental health, neurodiversity and hospital to home. This invite was welcomed by both. The Chief Executive and Chair went on to outline the feedback from the Llias report that members raised stating a new officer would be taking on the role to combat any issues relating to feedback and patient concerns. Members mentioned prevention being a priority especially in cases of GP appointments and hospital admissions. The Chief Executive of Swansea Bay went on to state access is an ongoing issue within some GP practices and is something they are looking to address and hopefully improve with the inclusion of digital access as a way forward. Members were also told that there is a primary care cluster team reviewing access to GP appointments. Further information on individual practices within Neath Port Talbot would be made available. Members further asked why have specific hospitals in South Wales lost valuable staff. Members were told that a staff survey had been undertaken but the response rate was low which is something the Health Board is working on to encourage staff to participate in the survey. Restrictions on cross boundary GP Practices and ambulance waiting times was raised by members with the Health Board responding to say that recruitment and retention was high on the agenda. The Health Board went on to state that the sector was reliant on good working partnerships specifically in terms of primary and secondary care. The Leader expressed his thanks to the Chief Executive and Chair of Swansea Bay Health Board for their attendance at today’s Council. The Leader went on to say that prevention, intervention and partnership were key elements in going forward.
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Resolved: That the plan for 24/25 be endorsed by Council. To enable the Neath Port Talbot Youth Justice Service (Early Intervention and Prevention) on behalf of Neath Port Talbot Council to undertake its duties to deliver youth justice services in line with the Crime and Disorder Act 1998.
Cabinet Member Councillor Sian Harris for Children and Family Services introduced the report to Council. Councillor Harris went on to inform Council that the plan was carried out on annual basis and devised on a legal duty. The plan is considered when funds are provided by the Youth Justice Board. The plan will focus on priorities for the forthcoming year and will be inclusive of the number of permanent exclusions and a speech and language pilot addressing pupil exclusion. Council were told that the plan aims to continue with a preventative approach, engage earlier with children, more collaborative work with Education colleagues with the aim of improving educational outcomes for young people. Saliant points raised from the plan included vision and strategy, governance leadership and partnership arrangements, previous performance and the plan for the forthcoming year. Resources and services were also highlighted along with board and workforce development. An evaluation can also be seen within the plan and priorities for the coming year. Resolved: That the plan for 24/25 be endorsed by Council. To enable the Neath Port Talbot Youth Justice Service (Early Intervention and Prevention) on behalf of Neath Port Talbot Council to undertake its duties to deliver youth justice services in line with the Crime and Disorder Act 1998.
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Resolved: · That Cllr Nathan Goldup John be removed as a member of the Democratic Services Committee. · That Cllr Angharad Aubrey be appointed as a member of the Democratic Services Committee. · That Cllr Nathan Goldup John be removed as a member of the Education Skills and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee. · That Cllr Helen Ceri Clarke be appointed as a member of the Education, Skills and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee. · That Cllr Helen Ceri Clarke be removed as a member of the Environment, Regeneration and Streetscene Services Scrutiny Committee · That Cllr Angharad Aubrey be appointed as a member of the Environment, Regeneration and Streetscene Services. · That Cllr Nathan Goldup John be removed as a member of the Special Appointments Committee That Cllr Cen Phillips be appointed as a member of the Special Appointments Committee.
The Head of Legal and Democratic Services provided Council with a brief overview to the circulated report. Resolved: · That Cllr Nathan Goldup John be removed as a member of the Democratic Services Committee. · That Cllr Angharad Aubrey be appointed as a member of the Democratic Services Committee. · That Cllr Nathan Goldup John be removed as a member of the Education Skills and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee. · That Cllr Helen Ceri Clarke be appointed as a member of the Education, Skills and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee. · That Cllr Helen Ceri Clarke be removed as a member of the Environment, Regeneration and Streetscene Services Scrutiny Committee · That Cllr Angharad Aubrey be appointed as a member of the Environment, Regeneration and Streetscene Services. · That Cllr Nathan Goldup John be removed as a member of the Special Appointments Committee That Cllr Cen Phillips be appointed as a member of the Special Appointments Committee.
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Resolved: · That the move to a single cabinet member decision making process from the date of the Council’s Annual General Meeting in May 2025 (Proposal 1) be APPROVED. · That the process set out in Proposal 2 in respect of Single Cabinet Member Decision Making be ADOPTED. · That the disbanding of the Personnel Committee to take effect from the date of the Council’s Annual General Meeting in May 2025 (Proposal 3) be APPROVED. · That the revised Decision-Making Structure at Appendix 1 to take effect from the date of the Council’s Annual General Meeting in May 2025 (Proposal 4) be APPROVED. · That the Head of Legal and Democratic Services be authorised to update the Constitution of Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council.
The Head of Legal and Democratic Services introduced the report to Council. Members were told changes outlined by Mr Griffiths will come into force following the Annual General meeting of Council held in May 2025. Resolved: · That the move to a single cabinet member decision making process from the date of the Council’s Annual General Meeting in May 2025 (Proposal 1) be APPROVED. · That the process set out in Proposal 2 in respect of Single Cabinet Member Decision Making be ADOPTED. · That the disbanding of the Personnel Committee to take effect from the date of the Council’s Annual General Meeting in May 2025 (Proposal 3) be APPROVED. · That the revised Decision-Making Structure at Appendix 1 to take effect from the date of the Council’s Annual General Meeting in May 2025 (Proposal 4) be APPROVED. · That the Head of Legal and Democratic Services be authorised to update the Constitution of Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council.
No notices of Motion were received.
No questions were received.
There was one supplementary item presented to Council namely the Interim Recruitment to the Head of Engineering and Transport for 12 months. The Director of Environment and Regeneration went on to inform Members of Council that the service was currently undergoing a restructure thus why the post is being advertised on a temporary basis. The post will then be advertised following the restructure to the service area, and on a permanent basis. Members were told the temporary post will be ring fenced to internal staff only. Members raised a query about the timeframe of when the temporary post would be filled. The Director stated the turn around would be very quick. Interested applicants would need to submit applications by no later than Wednesday 9th April 2025 with a special appointments committee established for the 24th April 2025. The Director went on to assure members of service needs and stated existing accountable managers would deal with queries and if they could not be resolved, the Director would deal with them directly. Members asked if structures would remain in place in the interim period. The Director confirmed Accountable Managers would continue to deal with their own service area but also highlighted the forthcoming restructure of service areas within the Directorate. Resolved: · That authorisation be given to the Director of Environment and Regeneration and the Head of People and Organisational Development to advertise the interim ‘acting up’ opportunity on a restricted internal basis across the Environment Directorate with recruitment and selection to be overseen by the Special Appointments Committee. · That approval be given for the salary to apply to post, in line with the NPT Head of Service Pay Grade that ranges from £84,015 to £92,207 per annum. · Delegated authority be given to the special appointments committee to determine the starting salary to be offered to the successful candidate within the parameters of the pay grade.
Resolved: That pursuant to section 100A (4) and (5) of the Local Government Act 1972 and paragraphs 12 and 13 of Schedule 12A to the above Act, the public be excluded for the following items of business.
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