, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session: Building Safety in Wales
Okay. Thank you. The next set of questions is back to Adam Price, please.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session: Building Safety in Wales
And it's your understanding that the Welsh Government have made an absolute commitment to that; they just haven't chosen which audit model to follow.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session: Building Safety in Wales
Thank you. Again, if I can ask a supplementary to that, to what extent do you feel, if at all, that there would need to be a degree of national monitoring and evaluation of risk management in order to ensure that councils are carrying out their own scrutiny…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session: Building Safety in Wales
Okay. Thank you very much indeed. Natasha Asghar, can I bring you back in, please?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session: Building Safety in Wales
Thank you very much indeed. Before I bring in the next set of questions, I'd just like to ask to what extent you think, to be effective, the Welsh Government should be working with you on the development of a national performance framework. And if not LABC…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session: Building Safety in Wales
Okay, thank you. Can I bring Mike Hedges back in, please?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session: Building Safety in Wales
Have you concluded, Mike? Thank you very much indeed. In that case, Can I bring in Adam Price?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session: Building Safety in Wales
And Peter Richards, please.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session: Building Safety in Wales
Mike Hedges, I think Peter Richards wished to reply as well.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session: Building Safety in Wales
Thank you. We are in public session, so I'd be grateful, when you use acronyms, if you could explain what they are, because people may not necessarily know. MDT is multidisciplinary team, for example. Also, can I ask Members and witnesses to be as succinct as…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session: Building Safety in Wales
Okay, thank you. Could I bring in Natasha Asghar?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session: Building Safety in Wales
And finally from me on this section, how confident are you that each council in Wales will have local action plans with in-built monitoring and evaluation in place? Yes, Peter Richards.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session: Building Safety in Wales
Peter Keates.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session: Building Safety in Wales
Well, the question I was asking was, within the remits—and I'm pleased to hear about continuous professional development, which all effective professions seek to incorporate—specifically to the new regime, what support have you been giving councils, and…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session: Building Safety in Wales
Thank you. What support has Local Authority Building Control, LABC, been giving to councils to plan for the new regime, both generally and in the context of the auditor general's recommendations that councils should develop local action plans?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session: Building Safety in Wales
Thank you. Yes, Peter Richards.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session: Building Safety in Wales
Okay, then. Thank you. To what extent, if at all, do you believe that councils have sufficient detail to support their teams to deliver their new responsibilities, and are there any particular areas of concern currently, and, if so, what?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session: Building Safety in Wales
[Inaudible.] Is it good and effective? Communication is good, but is it effective?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session: Building Safety in Wales
Okay, thank you. Yes, please.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session: Building Safety in Wales
You both described the process, the engagement you do have, but how effective is that?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session: Building Safety in Wales
Okay. Thank you. Did you wish to—?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session: Building Safety in Wales
Thank you. I know Members will pick up on this theme later. So, moving on, how effectively do you believe the Welsh Government has involved councils and other stakeholders and shared information with them to provide clarity on the timetable and detail of…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session: Building Safety in Wales
Thank you.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session: Building Safety in Wales
You all said—. The question was more related to the vacancies that are advertised, presumably, rather than the vacancies that haven't been advertised because lack of funding. So, is the volume of applications also less than we need to see?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Evidence Session: Building Safety in Wales
And is that partly because—and I'm ignorant of this—not enough young people studying and qualifying are coming through the system to apply for these positions?
