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Councillors P Bright, G Horton, R Mogford, A Screen and A Pimm
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The Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Education introduced the report. The Head of People, Policy and Transformation and the HR and OD Manager gave an overview of the report. Members discussed and questioned the Officers on the content of the report. • The Committee welcomed the continued reduction in staff sickness absence figures and commended the positive progress made in this area. • The Committee requested that the service area give further thought to how they measure the success of the introduction of the Recruitment Team, including consideration of specific metrics and outcomes. • The Committee requested that the outcomes and recommendations from the Audit Wales review on recruitment and retention within Newport City Council, along with the proposed actions, be provided to the Committee once they are available. • The Committee requested that a breakdown be provided showing what proportion of the total agency expenditure for the Council relates to schools.
a) Actions Arising The Scrutiny Adviser informed the Committee of the actions that have been completed, and the actions that are currently outstanding. b) Draft Annual Forward Work Programme 25/26 The Scrutiny Adviser informed the Committee that the Forward Work Programme for 2025/26 has now been completed. The Scrutiny Team will shortly be meeting with Strategic Directors and Heads of Service to discuss and develop the Draft Forward Work Programme for 2026/27. Once potential topics have been identified, these will be brought to the Committee for discussion and agreement. Members were also invited to raise any suggestions for future topics to be considered as part of the new programme. c) Outcomes Monitoring The Scrutiny Adviser informed the Committee that the outcomes tables have been updated, with ongoing efforts to chase up outstanding items. The Committee requested that completed actions be colour coded green, ongoing actions amber, and outstanding actions red, to make it easier to capture progress.
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