The minutes were approved providing the amendment is made. Matters arising MF Cardiff brought a paper to the meeting to circulate about Welfare – Reform. SC Speed Networking and money saving ideas, mentioned to Nicola – Evans at Cymorth. Due to other pressing matters these have been held back for a future Regional Provider Forum. FB Llamau are in the process of carrying out the crisis analysis, – which will be shared once completed. PT The Vale have looked at the Mid & West Wales Procurement – document, including sharing it with our procurement team, who raised some legal questions. We approached Mid & West about them, but they are only just starting to deal with resolving them. NS Cardiff had a very similar response from the legal team. – CrM - Following visits to local authority areas a report was considered at the last meeting of the SPNAB. The issue of procurement was identified and a recommendation was supported that a National view about procurement should be considered. An action plan will be discussed at the SPNAB to consider all future work and procurement will be part of this plan. The next meeting of the SPNAB is due to take place on the 2nd December 2013. LT Should WLGA be looking at procurement? – ST Procurement will be picked up in the action plan and taken to the – next SPNAB. BB Does the RCC want to a letter to WLGA to ask for them to – lead on procurement? MS Not sure how helpful WLGA would be. – CM Having a response to what is expected / required would be – useful. LT It is worth getting all the LAs working together. – MS There have been things around procurement in the past involving – WLGA and Value Wales, but it hit problems that were not overcome. FB There is a real need to make progress on this, or we will be in the – same place next year. CrM There will be issues getting 22 LAs to sign up to it, so wait and – see what SPNAB comes up with at the meeting in December. BB Add to the January agenda to make a decision about if the RCC – wants to take this forward. PTG Some headline figures have been sent from Probation – Probation is currently focusing on its Exit strategy so the information is being retrieved manually rather than automatically. Meeting with the RDC and SP leads, to identify which figures are required. SC Amendment to the 3 September minutes has been completed – and they will shortly be with translation services.
The minutes were approved providing the amendment is made. Matters arising MF – Cardiff brought a paper to the meeting to circulate about Welfare Reform. SC – Speed Networking and money saving ideas, mentioned to Nicola Evans at Cymorth. Due to other pressing matters these have been held back for a future Regional Provider Forum. FB – Llamau are in the process of carrying out the crisis analysis, which will be shared once completed. PT – The Vale have looked at the Mid & West Wales Procurement document, including sharing it with our procurement team, who raised some legal questions. We approached Mid & West about them, but they are only just starting to deal with resolving them. NS – Cardiff had a very similar response from the legal team. CrM - Following visits to local authority areas a report was considered at the last meeting of the SPNAB. The issue of procurement was identified and a recommendation was supported that a National view about procurement should be considered. An action plan will be discussed at the SPNAB to consider all future work and procurement will be part of this plan. The next meeting of the SPNAB is due to take place on the 2nd December 2013. LT – Should WLGA be looking at procurement? ST – Procurement will be picked up in the action plan and taken to the next SPNAB. BB – Does the RCC want to a letter to WLGA to ask for them to lead on procurement? MS – Not sure how helpful WLGA would be. CM – Having a response to what is expected / required would be useful. LT – It is worth getting all the LAs working together. MS – There have been things around procurement in the past involving WLGA and Value Wales, but it hit problems that were not overcome. FB – There is a real need to make progress on this, or we will be in the same place next year. CrM – There will be issues getting 22 LAs to sign up to it, so wait and see what SPNAB comes up with at the meeting in December. BB – Add to the January agenda to make a decision about if the RCC wants to take this forward. PTG – Some headline figures have been sent from Probation Probation is currently focusing on its Exit strategy so the information is being retrieved manually rather than automatically. Meeting with the RDC and SP leads, to identify which figures are required. SC – Amendment to the 3 September minutes has been completed and they will shortly be with translation services.
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