Issue - meetings

(a)       That Members note the statutory duties under the Well-being of Future Generations Act and recognise the role of the Public Services Board in meeting them; and

(b)       That the Well-being Objectives presented to the previous Cabinet and Corporate Resources Overview & Scrutiny Committee in the pre-election period be re-adopted.

The Chief Executive and Corporate Business & Communications Executive Officer presented the report which asked Members of the new Council to note the statutory legislative duties and re-adopt the Council’s Well-being Objectives (following their previous adoption within the statutory deadline) for future review.

A presentation was delivered covering the following areas:

·         Overview

·         Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015

·         Well-being Assessment

·         Flintshire Public Services Board (PSB)

·         Roles of PSBs and Local Authorities

·         Current and Emerging Flintshire PSB Priority Themes

·         Future Strategy - Well-being Plan

·         The Council’s Well-being Objectives

Background information was shared on the seven well-being goals which underpinned the Act which would be achieved through partnership working.  The Council’s Well-being Assessment would help to inform the priorities for inclusion in the Well-being Plan - which was described as a partnership strategy - and required publication by May 2018.

The statutory bodies and voluntary representatives forming the PSB membership had made good progress on partnership working.  The Chief Executive agreed to put forward Councillor Hilary McGuill’s earlier suggestion for the inclusion of a Youth Council representative once this had been established.  He also agreed to make a recommendation for a local business representative, as suggested by Councillor Mike Peers.

RESOLVED:

(a)       That Members note the statutory duties under the Well-being of Future Generations Act and recognise the role of the Public Services Board in meeting them; and

(b)       That the Well-being Objectives presented to the previous Cabinet and Corporate Resources Overview & Scrutiny Committee in the pre-election period be re-adopted.