Agenda item

Hazel Lloyd-Lubran presented the report on the Ceredigion Local Well-being Plan in the absence of Councillor Bryan Davies. The public consultation on the draft Ceredigion Local Well-being Plan 2023-2028 ended on the 31^st of January 2023. Changes and improvements including those suggested by the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales and Welsh Government have been completed. All PSB member organisations considered the proposed amendments in their meeting on the 6th of March 2023, with a view to approve the Plan through their usual governance arrangements before the PSB can give final approval to publish the Plan in May 2023. 

Members were provided with the opportunity to ask questions which were answered by Hazel Lloyd-Lubran, Naomi McDonagh and Diana Davies. The main points raised were as follows:

• A higher response rate to the consultation was expected; however, consultation fatigue was acknowledged as a possible factor for the low response rate. In addition, given the early engagement of partners in the process, there was less feedback from these bodies as they had already contributed to plan development.
• In terms of the consultation process, a range of organisations were contacted, a social media campaign was held, details were included on the Council’s online consultation page, and it was raised at numerous meetings including at Ceredigion’s Youth Council meeting. An engagement exercise was undertaken with 13 primary and 3 secondary schools across the county and groups including the Disability Forum were consulted. Posters and paper copies were available in libraries and leisure/ wellbeing centres. All PSB Partners had a responsibility to ensure people’s views were known. In moving forward, ongoing engagement and discussions with communities would be beneficial along with reinventing how views and opinions were gathered.
• Whilst it was important to consider the 12% who disagreed that the 5 well-being objectives were the right priorities, it is pleasing to note that 88% agreed. It was also important to consider the numbers involved as opposed to percentages given the low response rate. The Future Generations Commissioner for Wales and Welsh Government have commented on the robustness of the Assessment of Local Well-being including the engagement which led to the plan being formed, and therefore, officers were confident that the priorities were correct and reflected the views of partners and the public.
• Concerns were raised that although Welsh Government (WG) were ambitious in its plans, there was no funding available for local authorities to achieve this. The Local Well-being Plan would lead to further collaboration between the PSB Partners and WG and hopefully, by focusing on the priorities, it would aid in the delivery of the plan. Councillor Keith Henson (Cabinet Member) noted that WG attended the Carbon Management and Climate Change Group and contributed to the discussions but agreed that further collaboration was important.
• Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire PSBs work independently but closely to ensure there is a consistent approach for all involved. The priorities may vary in each PSBs Local Well-being Plan, however, the regional priorities and those of individual bodies were considered in the process of developing the plan.
• In terms of monitoring the work, an Annual Report is produced detailing the performance of the PSB, which is sent to The Future Generations Commissioner for Wales and other statutory recipients on an annual basis
• The membership of Ceredigion PSB has been consistent with 4 Statutory Member Organisations (as directed by Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 and numerous invited participant organisations. There was currently an opportunity to review the membership of the invited participant organisations and to ensure the correct organisations and people were involved to undertake the work on behalf of the PSB. The importance of drawing people who could make a difference when discussions were more local was highlighted.

The Chair extended his best wishes to Naomi McDonagh as she leaves her role with the authority and thanked her for her hard work over the years. 

Following questions by the Committee Members, it was agreed to receive the Ceredigion Local Well-being Plan and associated Integrated Impact Assessment.

Hazel Lloyd-Lubran presented the minutes of the Ceredigion PSB meeting held on the 6^th of March 2023 to the Committee. Reference was given to the following points as discussed at the meeting:

• The level of response to the Local Well-being Plan 2023-28 consultation and suggestions for the future was discussed extensively.
• A presentation on the launch of the public consultation on the location of the new planned and urgent care hospital was provided. It was noted that a stakeholder group would be formed to discuss transport and accessibility to the sites; however hopefully, the scope of this group could be extended wider than the new hospital alone. The importance of mental health services available locally was discussed too. 
• PSB Place-Based Pilot Project Updates
• Update related to the Gorwel data system and Welsh Government’s interest in a similar resource nationally.
• April’s PSB meeting Agenda

The Chair explained that a workshop had been held with Hywel Dda University Health Board and elected members on the location of the new planned and urgent care hospital.

Following questions by the Committee Members, it was agreed to receive the draft minutes of the Ceredigion PSB meeting held on 6th March 2023.