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There is no summary of this meeting yet. One is written once the council publishes the minutes. The agenda and papers are below.
Apologies were received from Cllr L Addiscott, Cllr S Driscoll and Cllr B Smith
Declarations were received from: S James as an associate trainer for Welsh Womens Aid Cllr B Bowen-Thomson for their work with the charity Safer Wales
An amendment is required to the draft minutes to record that Vice Chair, L Addiscott is a Councillor, not a Co-opted member. The panel approved the rest of the minutes for accuracy
U Hussain, Chief Financial Officer, South Wales Police, gave a presentation highlighting a three-year Police Spending Review, drawing attention to required top slicing, pay awards, differential across the forces, potential deficit and mapped borrowing across the UK. In response to questions, committee were advised: · The presentation is intended to provide context, and final decisions would be brought in due course. · The Finance Sub Committee would align meeting dates around the updates provided to the Governance and Audit Committee. · Blue light undertakes large scale procurement work, and inflation is built into all contracts. · Budget prioritisation is the responsibility of the Chief Constable.
L Jones, Chief Of Staff, Commissioner’s Office, presented an update report in relation to the two queries highlighted on Page 7 of the agenda. The Police and Crime Commissioner advised that culture and standards continue to be a focus. In response to questions, the Panel were advised: · The Commissioner was happy for a previous presentation from Standards to be repeated and will also include what their office has introduced. · There is a blanket policy, so everyone is vetted annually, including contract staff.
Discussions were held around the scope of the Finance Sub Group and the frequency of meetings. It was agreed that meetings would be: · held quarterly, the dates to be confirmed. · informal and held via MSTeams. Membership of the sub group would remain fluid so that members may attend if they choose, but would include the Chair, Vice Chair and G Chapman, who was appointed as the third panel member.
Reference was made to the Annual Report which would be added to the agenda for the next meeting.
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