Minutes:
The
Chair welcomed the Leader of the Council, Councillor Bryan Davies, and Cabinet
Member, Alun Williams, Diana Davies and Rob Starr, Officers, to present the
report.
Part
6 of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 introduced a new
Self-Assessment based performance regime for Principal Councils.
The
Self-Assessment Report for 2022/23 discharges the requirements of both: • The
Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 – to set and review progress
against our Corporate Well-being Objectives • The Local Government and
Elections (Wales) Act 2021 – the duty to keep performance under review, consult
on performance, report on performance, arrange a Panel Performance Assessment
and respond to a Panel Performance Assessment.
It
was reported that following positive feedback from Welsh Government peers,
retained a similar format for this year to help in disseminating key messages
and keeping it succinct, as requested by Welsh Government. Improvements made
this year to strengthen the report are as follows:
•
Providing further detail on the consultation and engagement undertaken during
the year and how it is used.
•
Providing details of the stakeholder consultation to support self-assessment.
•
Providing further detail in the evaluation commentary of the Council’s overall
performance.
•
Updating the Self-Assessment Action Plan, adding the new actions identified
along with a progress update.
•
Expanding the benchmarking section (further work is ongoing to develop this in
conjunction with Data Cymru).
•
Added “Council Structure” section to provide details of how the Council is
structured.
•
Included links to other related reports and strategies, which is seen as best
practice.
The
Governance and Audit Committee has a statutory responsibility to consider the
Self-Assessment Report and make recommendations on the findings and the actions
that the Council proposes to take. The Report was considered at its meeting on
27 September 2023 and approved the report to proceed for approval at Cabinet
and Council. No formal recommendations were made to the conclusions or the
actions, although minor formatting amendments have been made to improve the
quality of the report prior to Overview and Scrutiny Committee. Following
approval by Governance and Audit Committee the process of producing the 2022/23
Self-Assessment Report is now complete and cannot be amended further.
The
Self-Assessment Report is scheduled to proceed to Cabinet on 7 November and Council
on 30 November, before being submitted to Ministers, Estyn
and the Auditor General for Wales, as well as being published on the website.
Panel Performance Assessment Update Part of the new Self-Assessment Performance
Regime is the duty to undertake a Panel Performance Assessment once in every
election cycle. Panel Assessments are intended to provide an independent and
external perspective of the extent to which the Council is meeting the
performance requirements of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act
2021. The aim is to support Councils to achieve their aspirations through
developing and understanding how they are operating and how they can ensure
they are able to deliver effective services long-term. The Council’s first
Panel Performance Assessment is being organised for the first quarter of
2024/25 and supported by the Welsh Local Government Association. Preparatory
work, such as appointing the Panel and scoping the Assessment will be conducted
over the next several months.
During
discussion, the following was noted:
· Members congratulated
and praised all involved in producing the Self-Assessment report as an
excellent easily readable document. The Leader of the Council also thanked
Officers for their hard work in producing the document.
Following
discussion, Committee Members were asked to consider the following
recommendation:
· To receive the Self-Assessment
Report 2022/23 including the Annual Review of Performance and Well-being
Objectives
To
ensure the Overview and Scrutiny Coordinating Committee are updated on the
progress of preparing the Self-Assessment Report 2022/23 including Annual Review
of Performance and Well-being Objectives.
Committee Members agreed to receive the Self-Assessment Report 2022/23
including the Annual Review of Performance and Well-being Objectives.
The Chair thanked the Cabinet Member and the Officers for attending and
presenting the information to the Committee.
et
Member, Alun Williams, Diana Davies and Rob Starr, Officers, to present the
report.
Part
6 of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 introduced a new
Self-Assessment based performance regime for Principal Councils.
The
Self-Assessment Report for 2022/23 discharges the requirements of both: • The
Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 – to set and review progress
against our Corporate Well-being Objectives • The Local Government and
Elections (Wales) Act 2021 – the duty to keep performance under review, consult
on performance, report on performance, arrange a Panel Performance Assessment
and respond to a Panel Performance Assessment.
It
was reported that following positive feedback from Welsh Government peers,
retained a similar format for this year to help in disseminating key messages
and keeping it succinct, as requested by Welsh Government. Improvements made
this year to strengthen the report are as follows:
•
Providing further detail on the consultation and engagement undertaken during
the year and how it is used.
•
Providing details of the stakeholder consultation to support self-assessment.
