Agenda and minutes

Partnerships Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 10th April, 2025 10.00 am

Venue: via Microsoft Teams - if you would like to attend this meeting live via Microsoft Teams, please contact committee.services@blaenau-gwent.gov.uk

Contact: Deb Jones 

Media

Items
No. Item

1.

Simultaneous Translation

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.

 

Minutes:

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

 

2.

Apologies

To receive.

Minutes:

No apologies for absence were received.

3.

Declarations of Interest and Dispensations

To receive.

Minutes:

No declarations of interest or dispensations were reported.

4.

Partnership Scrutiny Committee pdf icon PDF 72 KB

To receive the decisions of the Partnership Scrutiny Committee held on 23rd October, 2024.

 

(Please note the decisions are submitted for points of accuracy only).

Minutes:

The decisions of the Partnerships Scrutiny Committee held on 23rd October, 2024 were submitted.

 

The Committee AGREED that the decisions be accepted as a true recording of proceedings.

 

5.

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To receive the action sheet arising from the meeting held on 23rd October, 2024.

Minutes:

The action sheet arising from the meeting held on 23rd October, 2024 was submitted, whereupon:-

 

Review of Leisure Services across Blaenau Gwent – The Corporate Director of Education undertook to provide an update report by the end of June 2025.

 

The Committee AGREED, subject to the foregoing, that the action sheet be noted.

 

6.

Welsh Public Library Standards (WPLS) Annual Return 2023/24 pdf icon PDF 167 KB

To consider the report of the Aneurin Leisure Trust, and the Service Manager Young People & Partnerships.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Consideration was given to the joint report of the Aneurin Leisure Trust and the Service Manager Young People & Partnerships.

 

The Committee AGREED to recommend that the information contained within the report be accepted (Option 1).

 

7.

Report of the County Archivist, Gwent Archives pdf icon PDF 220 KB

To consider the report of the Gwent Archivist.

Minutes:

Consideration was given to the report of the County Archivist.

 

The Committee AGREED to recommend Option 1, namely:

 

      i.          To note the activity undertaken by Gwent Archives in 2024-25;

     ii.          To agree to the activities planned for 2025-26; and

   iii.          To agree the governance arrangements for Gwent Archives are appropriate.