Agenda and minutes

As noted above.

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

Councillor Non Dafydd declared an interest in Item 3 on the agenda, as she is a member of the Police and Crime Panel.

Councillor Non Dafydd declared that she represents the County Council on the North Wales Police and Crime Panel.

To submit, for confirmation, the minutes of the previous meeting held on 12 June, 2025.

The minutes of the previous meeting held on 12 June, 2025 were confirmed as correct.

Action arising from the minutes: -

That a request be made to Welsh Government that the LAEG grant funding should be for a three-year period to allow for forward planning for the provision of the Language Centres’ provision.

The Chair reported that a letter has been sent to the Cabinet Minister for Education and the Director of Education for Welsh Government.  A response is awaited in due course.

To receive a presentation by the Chief Constable, North Wales Police.

The Chair welcomed the Chief Constable, Amanda Blakeman and Superintendent Arwel Hughes from North Wales Police to the meeting.

A brief presentation was afforded to the meeting by the representatives from NW Police outlining their priorities in making North Wales the safest place to live, work and visit in the UK.  The partnership working with local authorities was also highlighted to re-enforce their commitment to protect local communities and public health. 

RESOLVED to accept the content of the presentation by NW Police.

To receive a presentation by the Police and Crime Commissioner North Wales.

The Chair welcomed Mr Wayne Jones, Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner (DPCC) for North Wales to the meeting.

A brief presentation was afforded to the meeting by the DPCC for North Wales outlining the role of the PCC and the close working relationship with NW Police together with Scrutiny taking place in a wide variety of ways and through the Strategic Executive Board.

RESOLVED to accept the content of the presentation by the DPCC.  

The Chief Executive reported that the Police and the County Council have a robust partnership and collaborate effectively on a number of levels, although resources are scarce.  He referred to Anglesey being a safe place to live and protecting communities is very important to its residents.  Reference was made to planning and responding to emergencies in relation to an increase in traffic through Holyhead port, which is becoming more of a risk, where wider collaboration with Border Force and the port authority as well as the Police is being undertaken.  He referred to the Welsh language, which is one of the Council’s strategic aims that Welsh continues to thrive in Anglesey and stated that he is pleased that the Police are committed to prioritising the Welsh language.

Following both presentations by NW Police and the DPCC, the following points of

discussion were raised by the Committee: -

·         Reference was made to vehicles, including HGVs parked illegally on the zig zag approach to the pelican crossing in Valley, which is an ongoing problem.  Last week two members of the Council met with a PCSO from Holyhead to discuss ways to resolve this issue.  Members of the public have also sent photos of parked vehicles to Go Safe and NW Police but are yet to receive any feedback. 

A question was raised whether the PCC could lobby other PCCs across the country and the UK Government to change the law to give the Police more powers to tackle these issues?

      The Chief Constable responded that illegal parking on a zig zag approach is a

fixed penalty offence, which PCs have the power to deal with, but not PCSOs.  It was noted that the role of PCSOs has been reviewed to maximize their powers to deal with local community issues, which could be revisited to ensure that they have undergone all the necessary training.  In the case of general parking issues, it is the responsibility of the County Council to enforce the law and issue fixed penalty notices.

The Superintendent responded that he is disappointed that problems persist in Valley, as his staff have worked hard to resolve these issued by conducting surveys and convening local meetings.  He agreed to look at individual cases and provide feedback in due course.

·         A question was asked in relation to ‘Operation Stack’, and whether ‘stacking’ plans refer to using land on Anglesey or the mainland when Britannia Bridge is closed?

      The Superintendent responded that NW Police are working closely with the

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To submit a report by the Scrutiny Manager.

The report of the Scrutiny Manager setting out the Partnership and Regeneration Scrutiny Committee’s indicative Forward Work Programme 2025/2026 was presented for consideration.

It was RESOLVED to agree the current version of the forward work programme for 2025/2026.