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  • Agenda and decisions

    The Cabinet - Tuesday, 13th October, 2026 1.00 pm

    • Attendance details
    • Agenda frontsheet PDF 114 KB
    • Agenda reports pack PDF 15 MB
    • Printed decisions PDF 149 KB

    Venue: Cyfarfod Hybrid / Hybrid Meeting - Siambr Hywel Dda, Swyddfeydd y Cyngor, Caernarfon LL55 1SH

    Contact: Gwen Alaw Roberts  Email: GwenAlawRoberts@gwynedd.llyw.cymru

    Media

    Items
    No. Item

    1.

    APOLOGIES

    Additional documents:

    • Webcast for 1.

    2.

    DECLARATION OF PERSONAL INTEREST

    Additional documents:

    • Webcast for 2.

    3.

    URGENT ITEMS

    Additional documents:

    • Webcast for 3.

    4.

    MATTERS ARISING FROM OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY

    Additional documents:

    • Webcast for 4.

    5.

    MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON 15 SEPTEMBER pdf icon PDF 226 KB

    Additional documents:

    • Webcast for 5.

    6.

    THE VOICE OF THE CHILD STRATEGY pdf icon PDF 166 KB

    Cyflwynwyd gan: Cllr Nia Jeffreys

    Additional documents:

    • Appendix 1 - The Voice of the Child Strategy 29 9 26 , item 6. pdf icon PDF 990 KB
    • Appendix 2 - The Voice of the Learner in Education , item 6. pdf icon PDF 470 KB
    • Appendix 3 - The Voice of the Learner in Children's Services , item 6. pdf icon PDF 426 KB
    • Appendix 4 - The Children and Young People's Voice Forums , item 6. pdf icon PDF 417 KB
    • Appendix 5 - Strategic Integration and Governance , item 6. pdf icon PDF 447 KB
    • There are a further 2 documents.View the full list of documents for item 6.
    • Webcast for 6.

    Decision:

    1. To approve Cyngor Gwynedd's Voice of the Child Strategy (Appendices 1 - 5)

     

    2. To note that a corporate Action Plan will be developed and implemented to support the implementation of the Strategy across the Council's services.

     

    7.

    STRATEGIC EQUALITY PLAN 2024-28, ANNUAL REPORT 2025-26 pdf icon PDF 298 KB

    Cyflwynwyd gan: Cllr Llio Elenid Owen

    Additional documents:

    • Appendix 1 - Employment Information 2025-26 , item 7. pdf icon PDF 247 KB
    • Webcast for 7.

    Decision:

    To note the content and approve the 2025-26 Annual Report, Equality Plan 2024-28.

     

    8.

    ANNUAL REPORT - WORKFORCE pdf icon PDF 658 KB

    Cyflwynwyd gan: Cllr Llio Elenid Owen

    Additional documents:

    • Appendix 1 - Age Profile (2025-26) , item 8. pdf icon PDF 598 KB
    • Webcast for 8.

    Decision:

    Approval of the annual report for 2025/26.

    9.

    ANNUAL REPORT ON HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELL-BEING pdf icon PDF 927 KB

    Cyflwynwyd gan: Cllr Llio Elenid Owen

    Additional documents:

    • Webcast for 9.

    Decision:

    This report is submitted to the Cabinet so that members have an essential overview of the main health and safety matters that arose during 2025/26.

     

    10.

    ANNUAL MONITORING REPORT LOCAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2025-2026 pdf icon PDF 163 KB

    Cyflwynwyd gan: Cllr Craig ab Iago

    Additional documents:

    • Appendix 1 - Annual Monitoring Report 8 , item 10. pdf icon PDF 5 MB
    • Appendix 2 - Planning Policy Working Group , item 10. pdf icon PDF 76 KB
    • Webcast for 10.

    Decision:

    That the Cabinet accepts the Annual Monitoring Report 8 (Appendix 1) and agrees for it to be submitted to the Government by the end of October 2026.

     

    11.

    CAPITAL STRATEGY pdf icon PDF 222 KB

    Cyflwynwyd gan: Cllr Huw Wyn Jones

    Additional documents:

    • Webcast for 11.

    Decision:

    To approve:

     

    • funding of £1.49m for the funding gap of the North Promenade flood prevention project in

    Abermaw

     

    • funding of £583k for the funding gap of the Ysgol Bontnewydd project

     

    • the provision of £6.86m for the next phase of the Sustainable Schools rolling programme

     

    • the provision of £4.11m for the next phase of the rolling Sustainable Schools programme

    and responding to traffic risks on Secondary School sites

     

    • the delegation of the right to agree on the exact split of the £4.11m between secondary schools improvement and traffic risk response, to the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Education, the Head of Education and the Head of Finance after the completion of further work. 

     

    • the de-committing of £3.5m from the Council's existing asset plan to be released

    to contribute to the resources available to fund the above. 

     

    The Cabinet is requested to confirm commitments already approved for the cost increases of Ysgol Tryfan (16 December 2025 Cabinet) and the Trawsfynydd innovation centre (10 February 2026).

     

    12.

    CAPITAL PROGRAMME 2026/27 – END OF AUGUST REVIEW (31 AUGUST 2026 POSITION) pdf icon PDF 1 MB

    Cyflwynwyd gan: Cllr Huw Wyn Jones

    Additional documents:

    • Webcast for 12.

    Decision:

    To accept the report on the end of August review (31 August 2026 position) of the capital programme. 

     

    Approve the following revisions to the Capital Budget that was approved on 5 March 2026 from the programme's financing perspective (as shown in part 3.2.3 of the report), namely:

    - an increase of £846,000 in the use of borrowing

    - an increase of £64,980,000 in the use of grants and contributions

    - an increase of £5,000 in the use of capital receipts

    - an increase of £673,000 in the use of revenue contributions

    - a decrease of £350,000 in the use of the capital reserve

    - an increase of £13,329,000 in the use of renewal and other reserves.