Public Services Boards

Part of 1. Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government – in the Senedd at 2:20 pm on 15 December 2021.

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Photo of Rebecca Evans Rebecca Evans Labour 2:20, 15 December 2021

Yes. I think we have some excellent examples of work taking place, so Cwm Taf PSB, for example, that undertook a live lab exercise with the office of the future generations commissioner, and it focused specifically on addressing adverse childhood experiences, to try and work out how those partners could best respond to children and young people experiencing adverse childhood experiences.

And also Flintshire and Wrexham PSBs; they formed a joint PSB specifically to have a joint response to COVID and to develop a shared recovery plan from COVID. Again, I think that's been a really useful innovation. And then, Monmouthshire PSB has managed the resourcing of volunteer networks during the early stages of the pandemic, and they were engaging and supporting people at a very micro level and again, that was really, really positive. But I think all PSBs have some good examples of good practice that can and should be shared across public services.

And I'm keen that we do enable that sharing of good practice, so my officials and those of the future generations commissioner's office are bringing together PSBs officers quarterly in order to make sure that there is that forum to share experience and share good practice.