Lead Member – Councillor Gwilym Butler – Portfolio Holder for Finance and Corporate Resources

Report of Carol Fox, Health & Safety Manager

RESOLVED:

That Cabinet note the Council’s health and safety performance over the preceding year as set out in the Appendix to this report and raised any issues as appropriate.

The Portfolio Holder for Finance, Corporate Resources and Communities presented the report which reviewed the Health and Safety performance of the Council for 2022-2023. It detailed the key Health and Safety challenges for the Council, progress on last year’s Annual Report and identified key priorities for 2023-2024.

Members of staff were thanked for keeping the Council safe and maintaining a healthy organisation.

It was noted that there were no financial implications this year but there may be future implications in respect of the actions for 2023/2024. Assurance was sought that no policy would be put in place without the consultation of members. It was confirmed that this would fall within the remit of the executives and would only be brought back to Cabinet if it fell outside of this remit.

Concern was raised regarding the persistent high level of staff who are suffering with anxiety, stress and depression and it was questioned what was being done to address this. Members were advised that managers were being encouraged to refer staff for support at the earliest opportunity.

RESOLVED:

That Cabinet note the Council’s health and safety performance over the preceding year as set out in the Appendix to this report and raised any issues as appropriate.