Agenda and decisions

To receive any apologies for absence.

To receive any declaration of Personal Interest.

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

Alwen Williams, Chief Executive to present the report.

The Annual Report for 2025/26 was approved.

Alwen Williams, Chief Executive and Programme SRO and Dave Hole, Programme Lead to present the report.

The progress and challenges of the 2026/27 programme were identified.

In the context of transformation and change, that the CJC should not meet the costs of any additional roles, functions, or responsibilities conferred on it from its own financial resources. 

Helen Edwards, Deputy Monitoring Officer to present the report.

The Petition Scheme was approved.

Helen Edwards, Deputy Monitoring Officer to present the report

The Terms of Reference for the Standards Sub-committee were agreed.

It was agreed that the constituent authorities and the National Park Authority would be asked to nominate members of the sub-committee as set out in paragraph 4.5 below.

It was agreed that the CJC would conduct a public external recruitment campaign as required, and that the constituent authorities would be notified so that they could alert the independent members of their Standards Committees in case any of them was eligible and interested in applying.

The timetable and recruitment process for Independent Members were agreed as set out in paragraphs 4.6 and 4.7 of this report, and the Monitoring Officer was authorised to a) amend it if necessary and b) establish and appoint an appointment panel in accordance with regulation 15 of the Standards Committees (Wales) Regulations 2001, as amended.

Mark Watkins, Monitoring Officer to present the report.

Appendix 2 is separate for Members only.

The Appendix is exempt under Paragraph 12, Part 4, Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 (information relating to a particular individual); subject to paragraph 21, Part 5 (public-interest test). Applied to the CJC by regulation 26 of the Corporate Joint Committees (General) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2021.

It was noted that Councillor Hugh Evans, as Leader of Denbighshire County Council, was a member of the CJC and its Economic Well-being Sub-committee by virtue of that office.

The appointments of the Monitoring Officer were noted under the delegation dated 21 June 2024, namely Councillor James Elson to the Strategic Transport Sub-committee and Councillor Geraint Lloyd Williams to the Strategic Planning Sub-committee.

Dewi Lewis was appointed as a lay member of the Governance and Audit Sub-committee for a period of four years from the effective date of appointment, subject to completion of the relevant co-option agreement.