Agenda and decisions

To receive apologies for absence.

To receive any declaration of personal interest.

To note any items which are urgent business in the opinion of the Chairman so they may be considered.

The Chairman shall propose that the minutes of the meeting of this committee, held on 13^th November 2025, be signed as a true record.

To consider the report and offer comments

DECISION:

·        To accept the contents of the report

Note:

·        To receive an update on the 5/9/24 items (hold an information session on homelessness) and the 10/10/24 items (update on Emergency Care Audit recommendations): Flow Out of Hospital) by the next meeting

To consider the report

DECISION:

·       To accept the detail of the Response Plan

·       To thank the Officers for their work and welcome that the Response Plan is being discussed in several forums

·       That a simple and definite summary/front page of the main action points is needed

·       That the Committee receives regular updates on the actions that have been taken or are being considered to be a suitable and appropriate response to the situation

·       Request by the Committee for Estyn to acknowledge the weaknesses of their report on the Council's safeguarding arrangements, June 2023

·       That the Whistleblowing Arrangements and Safeguarding Arrangements need to be among the best;

-    would welcome reviews to these policies

-    need an update on the work, the timetable and how they are adopted

Note:

Request to review the last paragraph 2.5 of the Response Plan: 'Investigation into the events of 2019 that has been the subject of press coverage' – more context is needed about the independent investigation that was completed and what reason was for the decision not to share the report/findings.

Request to set out the context for Estyn's commendation of the Council's safeguarding arrangements (June 2023). The wording as it is, is inappropriate given the failures that later emerged.

To receive the information, consider the risks arising from the forecast expenditure against the budget, and scrutinise the decisions to be presented to Cabinet regarding budget management by the Council and its departments

DECISION:

·        To accept the end November 2025 report and review of the Revenue Budget

·        To note the latest financial position regarding the budgets of each department / service.

To receive the information, consider the risks regarding the Capital Programme, and scrutinise the decisions for the Cabinet

DECISION:

·       To accept the report and agree on the recommendations for the Cabinet to consider

To note the position and the relevant risks regarding the Savings Overview, consider the decisions for the Cabinet and comment as necessary.

DECISION:

·       To accept the report

·       To note the progress, the position and the relevant risks in the context of the Savings Overview

Note / Suggestion

Offer targeted support on schemes that Departments are unable to realise

To identify the relevant position and risks in relation to the content of the Policy, consider the Cabinet's decision and comment as necessary.

DECISION:

·        To accept the report and note the situation and relevant risks

·        To welcome the Cabinet's decision to approve the Policy

·        To welcome that the Policy is under ongoing review and can be adapted as any legislative changes or changes in circumstances are introduced.

Note / Suggestion

Reword paragraph 3.3 appendix 2 – Equality Impact Assessment to reinforce the statement

Add sustainable tourism as a priority area to paragraph 4.5, Cabinet Report

To provide an update to the Committee on reports recently published by Audit Wales

·        Temporary accommodation, long-term crisis? 

DECISION:

Postponed until the 03/02/2026 meeting

To consider the work programme

DECISION:

·       To accept the work programme until February 2027