Agenda

Division/Wards Affected: All

Purpose: To seek Cabinet approval for the Council’s participation in, and contribution towards, a phased programme of foundational investment in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Data Modernisation through the Shared Resource Service (SRS) partnership.

The proposals look to enhance the Council’s ability to deliver better outcomes for residents, improve productivity and service resilience, support staff, and enable more informed and timely decision-making across the Council.

The report brings together two linked investment proposals:

·        a three-year partnership-wide AI programme to create a secure, governed shared AI foundation, including an AI Management Hub, staff productivity tools and a Digital Front Door capability; and

·        Phase 1 of the Data Modernisation Programme, including completion of the core data platform and delivery of the Single View of Child (SVoC) as the first operational use case for joined-up insight and predictive analytics.

The purpose of the report is not to introduce technology for its own sake. It is to ensure that the Council has the right foundations, safeguards, skills and partnership arrangements in place so that the Council can use AI and data analytics in a proportionate, ethical and practical way that reflects public service values and maintains public trust.

The report sets out why investment is required now, the benefits expected for residents, staff and councillors, the safeguards and governance arrangements that will apply, the options considered, the financial and workforce implications, and how success will be evaluated.

Author: Peter Davies, Deputy Chief Executive & Strategic Director for Resources

Contact Details: peterdavies@monmouthshire.gov.uk

Division/Wards Affected: All

Purpose: To provide Cabinet with an overview of the current strategic risks facing the authority.        

Authors: Richard Jones, Performance and Data Insight Manager

Hannah Carter, Performance Officer

Contact Details: richardjones@monmouthshire.gov.uk  

hannahcarter@monmouthshire.gov.uk

Division/Wards Affected: Caldicot and Portskewett

Purpose: To seek Cabinet approval for the allocation of Section 106 offsite recreation funding received from the Crick Road development in Portskewett, towards projects identified as named beneficiaries within the Section 106 Agreement.

Author: Mike Moran, Community Infrastructure Coordinator

Contact Details: mikemoran@monmouthshire.gov.uk

Division/Wards Affected: Llanfoist and Abergavenny

Purpose: The purpose of this report is to update Cabinet on the progress of the Llanfoist to Abergavenny Active Travel Bridge and to seek approval to sign the formal construction contract between Balfour Beatty and Monmouthshire County Council now final pricing has been agreed.

Authors: Madeleine Boase, Active Travel Officer

Nicholas Tulp, Head of Transport

Contact Details: madeleineboase@monmouthshire.gov.uk

Division/Wards Affected: All

Purpose: The proposal responds to a clearly identified insufficiency in local Additional Learning Provision (ALP), particularly for learners with complex autism and Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs who cannot be supported within current school or SRB models and seeks Cabinet’s approval to establish a new Specialist Resource Base (SRB) with a therapeutic environment for learners with complex SEMH needs at the former Ysgol Y Fenni site, and to approve the associated capital and revenue costs.

Authors: Dr Morwenna Wagstaff, Head of Service: Inclusion

Will McLean, Strategic Director CLSE

Contact Details: MorwennaWagstaff@monmouthshire.gov.uk

WillMcLean@monmouthshire.gov.uk