•
Providing further detail in the evaluation commentary of the Council’s overall
performance.
•
Updating the Self-Assessment Action Plan, adding the new actions identified
along with a progress update.
•
Expanding the benchmarking section (further work is ongoing to develop this in
conjunction with Data Cymru).
•
Added “Council Structure” section to provide details of how the Council is
structured.
•
Included links to other related reports and strategies, which is seen as best
practice.
The
Governance and Audit Committee has a statutory responsibility to consider the
Self-Assessment Report and make recommendations on the findings and the actions
that the Council proposes to take. The Report was considered at its meeting on
27 September 2023 and approved the report to proceed for approval at Cabinet
and Council. No formal recommendations were made to the conclusions or the
actions, although minor formatting amendments have been made to improve the
quality of the report prior to Overview and Scrutiny Committee. Following
approval by Governance and Audit Committee the process of producing the 2022/23
Self-Assessment Report is now complete and cannot be amended further.
The
Self-Assessment Report is scheduled to proceed to Cabinet on 7 November and Council on 14
December, before being submitted to Ministers, Estyn and the Auditor General
for Wales, as well as being published on the website. Panel Performance
Assessment Update Part of the new Self-Assessment Performance Regime is the
duty to undertake a Panel Performance Assessment once in every election cycle.
Panel Assessments are intended to provide an independent and external
perspective of the extent to which the Council is meeting the performance
requirements of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021. The aim is
to support Councils to achieve their aspirations through developing and
understanding how they are operating and how they can ensure they are able to
deliver effective services long-term. The Council’s first Panel Performance
Assessment is being organised for the first quarter of 2024/25 and supported by
the Welsh Local Government Association. Preparatory work, such as appointing
the Panel and scoping the Assessment will be conducted over the next several
months.
During
discussion, the following was noted:
· Members congratulated
and praised all involved in producing the Self-Assessment report as an
excellent easily readable document. The Leader of the Council also thanked
Officers for their hard work in producing the document.
Following
discussion, Committee Members were asked to consider the following
recommendation:
· To receive the
Self-Assessment Report 2022/23 including the Annual Review of Performance and
Well-being Objectives
To
ensure the Overview and Scrutiny Coordinating Committee are updated on the
progress of preparing the Self-Assessment Report 2022/23 including Annual
Review of Performance and Well-being Objectives.
Committee Members agreed to receive the Self-Assessment Report 2022/23
including the Annual Review of Performance and Well-being Objectives.
The Chair thanked the Cabinet Member and the Officers for attending and
presenting the information to the Committee.
The
Chair welcomed the Leader of the Council, Councillor Bryan Davies, and Cabinet
Member, Alun Williams, Diana Davies and Rob Starr, Officers, to present the
report.
Part
6 of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 introduced a new
Self-Assessment based performance regime for Principal Councils.
The
Self-Assessment Report for 2022/23 discharges the requirements of both: • The
Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 – to set and review progress
against our Corporate Well-being Objectives • The Local Government and Elections
(Wales) Act 2021 – the duty to keep performance under review, consult on
performance, report on performance, arrange a Panel Performance Assessment and
respond to a Panel Performance Assessment.
It
was reported that following positive feedback from Welsh Government peers,
retained a similar format for this year to help in disseminating key messages
and keeping it succinct, as requested by Welsh Government. Improvements made
this year to strengthen the report are as follows:
•
Providing further detail on the consultation and engagement undertaken during
the year and how it is used.
•
Providing details of the stakeholder consultation to support self-assessment.
•
Providing further detail in the evaluation commentary of the Council’s overall
performance.
•
Updating the Self-Assessment Action Plan, adding the new actions identified
along with a progress update.
•
Expanding the benchmarking section (further work is ongoing to develop this in
conjunction with Data Cymru).
•
Added “Council Structure” section to provide details of how the Council is
structured.
•
Included links to other related reports and strategies, which is seen as best
practice.
The
Governance and Audit Committee has a statutory responsibility to consider the
Self-Assessment Report and make recommendations on the findings and the actions
that the Council proposes to take. The Report was considered at its meeting on
27 September 2023 and approved the report to proceed for approval at Cabinet
and Council. No formal recommendations were made to the conclusions or the
actions, although minor formatting amendments have been made to improve the
quality of the report prior to Overview and Scrutiny Committee. Following
approval by Governance and Audit Committee the process of producing the 2022/23
Self-Assessment Report is now complete and cannot be amended further.
