Agenda and decisions

To elect Chair for 2026 / 2027

TO ELECT RHYS PARRY AS CHAIR OF THIS COMMITTEE FOR 2026-2027

To elect Vice Chair for 2026 / 2027

TO ELECT DEWI LEWIS AS VICE-CHAIR OF THIS COMMITTEE FOR 2026-2027

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 meetings of this committee, held on the 15^th of January 2026 and the 3rd of February 2026, be signed as a true record.

To consider the report and offer comments

·       To accept the contents of the report

·       To update the Committee on a report published by Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) and Estyn – a Joint Inspection (November 2025), to be presented at the July 2026 meeting

Note: Use the word 'implemented' rather than 'delete' in the report to highlight a more positive position

To consider and accept the report

·       To accept the contents of the report

To receive the information, consider any risks arising from the actual expenditure and income against the 2025 / 26 budget.

• To accept the report and note the relevant risks
• To invite the Heads of those Departments that are overspending to the Committee to report on the overspend
• That a report be presented to the committee on the legal costs of Article 4

To receive the information and consider the risks relating to the capital programme

·       To accept the information and note the risks relating to the capital programme

To submit

·        The Revenue Income and Expenditure Account Report for 2025/26

·        Statements of accounts return, duly certified, but subject to Audit.

To receive and approve the accounts

To accept the report

To approve:

•       The Revenue and Income Expenditure Account 2025/26

•       The Annual Return for the year ending 31 March 2026, subject to audit by Audit Wales

•       The Chair to sign the form electronically

To consider the report for information

To accept the report and note the information

To receive the report that outlines the work of internal audit for the period to 31 March 2026, comment on the contents and support the actions that have already been agreed with the relevant services.

·       To accept the report and support the actions that have already been agreed with the relevant services – a specific request to revisit Fleet – Fuel Consumption arrangements.

·       To call in matters relating to School Transportation, Breakfast Clubs and Fire Arrangements before the Service Improvement Working Group to examine the concerns in greater detail.

·       To nominate Rhys Parry (Chair), Dewi Lewis (Vice-chair), along with Councillors Richard Glyn, Menna Baines and Ioan Thomas as members of the Working Group.

·       To present a report on Category Management – Environment to the Committee

To consider and accept the report

·       To accept the report in accordance with the requirements of the Public Sector Internal Audit Standards for the 2025/26 financial year.

To consider and accept the report

·       To accept the report

·       To support changes to the Procurement Thresholds

·       To recommend to the Full Council to approve Amendments to the Constitution – Section 17: Contracts Procedure Regulations

To consider the report, offer comments and accept the documents

To accept the reports

To consider and accept the report

·       To accept the report

To consider and accept reports recently published by Audit Wales

·        ‘The Building Blocks? Capital Planning in Councils in Wales’

·        ‘Additional Learning Needs – Do public bodies know if the system is working?’

·       To accept the national reports

·       To accept the Council's response to the recommendation in ⁠The Building Blocks? Capital Planning in Councils in Wales report – 'Councils should review their capital planning arrangements and identify and implement opportunities for improvement'. ⁠

Note: A request to present an Asset Management Plan to the Committee

To consider the report and accept the update

·       To accept and note the progress to the Council's Domiciliary Care arrangements

·       That a further update is needed in six months' time on the progress and success of the work programme

·       That there is a need to look at reconciling salaries across all sectors – this is crucial if Cyngor Gwynedd is to continue to offer quality care.

To consider the work programme

·       To accept the work programme for May 2026 – May 2027

·       To add the Asset Management Plan and Category Management – Environment to the work programme