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AGREED - That the Work Programme attached at Appendix 1 be agreed.
AGREED i. That the Committee thanks the Officers and representatives of the PSB for the report and presentation and the Committee looks forward to receiving the Flintshire and Wrexham Annual Report in September 2024. ii. That a Workshop be arranged for all Councillors on the duties of the Well-being of Future Generations Act and the role of Scrutiny. iii. That the Compact between Wrexham County Borough Council Scrutiny and Flintshire and Wrexham PSB attached at Appendix 2 to the report be approved.
AGREED – That this item be deferred due to technical issues experienced during the webcasting of this item.
Apologies for absence were submitted on behalf of Councillors Pete Howell, Marc Jones, Mike Morris and Paul Rogers.
AGREED - That the minutes of the Meeting held on 16 November 2023 be signed as a correct record.
Decision as recorded
AGREED - That the Work Programme attached at Appendix 1 be agreed.
The Chief Officer Governance and Customer submitted a report (COGC/120/23s) asking Members to consider the Committee’s Work Programme. The Scrutiny Facilitator introduced the report and drew Members’ attention to the Work Programme at Appendix 1. AGREED - That the Work Programme attached at Appendix 1 be agreed.
Decision as recorded
AGREED i. That the Committee thanks the Officers and representatives of the PSB for the report and presentation and the Committee looks forward to receiving the Flintshire and Wrexham Annual Report in September 2024. ii. That a Workshop be arranged for all Councillors on the duties of the Well-being of Future Generations Act and the role of Scrutiny. iii. That the Compact between Wrexham County Borough Council Scrutiny and Flintshire and Wrexham PSB attached at Appendix 2 to the report be approved.
The Chief Officer for Governance and Customer submitted a report (COGC/90/23s) which allowed Members to consider arrangements for monitoring the delivery of the Flintshire and Wrexham Public Board Well-Being Plan 2023-2028. The Chair welcomed representatives from the PSB (Ann Wood, Chair and Nina Ruddle, Vice Chair) to the meeting and together they gave a detailed Powerpoint presentation which provided further detail under the following headings- · Building our Partnering (why we merged) · Our well being plans · Enabling regional working · Examples of some of the joint projects that had taken place in Wrexham to help young people. During the debate, the following issues were referred to in particular: · Recognition of the positive joint working that had taken place since the merge of Flintshire and Wrexham PSB. It was noted that the merge had taken place as a result of the positive joint Covid response and recovery work. · Welsh Government legislation required Local Authorities to produce a Well- being Assessment Plan. Priorities within communities formed part of this plan. · It was recognised that the climate emergency was not a stand alone issue and the future protection of the environment was a common thread within the Well-being Plan. · The Outcome Board was relatively new and would be reporting on outcomes which only happened because of the partnership work carried out by the PSB to protect future generations. · The work of the PSB ran alongside other initiatives and funding systems and it was important to make the best use of resources and consider long term impact. · Recognition of the frequent innovation taking place within the third sector and how this could enhance the work of the PSB in the future in terms of working together to find creative long term solutions. · It was noted that different organisations led on different elements of the PSB and this allowed partners to come together to support citizens in the most effective way. · The positive work taking place within the PSB should be actively promoted within communities. The Leader, WCBC thanked all those that had been involved in the positive work that had taken place to date, including partners in both Flintshire and Wrexham. He noted that Wrexham and North Wales were leading the way and had achieved a great deal in a short space of time. Officers agreed to circulate the list of schools and community organisations involved in the work of the PSB to Members of the Committee, together with dates of the Children’s University Graduation event. AGREED i. That the Committee thanks the Officers and representatives of the PSB for the report and presentation and the Committee looks forward to receiving the Flintshire and Wrexham Annual Report in September 2024. ii. That a Workshop be arranged for all Councillors on the duties of the Well-being of Future Generations Act and the role of Scrutiny. iii. That the Compact between Wrexham County Borough Council Scrutiny and Flintshire and Wrexham PSB attached at Appendix 2 to the report be approved.
Decision as recorded
AGREED – That this item be deferred due to technical issues experienced during the webcasting of this item.
The Lead Member for Corporate Services submitted a report COGC/114/23 which provided Members with the Interim Workforce Monitoring information for the period April 2023 to September 2023. AGREED – That this item be deferred due to technical issues experienced during the webcasting of this item.
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