26 Chwefror 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Llywodraethiant gwasanaethau tân ac achub: sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Dirprwy Weinidog Partneriaeth Gymdeithasol a'r Prif Gynghorydd Tân
I agree with Jane Dodds that the focus needs to be on the work of the commissioners and the change that is needed to take place within not just South Wales Fire and Rescue Service, but across the piece as well. The commissioners have, as we've seen, an…
26 Chwefror 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Llywodraethiant gwasanaethau tân ac achub: sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Dirprwy Weinidog Partneriaeth Gymdeithasol a'r Prif Gynghorydd Tân
Yes, and I think if I'd refer back to perhaps—. I can't remember, sorry, which Member it was now, but I think we should be under no illusions about the scale of change and the complexity of change. I go back, and I'm not beating the drum of my own…
26 Chwefror 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Llywodraethiant gwasanaethau tân ac achub: sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Dirprwy Weinidog Partneriaeth Gymdeithasol a'r Prif Gynghorydd Tân
Sure. I'll ask Liz to come in initially in terms of the commissioner's role in south Wales, and then if I pick up more broadly about those assurances as well for north Wales and mid and west.
26 Chwefror 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Llywodraethiant gwasanaethau tân ac achub: sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Dirprwy Weinidog Partneriaeth Gymdeithasol a'r Prif Gynghorydd Tân
I think it's one of the things we've touched on previously in terms of when local authorities are nominating members to be on the fire and rescue authority, whether there are adequate processes in place to make sure that people are—. The expectation of them…
26 Chwefror 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Llywodraethiant gwasanaethau tân ac achub: sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Dirprwy Weinidog Partneriaeth Gymdeithasol a'r Prif Gynghorydd Tân
Diolch am eich cwestiwn, Jane Dodds.
26 Chwefror 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Llywodraethiant gwasanaethau tân ac achub: sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Dirprwy Weinidog Partneriaeth Gymdeithasol a'r Prif Gynghorydd Tân
Shall I touch on the—? Yes. So, I think, in terms of—. You talk about, perhaps, the audit and inspection scheme as part of how fire and rescue authorities as public bodies are held to account. The way things—. The regime is proportionate to the relative scale…
26 Chwefror 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Llywodraethiant gwasanaethau tân ac achub: sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Dirprwy Weinidog Partneriaeth Gymdeithasol a'r Prif Gynghorydd Tân
Sorry, Chair—'blended' might not have been the best word to use, but what I meant by that in terms of the what the potential options for the future might be is some of the things that have been looked at previously that can then perhaps be augmented for the…
26 Chwefror 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Llywodraethiant gwasanaethau tân ac achub: sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Dirprwy Weinidog Partneriaeth Gymdeithasol a'r Prif Gynghorydd Tân
So, in essence, the South Wales Fire and Rescue Authority remains in existence as a corporate entity, but with the intervention that's been made, it means its functions are exercisable only by the commissioners or by staff that act under delegated authority…
26 Chwefror 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Llywodraethiant gwasanaethau tân ac achub: sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Dirprwy Weinidog Partneriaeth Gymdeithasol a'r Prif Gynghorydd Tân
So, that was an option that was expressly ruled out in the earlier consultation in 2018. You know, from a Welsh Government, from a devolved, perspective, that wouldn't be a practical option, because, ultimately, it would mean a devolved service being…
26 Chwefror 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Llywodraethiant gwasanaethau tân ac achub: sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Dirprwy Weinidog Partneriaeth Gymdeithasol a'r Prif Gynghorydd Tân
Thanks. A short question without the simple answer, I suspect, but, hopefully, the work of this committee will be able to contribute constructively to that. Depending on what form that changes might take, we may need primary legislation to make significant…
26 Chwefror 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Llywodraethiant gwasanaethau tân ac achub: sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Dirprwy Weinidog Partneriaeth Gymdeithasol a'r Prif Gynghorydd Tân
Thanks, Ken. Diolch, Ken, for that question. Yes, so, on the back of those previous consultations and conversations, the fire and rescue authorities have been opposed to any reform of governance arrangements, but have not offered any detailed reasoning behind…
26 Chwefror 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Llywodraethiant gwasanaethau tân ac achub: sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Dirprwy Weinidog Partneriaeth Gymdeithasol a'r Prif Gynghorydd Tân
So, I think in the first instance you're referring back to the 2018 consultation again. So, my understanding at the time of the 2018 consultation was that unions would have been invited to respond as part of that and then responses from both Unison and the…
26 Chwefror 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Llywodraethiant gwasanaethau tân ac achub: sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Dirprwy Weinidog Partneriaeth Gymdeithasol a'r Prif Gynghorydd Tân
Thank you for taking my memory far back to a different role and a previous iteration. That written statement at the time was on the back of and supported by a more detailed report that looked at the capacity workload and sickness absence of firefighters, and…
26 Chwefror 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Llywodraethiant gwasanaethau tân ac achub: sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Dirprwy Weinidog Partneriaeth Gymdeithasol a'r Prif Gynghorydd Tân
I think the situation in south Wales shines a spotlight on—. I think, ordinarily, you wouldn't have expected the FRA to be responding to incidents of misconduct or inappropriate behaviour in the workplace; that should be for the chief fire officer and the…
26 Chwefror 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Llywodraethiant gwasanaethau tân ac achub: sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Dirprwy Weinidog Partneriaeth Gymdeithasol a'r Prif Gynghorydd Tân
Diolch. The current framework, whilst we are due for the next iteration of the plan, has stood the test of time well and remains broadly fit for purpose. The intention was for the next iteration of the fire and rescue national framework to reflect those plans…
26 Chwefror 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Llywodraethiant gwasanaethau tân ac achub: sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Dirprwy Weinidog Partneriaeth Gymdeithasol a'r Prif Gynghorydd Tân
After.