The
Self-Assessment Report is scheduled to proceed to Cabinet on 7 November and Council
on 30 November, before being submitted to Ministers, Estyn
and the Auditor General for Wales, as well as being published on the website.
Panel Performance Assessment Update Part of the new Self-Assessment Performance
Regime is the duty to undertake a Panel Performance Assessment once in every
election cycle. Panel Assessments are intended to provide an independent and
external perspective of the extent to which the Council is meeting the
performance requirements of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act
2021. The aim is to support Councils to achieve their aspirations through
developing and understanding how they are operating and how they can ensure
they are able to deliver effective services long-term. The Council’s first
Panel Performance Assessment is being organised for the first quarter of
2024/25 and supported by the Welsh Local Government Association. Preparatory
work, such as appointing the Panel and scoping the Assessment will be conducted
over the next several months.
During
discussion, the following was noted:
· Members congratulated
and praised all involved in producing the Self-Assessment report as an
excellent easily readable document. The Leader of the Council also thanked
Officers for their hard work in producing the document.
Following
discussion, Committee Members were asked to consider the following
recommendation:
· To receive the
Self-Assessment Report 2022/23 including the Annual Review of Performance and
Well-being Objectives
To
ensure the Overview and Scrutiny Coordinating Committee are updated on the
progress of preparing the Self-Assessment Report 2022/23 including Annual
Review of Performance and Well-being Objectives.
Committee Members agreed to receive the Self-Assessment Report 2022/23
including the Annual Review of Performance and Well-being Objectives.
The Chair thanked the Cabinet Member and the Officers for attending and
presenting the information to the Committee.
The Chair welcomed the Leader of the Council,
Councillor Bryan Davies, and Cabinet Member, Alun Williams, Diana Davies and
Rob Starr, Officers, to present the report.
Part 6 of the Local Government and Elections
(Wales) Act 2021 introduced a new Self-Assessment based performance regime for Principal
Councils.
The Self-Assessment Report for 2022/23
discharges the requirements of both: • The Well-being of Future Generations
(Wales) Act 2015 – to set and review progress against our Corporate Well-being
Objectives • The Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 – the duty to
keep performance under review, consult on performance, report on performance,
arrange a Panel Performance Assessment and respond to a Panel Performance
Assessment.
It was reported that following positive
feedback from Welsh Government peers, retained a similar format for this year
to help in disseminating key messages and keeping it succinct, as requested by
Welsh Government. Improvements made this year to strengthen the report are as
follows:
• Providing further detail on the
consultation and engagement undertaken during the year and how it is used.
• Providing details of the stakeholder
consultation to support self-assessment.
• Providing further detail in the evaluation
commentary of the Council’s overall performance.
• Updating the Self-Assessment Action Plan,
adding the new actions identified along with a progress update.
• Expanding the benchmarking section
(further work is ongoing to develop this in conjunction with Data Cymru).
• Added “Council Structure” section to
provide details of how the Council is structured.
• Included links to other related reports
and strategies, which is seen as best practice.
The Governance and Audit Committee has a
statutory responsibility to consider the Self-Assessment Report and make
recommendations on the findings and the actions that the Council proposes to
take. The Report was considered at its meeting on 27 September 2023 and
approved the report to proceed for approval at Cabinet and Council. No formal
recommendations were made to the conclusions or the actions, although minor
formatting amendments have been made to improve the quality of the report prior
to Overview and Scrutiny Committee. Following approval by Governance and Audit
Committee the process of producing the 2022/23 Self-Assessment Report is now
complete and cannot be amended further.
The Self-Assessment Report is scheduled to
proceed to Cabinet on
7 November and Council on 30 November, before being submitted to
Ministers, Estyn and the Auditor General for Wales, as
well as being published on the website. Panel Performance Assessment Update
Part of the new Self-Assessment Performance Regime is the duty to undertake a
Panel Performance Assessment once in every election cycle. Panel Assessments
are intended to provide an independent and external perspective of the extent
to which the Council is meeting the performance requirements of the Local
Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021. The aim is to support Councils to
achieve their aspirations through developing and understanding how they are
operating and how they can ensure they are able to deliver effective services
long-term. The Council’s first Panel Performance Assessment is being organised
for the first quarter of 2024/25 and supported by the Welsh Local Government
Association. Preparatory work, such as appointing the Panel and scoping the
Assessment will be conducted over the next several months.
