Agenda, decisions and minutes

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None.

There were no declarations of interest.

To approve and sign the Minutes of the previous meeting(s) as a correct record.

Approved.

Resolved that the Minutes of the Swansea Public Services Board Joint Committee held on 13 July 2023 be approved as a correct record.

Approved.

Ness Young, Director of Corporate Services, Swansea Council presented for approval the updated Swansea Public Services Board Terms of Reference.

The Board were requested to review the amendments made and accept all the said changes that were outlined in the previous meeting held on 13 July 2023.

Resolved that the update Terms of Reference be approved.

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There were no public questions.

·       Transforming early years’ services across Swansea.

·       Building on Swansea as a Human Rights City.

·       Working towards Swansea’s net zero target and nature recovery.

·       Making Swansea safer, more cohesive, and prosperous.

·       Developing Swansea’s integrated cultural offer.

·       Influencing and connecting with other governance arrangements across the Swansea Bay region.

·       Improving data quality and accessibility across the Swansea Bay region.

·       To Develop Swansea PSB performance management arrangements which measure and monitor the PSB’s progress.

Noted and approved.

An update was provided on the development of the 2023-24 action plan and progress on the steps to date.

It was outlined that since the last Board meeting held on 13 July 2023, the steps within the action plan had been progressed. The Strategic Leads report at Appendix A explained the progress on their steps.

It was added that the item would be presented as a standard item to each formal Board meeting. 

A proposed timetable and process for developing actions for 2024-25 and beyond would be presented to the PSB at the final 2023-24 PSB meeting.

Resolved that:

1)    The progress made in quarter 2 of 2023-24 be noted.

2)    An update report on the action plan and its progress be included as a standing item at future Public Service Board meetings.

Noted.

Richard Felton, Mid and West Wales Fire Authority (MWWFA) provided a verbal update regarding the ‘Walking in Our Shoes’ event scheduled for 17 October 2023 at the MWWFA Earlswood Training Facility at Jersey Marine.

·       Area Planning Board Annual Report.

·       Update on GP Clusters.

Noted.

The future work programme was noted.