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Agreed that the Public Service Board supports the Mid Wales Healthy Travel Charter.
Apologies for absence were received from Hayley Thomas (PTHB), Emma Palmer, Diane Reynolds, Jane Thomas and Connor Farmer (PCC) Iwan Cray )Mid and Wales Fire and Rescue Service) represented by Sean Lloyd, Alison Perry (Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner) represented by Claire Bryant, Duncan Hamer and Ann Watkin (Welsh Government).
The minutes of the last meeting held on 25th September 2025 were agreed as a correct record. Matters arising: Sustainable Food Production: It was confirmed that Daniel Burgess, Head of Economy and Climate was the Council’s lead. He advised that the Council had commissioned work on the opportunities for sustainable food production on the Council’s farm estate and that he would report back on this in 2026. Police & Crime Plan Alignment: Claire Bryant noted that work had been paused due to organisational changes announced by the government.
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It was noted that Welsh Government had confirmed ongoing funding for Public Service Boards to support the delivery of their well-being plans under the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015. This amounted to around £40,000 and was used to support the administration of the PSB. CJ would provide more details of how the funding was spent.
The Board was given an update on the Climate Emergency Step, highlighting key developments, risks, and next steps. The PSB Climate Working Group had made good progress in the last quarter. A highlight had been the Climate Risk workshop held in Builth Wells and attended by a range of PSB partners and the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales. The priorities for the next quarter included · planning for a “Resilient Powys” event in February 2026 and launch of a have your say climate hub. · funding for Phase 3 of the Climate Emergency work. Funding options including EU Horizon funding and other sources of grants were being explored. The Chair noted that UK Local Growth Funds would be replacing SPF funding and he suggested that the PSB respond to the Welsh Government consultation on Local Growth Funds by indicating its support for this to be used to fund Phase 3 of the Climate Emergency work. · Continued support for local enterprises: Funding bids would be made to support the Hive’s work. Claire Swales noted that the third sector delivered similar projects and that it was important that schemes were not duplicated. Evidence of need was required when seeking funding. · Climate Risk Assessment – each public body should conduct its own climate risk assessment, then integrate findings for joint action.
Catherine James gave an update on Quarter 3 engagement activities on health/dental access, transport, digital exclusion and rural challenges. The priorities for Quarter 4 were locality-based analysis, launch of the engagement hub and privacy compliance. Concerns were raised about consultation fatigue and therefore the need for coordinated engagement by public bodies.
The Board were given an update on the priority areas: Breastfeeding Over 340 businesses had signed up to Breastfeeding Welcome Scheme. The scheme was being rolled out across Powys with increased engagement with partner organisations and linking in with their networks, for example, community buildings and schools. The Breastfeeding Charter had been developed to support staff returning to work. Awareness sessions had been held for childcare settings and the work being carried out was recognised nationally. Introduction to Solid Foods The Gold Standard Snack Award was being promoted in pre-schools: 9 had completed the award, 9 were in progress and 10 were newly signed up. There had been positive feedback from weaning classes with parents reporting improved confidence. Work was underway to capture robust weaning data. Affordability of Healthy Food Insight work had been undertaken with families through face to face groups and online survey, to help understand their experiences with cooking and accessing affordable healthy food. A was report pending. Cooking Skills A pilot project “It Starts with Food” was underway but uptake was low, exploring alternative delivery (e.g., online). In response to questions about the impact of schemes on healthy weight, the Board was advised that childhood obesity rates in Powys at age 5 had reduced from 29% to just over 23% in three years. PSB partners were encouraged to adopt good practices and to engage with the working group. It was noted that funding and provision for play areas and youth facilities had been highlighted as critical by young people.
The Board considered responses to the recommendations in the Future Generations Commissioner’s report, focusing on how the Public Service Board (PSB) can add strategic value without duplicating individual organisational efforts. PTHB, BBNPA and MWWFRS confirmed that they had submitted responses to the Commissioner. It was agreed that partner bodies review and share their organisational response. The working group would draft a unified PSB response and bring back to a future meeting of the Board for sign-off.
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Agreed that the Public Service Board supports the Mid Wales Healthy Travel Charter.
County Councillor Jackie Charlton, the Cabinet Member for a Greener Powys presented the Mid Wales Healthy Travel Charter aimed at encouraging and supporting staff to achieve an improvement in health, well-being and lead to reduction in carbon emissions. Powys County Council, Powys Teaching Health Board and Ceredigion County Council had signed up to the Charter. NRW, BBNPA and PAVO said that they would consider the Charter. Agreed that the Public Service Board supports the Mid Wales Healthy Travel Charter.
The dates of future meetings were noted. The meeting on 19 March may need to be rearranged as there was a clash with the Growing Mid Wales Board.
Mererid Bowley noted increasing flu rates and encouraged those in eligible groups to get vaccinated. Catherine James advised that preparation for the wellbeing assessment would begin next year and she asked if the PSB wanted a light touch review or a full refresh. The consensus was for a light touch review. Gavin Bown noted that NRW were having to respond to successive flooding events.
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