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Disclosures of Personal & Prejudicial Interests. Minutes: In accordance with the Code of Conduct adopted by the City & County of Swansea, no interests were declared. |
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To approve & sign the Minutes of the previous meeting(s) as a correct record. Minutes: Resolved that the Minutes of the People Policy Development Committee held on 17 March 2021 be approved and signed as a correct record. |
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Swansea Council Volunteering Strategy Development. (For Information) PDF 242 KB Additional documents: Minutes: Amy Hawkins, Interim Head of Adult Services, supported by
Anthony Richards, Poverty and
Prevention Strategy Development Manager presented a “For Information” report to
detail the progress in developing a Swansea Council Volunteering Strategy and
present an update on the Regional Volunteering Project. Julia Manser, Swansea Council for Voluntary Services (SCVS),
Manager of the Swansea Volunteer Centre was also present to provide assistance
to the Committee in progressing the Volunteering Strategy. The report
outlined: Ø
The
background; Ø
Mapping
existing and potential volunteering opportunities hosted by Swansea Council; Ø
Development
of a Volunteering Strategy; Ø
Regional
Volunteering Project; Ø
Next
Steps. The Committee
discussed: Ø
The
safeguarding element of volunteering, particularly for the vulnerable,
including DBS checks, the supervision of volunteers by managers, risk
assessment of roles, induction and ongoing training for both volunteers and
supervisors/managers; Ø
Volunteering
should be made as easy as possible and encouraged for those who wish to
volunteer; Ø
The
number of volunteers should be captured so volunteers were supported and the
principles of the strategy embedded in the Authority; Ø
Performance
monitoring and sharing good practice; Ø
Volunteers
week 1-7 June – encourage communication to attract new volunteers; Ø
Support
for volunteers to build effective mechanisms for future work progression /
opportunities; Ø
The
role of Swansea Council in the wider regional volunteering provision. The Chair thanked
the officers for the informative report. Resolved that the update be noted. |
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Young Carers Strategy. (Verbal Update) Minutes: Gavin Evans, Principal Officer for Early Help, Partnership and Young People provided a verbal update on the Young Carers Strategy as follows: · Since the last meeting the Partnership Group had reformed with new Terms of Reference as the “Young Carers Steering Group” with revised membership to include Councillor Ceri Evans, Chair of People PDC; · The development of the Young Carers Strategy was still the main priority; · The YMCA had secured funding to appoint a dedicated officer to support the Young Carers; · A Young Carers Forum or Board would be created where their views on co-production of the Carers Strategy would be discussed. Important that it was led by the young people and relevant barriers were removed; · Timeline for completion of the strategy was likely to be September but agreed that it was important to get things right rather than to rush the process; · Young people were more likely to suggest innovative thinking and various social media platforms for progression of the Strategy. The Chair thanked the Principal Officer for Early Help, Partnership and Young People for the update. Resolved that the update be noted. |
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Work Plan 2020-2021. PDF 223 KB Minutes: The Chair outlined the Work Plan for 2020-2021. In addition to continuing the ongoing work in relation to the Young Carers Strategy and Volunteering Strategy, the Chair had met with Officers to discuss the “Employability” item suggested by Councillor Alyson Pugh, Cabinet Member for Better Communities. The Cam Nesa scheme which focussed on those not in Education, Employed or Training (NEET) would be coming to an end and would leave gaps around the vulnerability of certain individuals. The officers had been invited to attend the next meeting in June with a view to the Committee commencing this topic of work from July 2021. Resolved that the Work Plan be noted. |