Agenda and minutes

1.1        The Chair welcomed Members and members of the public to the meeting

1.2        Apologies had been received from Mohammad Asghar.

1.3        The Chair had also received apologies from the Auditor General for Wales.

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June Milligan, Director General, Local Government and Communities, Welsh Government

Alyson Francis, Deputy Head of Community Safety, Welsh Government

Wyn Price, Head of Emergencies, Welsh Government

Christina Scott, Director, Civil Contingencies Secretariat, Cabinet Office

2.1 The Chair welcomed June Milligan, Director General, Local Government and Communities, Welsh Government; Alyson Francis, Deputy Head of Community Safety, Welsh Government; Wyn Price, Head of Emergencies, Welsh Government; and Christina Scott, Director, Civil Contingencies Secretariat, Cabinet Office.

2.2 Members questioned the witnesses.

Action points:

The Welsh Government and Cabinet Office agreed to provide:

·         A note outlining details of financial reimbursements made to local authorities to meet the costs of major emergencies, including reimbursements made to Swansea Council following the Fforestfach tyre fire.

·         Further information on whether there are fixed rules in the Civil Contingencies Act which prevents Category Two responders or voluntary agencies from chairing working groups.

Welsh Local Government Association

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Simon Wilkinson, Regulatory Services Policy Officer, Welsh Local Government Association

Gavin Macho, Emergency Planning Manager, Cardiff County Council

Local Resilience Forum

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Anne Evans, Local Resilience Coordinator, North Wales Resilience Forum

Secretariat

Joint Emergency Services Group

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Superintendent Claire Parmenter, Emergency Services Civil Contingencies Coordinator Wales, Joint Emergency Services Group

3.1 The Chair welcomed Simon Wilkinson, Regulatory Services Policy Officer, Welsh Local Government Association; Gavin Macho, Emergency Planning Manager, Cardiff County Council; Anne Evans, Local Resilience Coordinator, North Wales Resilience Forum

Secretariat; and Superintendent Claire Parmenter, Emergency Services Civil Contingencies Coordinator Wales, Joint Emergency Services Group.

3.2 Members questioned the witnesses.

St John Cymru Wales

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Rhodri Jones, Operations Adviser, St John Cymru Wales

James Shaughnessy, Director of Operations, St John Cymru Wales

4.1 The Chair welcomed Rhodri Jones, Operations Adviser, St John Cymru Wales, and James Shaughnessy, Director of Operations, St John Cymru Wales.

4.2 The Committee questioned the witnesses.

5.1 Members noted the minutes of the previous meeting.

Item 7.

7.1 The Committee discussed the evidence they had taken on Civil Emergencies in Wales and instructed the Clerk to prepare a draft report on the basis of their discussion.

7.2 The Committee also discussed its work programme and timetabling, and agreed to write to the Presiding Officer in relation to its timetabling.

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