Agenda and decisions

To elect Chair for 2026 / 2027.

Cllr Rhys Tudur was elected as Chair for 2026/27. ⁠

To elect Vice Chair for 2026 / 2027.

Cllr Geraint Wyn Parry was elected as Vice-chair for 2026/27.

To receive any apologies for absence.

To receive any declarations of personal interest.

To note any items that are a matter of urgency in the view of the Chair for consideration.

The Chair shall propose that the minutes of the previous meetings of this committee held on 19 of January 2026 and 12 of February 2026 be signed as a true record.

To consider the whistleblowing policy and procedure for elected members.

•           That the Committee declared support for the policy and asked the Monitoring Officer to make changes in line with his response to members' comments.

The present the draft Education Transport Policy following a consultation period on proposals to amend the content of the current policy.

1.         To accept the report and note the observations.

2.         To ask the Cabinet to pay particular attention to the Empty Seats Scheme when making a decision.

3.         To recommend to the Cabinet Member for Education:

•           That consideration should be given to modifying the Draft Education Transport Policy to designate parishes rather than distance in terms of transportation to faith schools.

•           To look at reducing the number of forms that parents of pupils with Additional Learning Needs had to complete.

For Committee Members to scrutinise performance matters within the Department.

1.         To accept the report and note the observations.

2.         To ask the Head of Education to share national comparative data on de-registration with members of the Committee together with the Youth Service Annual Report.

3.         That there was a need to look at including information and data in relation to pupils' attainment in the future performance report.

4.         That the Committee scrutinised the situation in relation to de-registration and Elective Home Education as part of its work programme when timely.

For Committee Members to scrutinise performance matters within the Department.

1.         To accept the report and note the observations.

2.         To ask the Economy and Community Department to share data on numbers using Arosfan (motorhome) sites and information relating to enforcement issues with Committee members.

For Committee Members to scrutinise performance matters within the Department.

1.         To accept the reports and to note the observations.