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 10^th October 2024, be signed as a true record.

To consider the report and offer comments.

DECISION:

To accept the contents of the report.

To consider the report

DECISION:

·       To accept the contents of the report.

Note:

To refer the report's recommendations to the attention of the Care Scrutiny Committee

To share the 'Llechen Lân' report with Committee Members

The Chairman shall propose that the press and public be excluded from the meeting during the discussion on the following item due to the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 12, Part 4, Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

This paragraph should apply because there is an acknowledged public interest in openness in relation to the use of public resources and related financial issues. It is also acknowledged that there are occasions, in order to protect the financial and commercial interests that matters related to such information need to be discussed without being publicised. The report deals specifically with financial and business matter and related discussions. Publication of such commercially sensitive information could adversely affect the interests of the bodies and the Council and undermine the confidence in sharing sensitive information for consideration. This would be contrary to the wider public interest of securing the best overall outcome. For those reasons the matter should be exempt in the public interest.

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DECISION:

·       To accept the contents of the report and note the information

·       To request a further update providing assurance that the situation is improving, with input from the Chief Executive

The Chairman shall propose that the meeting be reopen for press and public

To consider the update on the Audit Wales work programme for Quarter 2

DECISION:

To accept the Quarter 2 update on the Audit Wales work programme

To submit –

·        Statement of Accounts post-Audit

·        Audit Wales’ ‘ISA260’ report

·        Letter of Representation (Appendix 1)

To consider and approve the information before authorising the Chairman to certify the letter

DECISION:

·       To accept and approve the 'ISA260' Report by Audit Wales in respect of Cyngor Gwynedd

·       To accept and approve the Statement of Accounts for 2023/24 (post-audit)

·       The Vice-chair of the Committee and the Head of Finance Department to certify the Letter of Representation electronically

·       To congratulate the officers for their work of securing an unqualified statement

·       To thank Audit Wales for good collaboration

To consider and receive the report for information.

DECISION

To accept the report and note the information

To consider the information presented and offer any relevant comments or suggestions

DECISION:

·       To accept the report

·       To accept the proposal of the Head of Corporate Services to submit a further report to the Committee which will set a context for service improvement policies and arrangements

Note:

Appendix A: Complaints Received: Cyngor Gwynedd – population percentage check needed

To consider the content of the report and notes whether it is willing to accept the results of the review as set out in the Appendix, and also whether it wishes to submit any observations on its content to the Council. 

DECISION:

·       To accept the report

·       To approve the results of the review to be submitted to the Full Council

05-12-24.

To consider the work programme

DECISION:

To accept the forward work programme for January 2025 – November 2025