Part of 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Local Government and Public Services – in the Senedd at 2:37 pm on 3 October 2018.
Yes. Thanks. I hope so too. We had a scrutiny session on the Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee on the PSBs just before the summer recess, so we did have a snapshot from various organisations as to how well things were working. One point that was made by various witnesses was that we have several PSBs that aren't chaired by someone from a local authority. This can be a good thing, because we don't want the PSBs to feel as though they are dominated by the local authority. On the other hand, there is a potential problem in that, if they are not led by the local council, then the council may send a relatively junior figure to the PSB meetings, who may carry little delegated authority. This would obviously hinder the PSB from operating effectively. How do you think this problem can be resolved?