Agenda and decisions

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 Chairman for consideration.

The Chairman shall propose that the minutes of the meetings of this committee held on the 25^th September 2025 be signed as a true record.  (attached)

To scrutinise performance matters within the Department.

1.    To accept the report.

2.    To ask the Finance Department to correspond with the valuation office agency to get a list of all the empty houses in Gwynedd.

3.    To ask the Cabinet Member to send a letter to the government noting a concern about high rent in the private housing sector and press upon them to present measures to ensure that the list is affordable and reduces homelessness.

4.    To encourage the Housing and Property Department to publicise new specialist housing developments for people with specific needs.

To scrutinise performance matters within the Department.

1.    To accept the report.

2.    To acknowledge the good work that is being done in the department, declaring concern about the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DOLS) assessment figures and the waiting list for domiciliary care.

3.    To ask for a progress report on the falls protocol.

To scrutinise performance matters within the Department.

1.    To accept the report.

2.    To ask the Chair of the Council to consider convening an extraordinary meeting of the Full Council to give every member an opportunity to discuss and scrutinise the Response Plan to the 'Our Bravery Brought Justice' Child Practice Review.

3.    To request that the department develops new measures, showing that looked-after children are regularly seen by Council staff and another showing progress with the response Plan to the Justice Child Practice review.

To adopt the brief and to elect members.

1. To adopt the brief.

2. To elect Councillors Elwyn Jones, Sian Williams, Menna Baines, Angela Russell and Elin Walker Jones to be members of the task and finish group. Councillor Beth Lawton was elected as a reserve member