Social Partnership Council meeting, 3 December 2025: previous meeting actions

Agenda item 5: proposal for next steps on AI    

SPC Secretariat to ensure updates from the AI Delivery Group are provided at future meetings of the Council.    

Owner: SPC Secretariat    

Ongoing: an update from the Chairs has been tabled for the December meeting (SPC 09-05).

Agenda item 5: proposal for next steps on AI    

SPC Secretariat to establish a Delivery Group to look at AI skills.    

Owner: SPC Secretariat    

Completed: the Delivery Group had its first meeting on 17 November.

Agenda Item 3: 2026-27 Draft Budget    

TUC Cymru to provide first draft of a statement of advice emphasising the importance of passing the 2026-27 Budget for agreement by all SPC members.    

Owner: TUC Cymru    

Completed: the first draft was circulated to members on 7 October.

Agenda item 3: 2026-27 Draft Budget    

Once work with stakeholders has been completed, an update to be provided to the SPC by Welsh Government officials showing what mitigations are being planned in the event of a restated Budget being passed.   

Owner: Welsh Government officials    

Ongoing: the update will be provided as soon as possible.

Agenda item 2: UK Industrial Strategy    

Officials to provide an update on the engagement plan when available.    

Owner: Welsh Government officials    

Ongoing: the update will be provided as soon as possible.

Agenda item 4: the Skill Shift, preparing for an AI-driven economy

Welsh Government officials to progress the further work on AI suggested in paper (SPC 06-04) taking into account members’ views. 

Owner: SPC Secretariat

Completed: a Delivery Group has been established and had its first meeting on 17 November.

Agenda Item 2: Confidential: Members Only: Consultation on Welsh Ministers Legislative Priorities    

Members to provide ideas on any technical bills that are likely to have cross party support that could be proposed for future consideration beyond the current Senedd term to the SPC Secretariat.    

Owner: SPC Members    

Ongoing.

Agenda item 4: Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Workforce

The SPC Secretariat to develop options (in consultation with the WPC’s AI Working Group) for how the SPC might progress work on AI.    

Owner: SPC Secretariat    

Completed: a Delivery Group has been established and had its first meeting on 17 November.

Agenda item 4: Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Workforce

The WPC’s AI Working Group to provide the quick read versions of their reports to the SPC once completed.    

Owner: WPC AI Working Group    

Completed: the quick read version was circulated to members on 20 November.

Agenda item 2: Employment Rights Bill

SPC Secretariat to ensure regular updates are provided to the SPC on the progress of the Employment Rights Bill.       

Owner: SPC Secretariat    

Ongoing: updates provided for March and June meetings.   Further update provided for September meeting.

Agenda item 4: proposed approach to the provision of information and advice by the SPC to the Welsh Ministers    

DMSP agreed to share all 55 social partnership reports from public bodies (when available) with the summary report for 2024/25 should SPC members wish to see them.    

Owner: SPC Secretariat    

Ongoing: links to all published reports have been shared with members.

Agenda item 6: The Socially Responsible Public Procurement provisions of the Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Act 2023      

SH to consider how best to ensure that the SPC is kept up to date via technical briefings on procurement matters as well as the development of the Procurement Subgroup.

Owner: Welsh Government Official    

Ongoing: a paper on the membership of the Procurement Subgroup (SPC 09-03) has been tabled for the December meeting. Updates have been provided at previous meetings and a technical briefing on procurement was held on 24 September 2024 and a further session has been offered to members this year.