Meetings

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7.1 Committee were content with the satisfactory response from the Welsh Government.

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Huw Vaughan Thomas – Auditor General for Wales

Andy Phillips – Performance Audit Manager, Wales Audit Office

7.1 The Committee noted the correspondence and agreed that the Clerk would write to the Welsh Government seeking clarification on the issues raised in his advice.

6.1 Members discussed amendments to their draft report, and agreed that a final text of their report would be formally agreed via e-mail.

7.1 The Committee commented on its draft report ‘Civil Emergencies in Wales’ and agreed to consider an amended version at a future meeting.

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.

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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.

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.

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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2.1 The Chair Welcomed Huw Vaughan Thomas, Auditor General for Wales; Andy Phillips, Performance Audit Manager; and John Weston, Performance Specialists.

2.2 The Committee discussed the findings of the Auditor General for Wales’ report ‘Civil Emergencies in Wales’.

5.1 The Committee discussed the Wales Audit Office report ‘Civil Emergencies in Wales’ and agreed to conduct a short inquiry during the spring term 2013.