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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The minute records no decisions beyond agreeing that the Chairperson write to the Cabinet Member with the Committee's observations and recommendations on each item. Members questioned officers on demand, maintenance, levy income and collection, and planning policy, but the minute states the Committee's recommendations only in general terms.
Councillors on the Community & Adult Services Scrutiny Committee, a council committee that checks the work of council services, received three briefings on 17 November 2025: direct payments for care, performance figures for July to September 2025, and winter provision for homeless people, including people with No Recourse to Public Funds. On each item the Committee agreed that the Chairperson would write to the Cabinet Member with its observations. The minutes record no other decisions.
The committee scrutinised two items before Cabinet decides on them: the proposed Local Heritage List of pubs, hotels and clubs, and the 2025 Local Air Quality Annual Monitoring Report covering 2024. Scrutiny means councillors examining a proposal in detail before a decision. The minutes record no decision on either item beyond agreeing that the Chairperson should write to the Cabinet Member with the committee's comments.
Scrutiny means councillors who are not in the Cabinet questioning the council's work. On each item, the Committee agreed that the Chairperson will write to the Cabinet Member with its observations and recommendations, and the minutes record no other decision.
It also approved three applications to stop up or divert public highways and footpaths, which were passed to Legal Services to process the legal orders.
Council met on 23 October 2025. Public questions, oral questions and Cabinet statements were received, but the minutes record no decisions on them.
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Cabinet met on 16 October 2025 and considered ten substantive items. It approved the Social Services Annual Report for Council, agreed that Cardiff take on the lead role for the Connect to Work employment programme, approved a City Parking Plan and a Cardiff Inclusion Strategy, and started the replacement of the Council's main back-office computer systems. It also supported a bid to host matches in the 2035 Women's World Cup, noted the complaints and corporate risk reports, and approved a housing support commissioning plan.
The Committee scrutinised five items on 14 October 2025: the Connect to Work employment programme, playgrounds and play areas, tennis and skateparks in parks, a possible Cardiff bid to host matches at the 2035 FIFA Women's World Cup, and terms of reference for an inquiry into place based economic interventions. The Committee agreed that the Chairperson will write to the Cabinet Member with its observations on the first four items, and approved the inquiry's terms of reference and a new member for its task and finish group.
At its meeting on 13 October 2025, the Community & Adult Services Scrutiny Committee considered three reports before they go to Cabinet: the Local Authority Social Services Annual Report 2024/25, the Housing Support Programme Commissioning Plan, and council house repairs. On each item, members asked questions, and the Chair agreed to write to the relevant Cabinet Member with the Committee's observations. The minutes record no Cabinet decisions.
The Committee reviewed two reports before they go to Cabinet on 16 October 2025: the City Parking Plan, which would introduce managed parking zones over 10 years, and the Local Development Plan Annual Monitoring Report. The Committee agreed that the Chairperson will write to the Cabinet Member with its comments on both.
It reviewed the annual progress of the Cardiff Public Service Board, was briefed on the council's Change Programme of service review and change, and was briefed before a decision on replacing the council's financial system. For each of these items, the Committee agreed that the Chairperson will write to the Cabinet Member with its observations and recommendations. The minutes do not record what those recommendations are.
On 7 October 2025 the Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee pre-scrutinised two reports due before Cabinet on 16 October 2025, and received a briefing on eliminating profit from care. The Committee noted the Local Authority Social Services Annual Report 2024/25 and the draft Cardiff Inclusion Strategy and agreed that its comments would go to Cabinet. The Chair will write to the Cabinet Member with the Committee's comments.
It granted permission for a change of use to a betting office at 30 Countisbury Avenue, Llanrumney, subject to conditions. It also granted permission for a residential tower of up to 30 storeys at Harlech Court, Bute Terrace, subject to a binding legal agreement. It approved starting the legal process to divert a public footpath at Pentyrch and St Fagans.
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On 25 September 2025 Cardiff Council approved its Annual Well-being Report and two new senior director posts, and noted reports on the budget timetable, treasury management and scrutiny. It rejected a motion on asylum seekers and hotels in Cardiff and an amendment to the well-being report. It carried a motion opposing moves to remove professional rugby from Cardiff.
Cancelled