The decisions as the council's minutes record them. A plain-language summary follows once it has been written.
AGREED that the decisions be accepted as a true record of proceedings.
AGREED that the report be accepted.
AGREED that the report be accepted.
AGREED to recommend that the report status as outlined against each recommendation be accepted (Option 1).
AGREED to recommend Option 2, namely:- · That the information detailed in the report be accepted; and · That the Council engage directly with the new Welsh Government to advocate for additional funding for Blaenau Gwent Youth Service, including raising concerns about the capital/revenue split in replacement funds and its impact on service delivery.
AGREED to recommend that the outcome of the CIW Assurance Check report and associated Action Plan developed to progress the recommendations within the report, be accepted (Option 1).
It was noted that no requests had been received for the simultaneous translation service.
Apologies for absence were reported for Councillors Jen Morgan, J.P. and H. Trollope.
No declarations of interest or dispensations were reported.
It was agreed that meetings of the Children, Young People & Families Scrutiny Committee be held at 10.00 a.m.
Decision as recorded
AGREED that the decisions be accepted as a true record of proceedings.
The decisions of the meeting of the Children, Young People & Families Scrutiny Committee held on 17th March, 2026 was submitted. The Committee AGREED that the decisions be accepted as a true record of proceedings.
Decision as recorded
AGREED that the report be accepted.
Consideration was given to the report of the Scrutiny & Democratic Officer. The Committee AGREED that the report be accepted.
Decision as recorded
AGREED that the report be accepted.
Consideration was given to the report of the Scrutiny & Democratic Officer. The Committee AGREED that the report be accepted.
Decision as recorded
AGREED to recommend that the report status as outlined against each recommendation be accepted (Option 1).
Consideration was given to the report of the Head of Children’s Services The Committee AGREED to recommend that the report status as outlined against each recommendation be accepted (Option 1).
Decision as recorded
AGREED to recommend Option 2, namely:- · That the information detailed in the report be accepted; and · That the Council engage directly with the new Welsh Government to advocate for additional funding for Blaenau Gwent Youth Service, including raising concerns about the capital/revenue split in replacement funds and its impact on service delivery.
Consideration was given to the report of the Chief Education Officer. The Committee AGREED to recommend Option 2, namely:- · That the information detailed in the report be accepted; and · That the Council engage directly with the new Welsh Government to advocate for additional funding for Blaenau Gwent Youth Service, including raising concerns about the capital/revenue split in replacement funds and its impact on service delivery.
Decision as recorded
AGREED to recommend that the outcome of the CIW Assurance Check report and associated Action Plan developed to progress the recommendations within the report, be accepted (Option 1).
Consideration was given to the report of the Head of Children’s Services. The Committee AGREED to recommend that the outcome of the CIW Assurance Check report and associated Action Plan developed to progress the recommendations within the report, be accepted (Option 1).
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