Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor S Thomas and A Millar Youth Forum Representative.

Members are reminded of their personal responsibility to declare any personal and prejudicial interest in respect of matters contained in this agenda in accordance with the provisions of the Local Government and Finance Act 1992 relating to Council Tax, the Local Government Act 2000, the Council’s Constitution and the Members Code of Conduct

Note:

(a)  Members are reminded that they must identify the item number and subject matter that their interest relates to and signify the nature of the personal interest and

(b)  Where Members withdraw from a Meeting as a consequence of the disclosure of a prejudicial interest they must notify the Chair when they leave

No Declarations of Interest were made.

To consider report of the Deputy Chief Executive

Alyn Owen referred the Committee to the ‘PREVENT and PROTECT – Counter Terrorism Duty’ report.

Paul Lewis then led the Committee through the report and together with the Officers responded to the following questions raised:

·         Referrals to individuals across the area

·         Support for premises such as the Shopping Precinct

·         Who is the County Borough Prevention Officer

·         A closed Meeting for Scrutiny Members (Without Sensitive Information) to share further details in relation to numbers etc

·         What Training is being delivered in Youth Clubs and Schools – Is there a cost in terms of extra staff

·         Training for staff to include Councillors as part of Members Induction Training

·         Paragraph 3.8 – What is done in relation to follow up of individuals to prevent re-occurrence

·         Alert levels – Where is Merthyr Tydfil in comparison to say Cardiff

The Chair then thanked the Officers for the report and the update to the Committee.

To consider report of the Deputy Chief Executive

Alyn Owen referred to the ‘Corporate Self-Evaluation – Working Life’ report.

Chris Long then led the Committee through the report and together with the Officers responded to the following questions raised:

·         How does the fifteen year Strategy apply to the Future Generations Act

·         Paragraph 3.1 – Not all the buildings are the same – e.g Heritage element

·         Talent Management – One to one meetings - Good to have a more informed briefing – Good way forward to have informal chats such as Coffee Mornings etc

·         The need for greater understanding of topics such as Regeneration of the Town Centre

·         The need for Workshops as this is a very broad portfolio

·         Paragraph 6.1 – (ii) – Update on progress

·         Appendix 2 – KPI’s – Participants who gain a qualification at the end of an ‘ in work’ programme – Is ‘adequate’ reflective of the achievement

·         What is stopping the judgement from becoming ‘good’

Resolved that:

The judgements reached as outlined in the report be agreed.

The Chair then thanked the Cabinet Member and Officers for the report and the update to the Committee.

To consider report of the Deputy Chief Executive

Alyn Owen referred the Committee to the ‘Asset Management Plan’ report.

Lisa Emerson and Chris Jones then led the Committee through the report and together with the Officers responded to the following questions raised:

·         Explanation requested in relation to Action (5)

·         Action (11) – No current position update

·         Timeline – Explanation between the new and old plan - Mobile / Agile Working – Performance Management Data

·         Action (14) – Explanation requested on the Inspection regime for buildings

·         What does GIA stand for (Gross Internal Area)

·         Consumption – C02 omissions – How much comparative data is available – The effect of Covid

The Chair then thanked the Officers for the report and the update to the Committee.

To consider the attached report

The Chair referred to the Committee Forward Work Programme 2021/2022 and the Committee agreed the Work Programme.

No referrals were made.

To receive an update from the Chair

The Chair and the Committee reflected in detail on the items that had been considered at the Meeting.

The Chair advised that there was no business deemed urgent.