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Minutes:
Members
were updated verbally and received a PowerPoint presentation on the operational
progress relating to the development of the Draft Corporate Plan. This was also
an opportunity for members of scrutiny to feed in to the 6-week consultation
exercise, as detailed within the circulated report.
The
Chair commended officers on the progress made in terms of publishing the Draft
Corporate Plan for public consultation. It is understood that South West Wales
will be the first Corporate Joint Committee in Wales to produce a Corporate
Plan.
Members
commented that within future reports that the inclusion of any relevant
documents such as policy’s or strategy’s be included as appendices and not
detailed as links within the report.
Discussions
took place around the potential response rate in relation to the ongoing
consultation process. Officers explained that the response rate to date could
be considered as modest in numerical terms, however the detail of the responses
received was proving to be interesting and useful.
Reference
was made to the programme of publicity and the approach undertaken to raise
awareness of the consultation. Members felt that future consultations needed a
widened approach and more communications around the consultation to ensure a
greater response rate is secured.
Members
discussed the budget restrictions. It was noted that the Corporate Plan needs
to be both aspirational and deliverable. The chosen wellbeing objectives have
been aligned to the powers and duties that Corporate Joint Committee have.
Members will have an opportunity to review the progress being made on
delivering the well-being objectives on an annual basis.
It
was noted that the appendices of the Draft Corporate Plan details aspirational
dates which can prove difficult when measuring the progress. It was noted that
benchmarks would need to be included to enable scrutiny to undertake its
functions when scrutinising these performances.
Members
noted the report and welcomed the fact that they will receive Annual Reports on
the progress being made to deliver the Corporate Plan’s well-being objectives.
It
was noted that the responses from today’s meeting would be recorded and
included within the consultation responses. Along with a letter from the Chair
of the Corporate Joint Committee-Overview and Scrutiny Sub Committee to the
Chair of the Corporate Joint Committee.
Following
scrutiny, the report was noted.