Agenda item 7: actions arising

Agenda item 7: Next meeting, date and venue

The SPC Secretariat to explore options for holding the meeting on 8 October in North Wales      

Owner: SPC Secretariat          

Ongoing: members will be asked for their preference for meeting location shortly 

Agenda item 7: Next meeting, date and venue

The SPC Secretariat to progress arrangements for the Council meeting on 12 March as in-person at the Welsh Government’s Merthyr office.        

Owner: SPC Secretariat          

Completed

Agenda item 5: Working group on Fair Work in Business Grants 

A written update on the working group on Fair Work in Business Grants to be provided following its first meeting to SPC members.       

Owner: Fair Work in Business Grants working group 

Completed: The Chairs of the working group to provide an update at the meeting on 12 March

Agenda item 4: Artificial intelligence (AI) and the workforce

The SPC Secretariat to develop options (in consultation with the WPC’s AI Working Group) for how the SPC might progress work on AI.          

Owner: SPC Secretariat      

Ongoing: Paper tabled for 12 March meeting (SPC 06-04)

Agenda item 4: Artificial intelligence (AI) and the workforce

The WPC’s AI Working Group to provide the easy read versions of their reports to the SPC once completed. 

Owner: WPC AI Working Group        

Ongoing: The easy read versions have not yet been completed.

Agenda item 3: Analysis of public sector reports

The SPC Secretariat to provide a summary for members to agree, capturing the additional information they suggested would be useful to be included in the summary of the public bodies’ reports on compliance with the Social Partnership Duty. 

Owner: SPC Secretariat      

Completed: The Secretariat emailed members with the summary on 19 February 

Agenda item 2:  Employment Rights Bill

SPC Secretariat to ensure regular updates are provided to the SPC on the progress of the Employment Rights Bill.             

Owner: SPC Secretariat      

Ongoing: update provided for 12 March meeting

Agenda item 2: Employment Rights Bill

Welsh Government officials to provide the First Minister with a briefing note on the Employment Rights Bill and the self-employed.     

Owner: Welsh Government Officials         

Completed

Agenda item 5: Approach to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Issues    

SPC Secretariat to engage with members in establishing a chair and membership for a standing Equity, Diversity and Inclusion sub-group that could be operationalised as required.      

Owner: SPC Secretariat    

Completed: The Chair and standing membership of the group has been agreed.

Agenda item 3: Improving fair work through Welsh Government financial support    

SPC Secretariat to establish a task and finish group to consider the Economic Contract in consultation with members.    

Owner: SPC Secretariat    

Completed: The membership of the group has been agreed and the first meeting was held on 25 February.

Agenda item 2: Delivery, productivity, and accountability priorities budget     

SPC Secretariat to develop a proposal for an SPC sub-group to explore the language around productivity and efficiency.    

Owner: SPC Secretariat 

Completed: members agreed at 5 December meeting that this sub group was no longer needed. 

Agenda item 3: Confidential: members only: consultation on Welsh Ministers Legislative Priorities    

SPC Secretariat to make members aware when Stage 1 consultation on the Bus Bill is launched.

 Owner: SPC Secretariat     

Ongoing: To be actioned when the Bus Bill is introduced. 

Agenda item 4: Proposed approach to the provision of information and advice by the SPC to the Welsh Ministers    

DMSP agreed to share all 56 social partnership reports from public bodies (when available) with the summary report for 2024/25 should SPC members wish to see them.    

Owner: SPC Secretariat    

Ongoing: To be actioned when the reports have been published

Agenda item 6: The Socially Responsible Public Procurement provisions of the Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Act 2023

SH to consider how best to ensure that the SPC is kept up to date via technical briefings on procurement matters as well as the development of the Procurement Subgroup.

Owner: Welsh Government Official    

Ongoing: A further update has been provided at the March meeting as a paper to note, following those provided at the July and 30 September meetings last year.  A technical briefing on procurement was held on 24 September.