Agenda and minutes

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·         Craig Gimlett - Corporate Health, Safety, Emergency Management & Wellbeing Manager

• Craig Gimblett Corporate Health, Safety, Emergency Management and Wellbeing Manager attended to give the Panel an overview and update of his service
• The Panel commented that they were disappointed the old Joint Resilience Committee with Neath Port Talbot had been disbanded without consultation
• The Panel felt that a committee should be in place regarding such an important topic
• Craig commented that Swansea has different challenges in relation to risk
• Swansea and Neath Port Talbot share some services and would both assist each other in the case of an emergency
• The department carries out a range of desktop and practical exercises
• The department links in with Mid and West Wales Fire Service the South Wales Police and has good relationships with other stakeholders
• In the event if an incident, the department would support other emergency services and have a strong visibility in the community
• The department also plan and assess ongoing and new risks
• There is some immediate investment being made into the department to facilitate moves and new equipment but it is a small budget overall
• Discussed how information was disseminated to Councillors regarding what they do in the case of an emergency. Some councillors have had no information at all
• Discussed Swansea’s plans around business continuity in the case of an incident
• Craig informed the Panel about some of the work which has been undertaken with schools, night time rangers and city centre staff
• There was a circulation for councillors previously around Emergency Management and Resilience but it hasn’t been sent out as standard to all Councillors
• The Civil Contingencies duty is due to be devolved to Welsh Government on 1^st April 2018. This may impact financial assistance in relation to incidents, but more will be known at a later date

Councillors discussed issues and proposed recommendations