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Resolved that: 1) Councillor Andrea Lewis, Swansea Council be elected Chair for the Municipal Year 2025-2026. Councillor Andrea Lewis, (Chair) Presiding
Resolved that; 1) Roger Thomas, Mid & West Wales Fire & Rescue Service be elected Vice Chair for the 2025-2026 Municipal Year.
There were no declarations of interest.
Resolved that the Minutes of the Swansea Public Services Board held on 10 April 2025 be approved and signed as a correct record.
There were no public questions.
Each of the Partners provided both a written and verbal update on the 5 steps in the PSB Action Plan 2025-2026: Transforming Early Years’ Services Across Swansea Karen Stapleton, Swansea Bay University Health Board reported that the first Swansea Bay and Swansea Local Authority Early Years Steering Group had met and confirmed the actions, which were all on track. The action plan would develop the ongoing work between the multi-agency teams in order to extend the current offer across the region. Building on Swansea as a Human Rights City Ness Young, Swansea Council explained that the self-assessment framework had been drafted in order to assist partners evaluate how the human rights based approach would be embedded in policies and services. The framework would proceed to the Stakeholder Panel for co-design. Progress was ongoing with the WHO age-friendly city status. Baseline data on the ageing population was being compiled and stakeholder workshops had helped draft an implementation plan. A marketing company had been commissioned to help develop a friendly Swansea website. Human Rights booklets were being promoted across probation, community & custody, as well as posters & peer-led discussions. Nine safeguarding sessions for third sector organisations had been delivered between April and June. Working Towards Swansea’s Net Zero Target and Nature Recovery Jane Richmond, Swansea Council reported that the technical report had been delivered and a draft strategy had been circulated and comments received. An updated version would be re-circulated for final agreement by the end of July for a launch in September. There were 8 actions to take forward for the current year, together with 147 actions from Welsh Government in their Climate Adaption Strategy and 150 actions from the residents of Swansea. The Community Council toolkit would be presented to the Community / Town Council Forum in September. An emergency planning meeting had been hosted by Fire & Rescue, attended by emergency planners from all 4 partners. In addition, a piece of work would be undertaken to signpost residents to enable them to be resilient within their communities. Making Swansea Safer, More Cohesive, and Prosperous Richard Vaughan-Williams, Mid & West Wales Fire & Rescue Service outlined details of the Community Safety Village event held in Swansea Marina on 7 June 2025 as part of the Firefighters Challenge. The City Centre premises currently under construction would be occupied by the Community Safety Partnership in the Autumn. Work was ongoing with partners to collate, share and understand community safety data in order to improve service delivery. Youth Engagement Officers continued to work closely with the schools involved. Advice from South Wales Police – in terms of designing out crime officers was now included on all Swansea LDP documentation. Developing Swansea’s Integrated Cultural Offer Mark Wade, Swansea Council reported that the work continued in respect of developing the Cultural Strategy for Swansea and its action plan, which would be delivered annually to partners. Accessible community-led events had taken place as part of the expansion of the cultural programming. A working forum with Swansea Grassroots music venues was underway as well as a website launch for Creative Swansea. A partnership agreement with Sport Wales was in the process of being developed for completion by the end of March 2026. Work continued regarding accessibility to sporting events to assist wellbeing, strengthening the Welsh language in tour and visitor experiences as well as many other events. Resolved that Swansea Public Services Board: 1) Notes the updates.
The Chair reported that the latest iteration of the Draft Adaptation and Mitigation Strategy / Action Plan was due out the following day – 11July 2025 for review and agreement.
Ness Young, Swansea Council presented a report to update PSB members on the current status of the 2025/26 PSB Grant allocation, outline confirmed and proposed initiatives and recommend a process for finalising spend decisions in line with Welsh Government guidance. Resolved that Swansea Public Services Board: 1) Notes the current confirmed and proposed allocations. 2) Endorses the continued development of the highlighted proposals. 3) Delegates authority to the PSB Chair to approve the final grant allocations following consultation with statutory partners.
Ness Young, Swansea Council provided an update on the Swansea Public Services Board’s (PSB’s) progress in responding to the Future Generations Commissioner’s 2025 Report, and to outline the proposed approach for submitting a formal response by the 31 October 2025 deadline. Resolved that Swansea Public Services Board: 1) Notes the actions taken to date in preparing a response. 2) Endorses the proposed approach of using existing materials to inform the submission. 3) Encourages timely input from PSB partners (by the end of August). 4) Agrees that the final response will be shared with the PSB for final review before submission. 5) The summary of recommendations be re-circulated to partners.
Ness Young, Swansea Council reminded partners of the date of the next Partnership Forum – 24 July 2025. She stated there were only 50 spaces available and 40 had already registered. She asked partners to encourage others to attend.
Mark Sabine, Natural Resources Wales (NRW) provided a verbal update on the “Walking in our Shoes” event on 17 June 2025. He explained that the event commenced at the Civic Centre and progressed to the Secret Beach Bar & Kitchen. A number of NRW colleagues attended along the way to talk to the Public Service Board to illustrate the work undertaken by NRW. The schemes included the work of the marine teams at the seafront near the sand dune project near the Civic Centre, maintenance of flood defences and habitat creation, small construction projects, rain gardens, and water quality assessments. Mark Sabine stated that as the tour progressed it was clear the amount of collaboration that had taken place between partners, in particular between City and County of Swansea and Natural Resources Wales, as well as with other partners. He felt that Swansea led the way in terms of some of the collaboration that had been undertaken. He concluded by highlighting the future challenge to take them beyond the small scale pilot projects and how the whole scale changes that were required for the future to help adapt could be mitigated against climate change. The Chair thanked NRW for organising the event and looked forward to the next event.
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