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RESOLVED to approve the minutes of the 29th January 2025 as an accurate reflection of the meeting.
RESOLVED: 1. To review the draft Annual report at Appendix 1; and, 2. To agree the content of the draft report (attached at Appendix 1) for submission and consideration to the Social Partnership Council.
RESOLVED: 1. To note the update.
RESOLVED: 1. For a written submission of the queries and concerns to be provided to the Leader for action.
The Chair welcomed Members, Officers and Trade Union representatives to the meeting and thanked them for attending.
An apology of absence was noted from the Chair, County Borough Councillor M Webber. In her absence, the Leader of RCTCBC Councillor A Morgan, agreed to Chair today’s meeting.
In accordance with the Council’s Code of Conduct, there were no declarations of interest pertaining to the agenda.
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RESOLVED to approve the minutes of the 29th January 2025 as an accurate reflection of the meeting.
It was RESOLVED to approve the minutes of the 29th January 2025 as an accurate reflection of the meeting.
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RESOLVED: 1. To review the draft Annual report at Appendix 1; and, 2. To agree the content of the draft report (attached at Appendix 1) for submission and consideration to the Social Partnership Council.
The Service Director Democratic Services & Communications presented the report to Committee Members and noted that the purpose of the report is to provide members of the Committee with te opportunity to consider the ‘Draft Social Partnership Annual Report’ for the Financial Year 2024/25 and in doing so agree wther the work undertaken satisfies the requirements of the Social Partnership Duty. Following the overview, the Chair, The Leadr of RCTCBC, noted that it is disappointing that the formal guidance on this hasn’t come out yet and queried weather Welsh Government have issued a timeframe for this to be published. The Service Director advised the Committee that the consultation process hasn’t commenced, which is a process they follow when they introduce statutory guidance. The Chair advised Members that this is the first report submitted in this format and that it can be refined going forward. Following discussion, Members RESOLVED: 1. To review the draft Annual report at Appendix 1; and, 2. To agree the content of the draft report (attached at Appendix 1) for submission and consideration to the Social Partnership Council.
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RESOLVED: 1. To note the update.
The Chair, the Leader of RCTCBC, advised Committee Members he will be attending a Senior Leadership Team meting on Wednesday regarding the Panel Performance Assessment and advised Members that a series of meetings will be taking place leading up to the Assssment. The Service Director Democratic Services & Communications advised Members that the Local Government Act 2021 has several duties placed on Local Authorities within it and that one of them is that at least once during an Electoral Term a Panel Assessment Review is undertaken. The WLGA have been facilitating these arrangements and it has been decided that RCT’s Assessments will take place between the 7th and 11th October 2025. Committee Members were advised that the Act lists several external and internal stakeholders and Committee Members are listed as external stakeholders in the process. The Service Director advised that the opportunity today is to brief Committee Members on the Panel Assessment Framework. Following the overview, the Chair queried how are the Trade Unions engaged in the process. The Service Director confirmed that the Council would be happy to take direction from Trade Union colleagues in respect of what would work best for them. The Chair advised that this could be discussed outside of the meeting. GMB Representatives noted that they would like to be involved with Panel discussions and referenced the changes this Electoral term to Scrutiny and what the plans will be in the future. The Chair agreed that it would be a good idea to start the engagement process sooner rather than later. The Chair queried if a number of Regulators will be feeding into the process. The Service Director confirmed that they will feed into the process however the actual Panel is meant to be a Peer to Peer process and external Regulators feed into that. The Chair queried what will be the best mechanism to engage with Trade Unions outside of today’s meeting. The Service Director advised that we can continue discussions with Trade Unions as the process progresses and also include this on the JCC Agenda going forward. Following discussions, Members RESOLVED: 1. To note the update.
The Service Director Democratic Services & Communications noted that towards the end of the last Municipal Year the JCC requested that a review be undertaken into Community Meals. The Service Director advised that the item was reviewed by the Community Services Scrutiny Committee on the *** and that Scrutiny recommended that further investigation be carried out into Community Meals in RCT. A Trade Union Representative from GMB queried the reason for the review. The Service Director advised that it was recognised that the service was an important service and that it was felt that Scrutiny could add value to that service delivery moving forward. A GMB Trade Union Representative noted that they have received a lot of calls from Union Members on this item and Union members have been asking if this is coming back in house and that due to the pricing structure there has been a drop in uptake. The Service Director commented that any recommendations made by Scrutiny would be reported to Cabinet for consideration.
The Chairman of the meeting, being of the opinion that the item was to be considered urgently in accordance with the provision of section 100(b)4(B) of the Local Government Act 1972, as a matter of urgency by reason of special circumstance i.e. to receive an update on social care arrangements in RCT from Trade Union Colleagues.
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RESOLVED: 1. For a written submission of the queries and concerns to be provided to the Leader for action.
GM, (GMB) commented on the current position with outsourcing of the Home Care Service and raised the concerns on behalf of staff and service users in respect of the new arrangements Members were advised that the outsourced companies were not engaging with Trade Unions and it was queried if the Council could have an audit of the outsourced service in terms of pay to Staff and the service being provided to service users. The Chair reflected on the best way forward in relation to the concerns and the Director of Human Resources advised that the issues had already been raised with HR who were looking into the matter. The Chair reassured Union representatives that from the Council’s viewpoint the same provisions should be provided to staff and service users, whether the service was provided by the Council or outsourced. An NEU Representative took the opportunity to raise a query regarding supply teachers and queried why the booking system wasn’t working and noted that supply teachers could not get any work. The Director of Human Resources explained that at the moment the supply booking system was still under development. The Chair welcomed the comments and feedback from Trade Union colleagues and assured Members that such issues would be addressed. Following discussions, it was RESOLVED: 1. For a written submission of the queries and concerns to be provided to the Leader for action.
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