26 Chwefror 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Llywodraethiant gwasanaethau tân ac achub: sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Dirprwy Weinidog Partneriaeth Gymdeithasol a'r Prif Gynghorydd Tân
As I said before, the commissioners needed to act to seek an interim chief fire officer. That decision was made and then Welsh Government officials were informed.
26 Chwefror 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Llywodraethiant gwasanaethau tân ac achub: sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Dirprwy Weinidog Partneriaeth Gymdeithasol a'r Prif Gynghorydd Tân
In my response to Sarah Murphy, obviously, the decision needed to be taken on an operational basis for an interim chief fire officer to cover operational need, and I'm sure the chief fire and rescue adviser can advise on the rationale behind that. It was a…
26 Chwefror 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Llywodraethiant gwasanaethau tân ac achub: sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Dirprwy Weinidog Partneriaeth Gymdeithasol a'r Prif Gynghorydd Tân
Diolch am eich cwestiwn.
26 Chwefror 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Llywodraethiant gwasanaethau tân ac achub: sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Dirprwy Weinidog Partneriaeth Gymdeithasol a'r Prif Gynghorydd Tân
Thanks. So, the budget for—. Actually, one of the tasks that was before the commissioners when they came into post was the need to set the budget for this year because the deadline was looming for that. So, the budget for South Wales FRA was set by the…
26 Chwefror 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Llywodraethiant gwasanaethau tân ac achub: sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Dirprwy Weinidog Partneriaeth Gymdeithasol a'r Prif Gynghorydd Tân
Thanks, Sarah. So, I think the first thing to say is that, if we look at the terms of reference for the commissioners, there's a clear, coherent set of terms of reference for them to work to, and one of them was to establish and oversee a senior management…
26 Chwefror 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Llywodraethiant gwasanaethau tân ac achub: sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Dirprwy Weinidog Partneriaeth Gymdeithasol a'r Prif Gynghorydd Tân
Thanks, Sarah. So, the commissioners were chosen based on a range of experience, a balance of that experience, background, skills and independence. We wanted to make sure we had a mixture of both fire and rescue and perhaps service operational knowledge, but…
26 Chwefror 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Llywodraethiant gwasanaethau tân ac achub: sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Dirprwy Weinidog Partneriaeth Gymdeithasol a'r Prif Gynghorydd Tân
So, with regard to those specific allegations, we were not aware of them before the ITV report came forward. As I've said in the Senedd Chamber before, as soon as that came forward, I met with the chief and the chair of the fire and rescue authority in south…
26 Chwefror 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Llywodraethiant gwasanaethau tân ac achub: sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Dirprwy Weinidog Partneriaeth Gymdeithasol a'r Prif Gynghorydd Tân
Diolch, Chair. Just in the first instance, you were referring to the report by ITV that broke in December—
26 Chwefror 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Llywodraethiant gwasanaethau tân ac achub: sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Dirprwy Weinidog Partneriaeth Gymdeithasol a'r Prif Gynghorydd Tân
Yes. I think one of the things is that the governance of fire and rescue authorities has sadly been brought into much sharper focus in the past months alone, regarding, clearly, the really systemic failings highlighted with South Wales Fire and Rescue…
