This meeting considered the council’s progress implementing the Violence against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (VAWDASV) National Training Framework and reviewed feedback on the Scrutiny Advisor's report from the previous meeting.

Violence against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (VAWDASV) National Training Framework

The committee was asked to consider a report on the Violence against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (VAWDASV) National Training Framework, a statutory training framework issued by the Welsh Government.

The report included a summary of Newport City Council's implementation of the framework and noted that:

1173 staff attended Group 1 VAWDASV (e-learning) during 2023-2024 which means NCC have trained 84% of their staff in Group 1 since publication of the National Training Framework in March 2016.

The report also summarised the Gwent National Training Framework Annual Report 23-24, which was provided as Appendix A to the report.

A letter from Jane Hutt AS/MS, the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip, about the National Training Framework was provided as Appendix B to the report.

Scrutiny Advisor Reports

The committee was asked to consider the Scrutiny Advisor's report which included:

• A list of actions arising from the previous meeting.
• An update on the committee’s forward work programme for 2024-25.
• Responses from officers and cabinet members to recommendations made in previous meetings.