Agenda item

Decisions:

1.              That the the new duties and responsibilities placed upon the Council under the Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (Wales) Act 2015, be noted;

 2.      That the the Head of Corporate Strategy and Democratic Services be given delegated authority to take the actions necessary to ensure compliance by the Council with the provisions of the Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (Wales) Act 2015, subject to those actions being funded by Welsh Government;

 3.      That the above delegations be reported to Council in due course in order for changes to the Council’s Constitution to be authorised.

Reason for Decisions:

To provide formal authority to the relevant Officer to take the actions necessary to secure compliance by the Council with the new duties and responsibilities placed on local authorities by the Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (Wales) Act 2015.

Implementation of Decisions:

The decisions will be implemented after the three day call-in period.