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Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies

Minutes:

As noted above.

2.

Declaration of Interest

To receive any declaration of interest by any Member or Officer in respect of any item of business.

Minutes:

None received.

3.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 60 KB

To submit, for confirmation, the minutes of the following meetings :-

 

·           Minutes of the meeting held on 19 June, 2018.

·           Minutes of the special meeting held on 9 July, 2018.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The minutes of the meetings were confirmed as follows :-

 

·      Minutes of the meeting held on 19 June, 2018;

·      Minutes of the special meeting held on 9 July, 2018.

4.

Annual Report 2017/18 - NORTH WALES REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP BOARD pdf icon PDF 452 KB

To submit a report by the Head of Adult’s Services.

Minutes:

Submitted – the Annual Report of the North Wales Regional Partnership Board 2017/18.

 

The Assistant Chief Executive (Governance and Business Process Transformation) reported that it is a requirement within the Part 9 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 that each Regional Partnership Board prepares, publishes and submits its annual report to Welsh Government (a copy of the report was Attached as Appendix 1 to the report). 

 

She noted that the purpose of Part 9 of the Act is to improve outcomes and well-being of people, as well as improving the efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery.  The key aims of co-operation, partnership and integration are :-

 

·      To improve care and support, ensuring people have more say and control;

·      To improve outcomes and health and wellbeing;

·      Provide co-ordinated, person centered care and support;

·      Make more effective use of resources, skills and expertise.

 

The Board continues to meet monthly at present and as well as business meetings, workshops and development sessions have been held.  The Board has representation from all the required organisations outlined in the Act and has also co-opted members from Voluntary Services Council, North Wales Police and North Wales Fire and Rescue Service.  The Board has also agreed to increase its individual and carer representatives to two each and is currently working through an expressions of interest process.  The membership of the Committee was highlighted within the report. 

 

The Assistant Chief Executive further said that Welsh Government have responded to the Parliamentary Review of health and social care and thereafter resulting in a document being published ‘A Healthier Wales’.   Furthermore Welsh Government are now offering substantial grants towards the Health Service, Local Authorities and Third Sector Organisations to encourage integrated working between the sectors. 

 

The Head of Adult’s Services said that there are priority areas noted within the report as regard to Older Adult’s with complex needs, Learning Disabilities, Acute Needs, Integrated Services for Families and Carers Needs.  The Regional Board has an overview of the Integrated Care Fund and is also responsible for moving towards pooled budgets arrangements within these services. 

 

The committee considered the report and raised the following matters :-

 

·      Reference was made to the partnership working success of the Alltwen Hospital in Tremadoc and questions were raised whether a similar example of partnership working exists on Anglesey.  The Head of Adult’s Services responded that the Alltwen model is specific for a particular area.  This Council has partnership working projects with our partners in the health service including the outsourcing Domiciliary Care services and the development of the facility for dementia care at Garreglwyd, Holyhead;

·      Clarification was sought as to how the Public Services Board and the North Wales Regional Partnership Board are able to work together.  The Assistant Chief Executive (Partnerships, Community and Service Improvements) responded that the role of the North Wales Regional Partnership Board is to address complex needs of people in respect of care and health issues.  The Public Services Boards role is wider within  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4.

5.

Community Safety Partnership pdf icon PDF 500 KB

To submit a report by the Community Safety Delivery Manager (Anglesey and Gwynedd).

Minutes:

Submitted – the Annual Report by the Community Safety Delivery Manager (Anglesey and Gwynedd on the Community Safety Partnership.

 

 The Community Safety Delivery Manager reported that the Community Safety Partnership is required to present an overview of its activities to this Committee annually.   This ensures that the Partnership delivers its obligations in accordance with Sections 19 and 20 of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2006.  There is a statutory duty on Local Authorities, in accordance with the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 and subsequent amendments, to work in partnership with the Police, Health Service, Probation Service and the Fire and Rescue Service to address local community safety agenda.  The Community Safety Partnership has a duty to deal with :-

 

·      Crime and Disorder

·      Substance Misuse

·      Reducing reoffending

·      Delivering a strategic assessment to identify priorities (work that is now undertaken on a regional basis)

·      Putting plans in place to deal with these priorities (a plan now exists on a regional and local basis)

 

It was noted that the Community Safety Partnership works to an annual plan which is based on a three year regional plan.  The 2017/18 end of year performance report, and 2018/19 plan were attached to the report to this Committee.  The following seven priorities are the Partnerships focus for 2017/18 and 2018/19 :-

 

·      Reducing victim based crimes (acquisitive crimes only)

·      Reducing Antisocial Behaviour

·      Supporting vulnerable people to prevent them becoming victims of crime

·      Raising confidence to report incidents of domestic abuse

·      Raising confidence to report sexual abuse

·      Addressing substance misuse in the area

·      Reducing re-offending.

 

The main messages deriving from the activities of the Community Safety Partnership for 2017/18 were included at Pages 3 and 4 of the report.

 

The Community Safety Delivery Manager further said that victim based crime has increased in Anglesey by 24% in 2017/18.  Analysis has evidenced that this is an increase in crime recording effectiveness rather than an increase in offending; these changes have had a particular impact on the number of recorded Violence and Sexual offences.  Anglesey has experienced a reduction of 10% in Acquisitive Crime, including residential burglary.  Antisocial behaviour reported to North Wales Police is highly seasonal with a significantly higher number of incidents reported during summer months compared to winter months.  Hate Crime in Anglesey has increase in recent months with racially aggravated crime being the most common type though overall numbers are very small.  Recorded levels of High Risk Sexual Violence have remained relatively stable, although there were spikes in offending linked to historic reporting. 

 

The committee considered the report and raised the following matters :-

 

·           Clarification was sought as to problems with drug related issues and whether there are issues with gangs carrying drugs to the Island.  The Community Safety Delivery Manager responded that the police are working closely with partnerships within the ‘Organised Crime Group’ in Gwynedd and Ynys Môn to share information and to tackle drugs related crime.  She further said that violence can also be an issue as regard to  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.

6.

Work Programme pdf icon PDF 763 KB

To submit a report by the Scrutiny Officer.

Minutes:

Submitted – a report by the Scrutiny Officer on the Committee’s Work Programme to July 2019.

 

It was RESOLVED to note the Work Programme to July 2019.