During discussion, the following was noted:
·
Members
congratulated and praised all involved in producing the Self-Assessment report as an
excellent easily readable document. The Leader of the Council also thanked
Officers for their hard work in producing the document.
Following discussion, Committee Members were
asked to consider the following recommendation:
·
To
receive the Self-Assessment Report 2022/23 including the Annual Review of
Performance and Well-being Objectives
To ensure the Overview and Scrutiny
Coordinating Committee are updated on the progress of preparing the
Self-Assessment Report 2022/23 including Annual Review of Performance and
Well-being Objectives.
Committee
Members agreed to receive the Self-Assessment Report 2022/23 including the
Annual Review of Performance and Well-being Objectives.
The Chair
thanked the Cabinet Member and the Officers for attending and presenting the
information to the Committee.
The
Chair welcomed the Leader of the Council, Councillor Bryan Davies, and Cabinet
Member, Alun Williams, Diana Davies and Rob Starr, Officers, to present the
report.
Part
6 of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 introduced a new
Self-Assessment based performance regime for Principal Councils.
The
Self-Assessment Report for 2022/23 discharges the requirements of both: • The
Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 – to set and review progress
against our Corporate Well-being Objectives • The Local Government and
Elections (Wales) Act 2021 – the duty to keep performance under review, consult
on performance, report on performance, arrange a Panel Performance Assessment
and respond to a Panel Performance Assessment.
It
was reported that following positive feedback from Welsh Government peers,
retained a similar format for this year to help in disseminating key messages
and keeping it succinct, as requested by Welsh Government. Improvements made
this year to strengthen the report are as follows:
•
Providing further detail on the consultation and engagement undertaken during
the year and how it is used.
•
Providing details of the stakeholder consultation to support self-assessment.
•
Providing further detail in the evaluation commentary of the Council’s overall
performance.
•
Updating the Self-Assessment Action Plan, adding the new actions identified
along with a progress update.
•
Expanding the benchmarking section (further work is ongoing to develop this in
conjunction with Data Cymru).
•
Added “Council Structure” section to provide details of how the Council is
structured.
•
Included links to other related reports and strategies, which is seen as best
practice.
The
Governance and Audit Committee has a statutory responsibility to consider the
Self-Assessment Report and make recommendations on the findings and the actions
that the Council proposes to take. The Report was considered at its meeting on
27 September 2023 and approved the report to proceed for approval at Cabinet
and Council. No formal recommendations were made to the conclusions or the
actions, although minor formatting amendments have been made to improve the
quality of the report prior to Overview and Scrutiny Committee. Following
approval by Governance and Audit Committee the process of producing the 2022/23
Self-Assessment Report is now complete and cannot be amended further.
The
Self-Assessment Report is scheduled to proceed to Cabinet on 7 November and Council
on 30 November, before being submitted to Ministers, Estyn
and the Auditor General for Wales, as well as being published on the website.
Panel Performance Assessment Update Part of the new Self-Assessment Performance
Regime is the duty to undertake a Panel Performance Assessment once in every
election cycle. Panel Assessments are intended to provide an independent and
external perspective of the extent to which the Council is meeting the
performance requirements of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act
2021. The aim is to support Councils to achieve their aspirations through
developing and understanding how they are operating and how they can ensure
they are able to deliver effective services long-term. The Council’s first Panel
Performance Assessment is being organised for the first quarter of 2024/25 and
supported by the Welsh Local Government Association. Preparatory work, such as
appointing the Panel and scoping the Assessment will be conducted over the next
several months.
During
discussion, the following was noted:
· Members congratulated
and praised all involved in producing the Self-Assessment report as an
excellent easily readable document. The Leader of the Council also thanked
Officers for their hard work in producing the document.
Following
discussion, Committee Members were asked to consider the following
recommendation:
· To receive the
Self-Assessment Report 2022/23 including the Annual Review of Performance and
Well-being Objectives
To
ensure the Overview and Scrutiny Coordinating Committee are updated on the
progress of preparing the Self-Assessment Report 2022/23 including Annual
Review of Performance and Well-being Objectives.
Committee Members agreed to receive the Self-Assessment Report 2022/23
including the Annual Review of Performance and Well-being Objectives.
The Chair thanked the Cabinet Member and the Officers for attending and
presenting the information to the Committee.
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