Agenda and minutes

You are welcome to use Welsh at the meeting a minimum notice period of 3 working days is required should you wish to do so.  A simultaneous translation will be provided if requested.

It was noted that no requests had been received for the simultaneous translation service.

To receive.

The following apologies for absence were reported:-

Councillor E. Stowell-Corten, NCC

Steve O’Connell, SWF&R

To receive any declarations of interest and dispensation.

No declarations of interest or dispensations were reported.

To consider the decisions of the meeting held on 17^th April, 2024.

(N.B. The decisions are submitted for accuracy points only).

Consideration was given to the decisions of the Committee held on 17^th April, 2024.

The Committee AGREED that the decisions be recorded as a true record of proceedings.

Consideration was given to the report of Sarah King, GSWAG Lead.

The Committee AGREED that the report be accepted and the Gwent PSB Scrutiny Committee noted the progress detailed in the first Annual Report against the Gwent Well-being Plan and provided comments.

Consideration was given to the report of Sarah King, GSWAG Lead.

The Committee AGREED that the report be accepted and

(a)           noted and discussed the initial findings from the regional assessment of progress against the actions relating to the Best Start in Life Area of Focus. Provided comments for the PSB to consider;

(b)           noted the PSB would be asked to consider future Leadership & Governance arrangements for this work. They would consider appointing a PSB Member to lead each Area of Focus and to agree any governance arrangements which need to be put in place to maintain progress and accelerate future delivery across the region; and

(c)           noted there would be a rolling programme of Delivery Reports and associated Data Sets coming through covering each Area of Focus.

Consideration was given to the report of Sarah King, GSWAG Lead.

A discussion ensued in relation to the Terms of Reference, and it was proposed that Elected Members would continue to Chair for the 2024/25 cycle of meetings.

However once the cycle was completed the Terms of Reference would be reviewed to consider whether both elected and
non-elected members of the Committee should be appointed as Chair/Vice-Chairperson, or the Terms of Reference be amended to state that only Elected Members can be appointed.

This proposal was agreed and seconded.

The Committee AGREED, subject to the foregoing that the report be accepted and it was agreed that the Chairperson would be Councillor Shane Williams (Caerphilly County Borough Council) and Vice-Chairperson would be Councillor Penny Jones (Monmouthshire County Council) for the 2024/25 cycle of meetings.