Meetings
Every meeting of Cardiff Council's committees. Meetings of the full Council, the Cabinet, scrutiny and planning committees get a plain-language summary once their minutes are published.
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Cabinet met on 15 May 2025. It made appointments to joint committees, adopted a Corporate Parenting Strategy and a Local Flood Risk Strategy, approved a Corporate Safeguarding Policy, and approved the council's response to a Senedd consultation on bus reform. It also changed how cladding work on two high-rise blocks will be procured and awarded a building contract for the first block at Channel View.
Officers answered questions on allotments, park events, staffing and budgets.
On 12 May 2025 the Committee scrutinised the proposed Cabinet decisions on overcladding Nelson House and Loudoun House and awarding the first phase of the Channel View development to Wates Construction, before Cabinet considers them on 15 May. It also received a briefing on support for unpaid carers. On both items the Committee agreed that the Chair will write to the Cabinet Member with its observations, but the minute does not record what those observations are.
It examined the draft Local Flood Risk Strategy 2025 before Cabinet decides on it later this month, and it received a briefing on the Bus Services (Wales) Bill. On both items, the Committee agreed that the Chairperson will write to the Cabinet Member with its comments and observations.
Cancelled
On both items the committee agreed that the Chairperson would write to the Cabinet Member with its observations and recommendations.
Cancelled
Members raised questions on data, placements outside Cardiff, school attendance and social media. The Committee resolved that the Chair write to the Cabinet Member with its comments.
On 15 April 2025 the Economy & Culture Scrutiny Committee examined progress on Cardiff's leisure centre partnership with GLL, and the work of city centre management and night-time wardens. Members asked for more information on several points, including ethnicity data, a low mystery shopper score and the Men & Boys sessions. The committee agreed that the Chairperson will write to the Cabinet Member and the officer with the committee's observations.
The Cabinet Member and officers briefed members, and the committee agreed that the Chair would write to the Cabinet Member with its observations. It also agreed the draft pages of the Scrutiny Annual Report 2024/25.
At its meeting on 10 April 2025, the Committee questioned officers on the Active Travel Programme and on performance indicators for Planning, Transport and Environment. It agreed that the Chair should write to the Cabinet Member on both items, and agreed to note draft pages of the Scrutiny Annual Report 2024/25, with suggested changes. The Committee also agreed to ask for a fuller outline of the active travel programme.
It approved the minutes of the 13 March meeting and considered planning applications. It granted application 25/00517/VAR for 7 Thornhill Road, Rhiwbina, which changes the conditions on an earlier permission to allow a fish and chip shop and a new extraction system.
The Committee received an update on the Council's procurement service. This covered ARDAL, the four-council collaborative procurement service, the Socially Responsible Procurement Strategy 2022-2027, and new UK procurement law. Members asked questions and agreed that the Chairperson will write to the Cabinet Member with the Committee's observations. The Committee also approved its pages for the joint Scrutiny Annual Report 2024/25.
On each item, the Committee agreed that the Chair will write to the Cabinet Member with the comments and observations made during the discussion.
Cancelled
Cardiff Council met on 27 March 2025. Councillors approved a Pay Policy Statement for 2025/26, adopted a new gambling licensing policy, and elected a Lord Mayor and Deputy Lord Mayor for 2025/26. They also agreed amended motions on the Crown Estate and bus services, changed councillor pay arrangements, and filled some committee and school governor vacancies.
It approved a learning disability strategy and a new day centre at Oak House, St Mellons, subject to grant funding, and a draft Play Sufficiency Assessment for public consultation. It also extended the passenger transport procurement system to 2028, agreed that the council will run its own school improvement services, and recommended a pay policy statement to full Council.
The Trusts Cabinet Committee considered how the Council runs the trusts it acts for as corporate trustee. It adopted a new Conflicts of Interest Policy and delegated routine trust matters to officers, while keeping significant decisions with the Committee.
The committee held a briefing on the proposed approach to a Tourism and Events Strategy for Cardiff, due by December 2025, and carried out pre-decision scrutiny of the Hubs and Libraries Strategy 2024-2029. It also noted updates on the regional bodies, correspondence and its work programme. The main decision was that the Chairperson would write to the Cabinet Member on the committee's behalf about items 3 and 4.