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 18 September 2025 and considered 11 substantive items. It approved an updated Advertising and Sponsorship Policy, a plan to extend the age range of Ysgol Gymraeg Coed-Y-Gof to include nursery pupils, a Digital Strategy for 2025 to 2030, and the 2025/26 Annual Property Plan. It also noted a projected overspend of £3.818 million for 2025/26 and a budget gap of £38.4 million for 2026/27, and it agreed to stop the search for a replacement contractor at Fairwater Community Campus.
The Committee considered the reopening of St David's Hall, the Shared Prosperity Fund, the Cabinet's response to its Filming in Cardiff inquiry, and its work programme. On items 4, 5 and 6 the Chairperson agreed to write to the Cabinet Member with the Committee's observations. Members approved the 2025/26 work programme and two task and finish groups.
The Committee received background briefings on Adult Services functions and budgets, the care workforce, and the council's anti-social behaviour (ASB) service. For each, it agreed that the Chairperson would send the Committee's observations to the Cabinet Member. It also agreed its 2025/26 work programme. Members heard that changes to Home Office sponsorship rules could reduce the number of migrant care workers in Cardiff.
The Committee considered water quality in Cardiff Bay, the draft Advertising and Sponsorship Policy before it goes to Cabinet, and an update on the City Parking Plan consultation. On each of the three items it resolved that the Chairperson should write to the Cabinet Member with its comments. It also approved its Work Programme for 2025/26.
The committee scrutinised three reports before they go to Cabinet: the external Panel Performance Assessment and the Annual Well-being Report 2024/25, the Budget 2026/27 and Month 4 monitoring report, and the Annual Property Plan 2025/26. It also discussed its work programme. For items 4, 5 and 6, the committee agreed that the Chairperson will write to the Cabinet Member with its observations and recommendations.
The committee gave pre-decision scrutiny to the Fairwater Campus update and the post-consultation report on extending Ysgol Gymraeg Coed-Y-Gof to include a nursery. It also heard an update on school improvement services and agreed the committee's 2025/26 work programme. Cabinet will consider the two education proposals on 18 September, and the committee agreed to send its comments to the Cabinet Member.
The minute does not record the reasons for these decisions.
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At its meeting on 17 July 2025, Cardiff Council agreed to apply for a legal order to build the CrossRail Phase 1A tram-train scheme. It also approved forming a company to run investments for the Wales Pension Partnership, and passed a motion, amended by the Labour group, asking pension bodies to review investments linked to the conflict in Gaza, with four councillors voting against. The meeting also heard 19 oral questions and made two committee appointments.
Cabinet met on 10 July 2025. It approved a public consultation on a neurodivergent strategy, a continued partnership for the Joint Equipment Service, and a new policy to fund home adaptations for foster and kinship carers. It also approved a new shared cycle hire scheme, a Socially Responsible Procurement Policy, a masterplan and temporary Gypsy Traveller site at Pengam Green, a response to a scrutiny report on filming, £6.7m for City Hall repairs, and a car parking regime and energy procurement at the International Sports Village.
Cabinet is due to consider the report on 10 July. The Committee made no decision on the proposal, but agreed that the Chair would write to the Cabinet Member with its observations.
The Committee scrutinised an update on the International Sports Village (ISV), covering car parking, the energy strategy, a short-term lease of the Toys R Us building and leasing land for an electricity sub-station. The Committee agreed that the Chairperson will write to the Cabinet Member with its observations and plans to scrutinise a future Cabinet report on the energy strategy. It also approved the draft Scrutiny Annual Report 2024/2025 for presentation to full Council on 17 July 2025.
Members questioned officers on budget, timing, heritage protection and public access. The Committee agreed that the Chairperson will write to the Cabinet Member with its observations and recommendations.
It also considered renewing the Joint Equipment Service partnership agreement. The minutes record that the Chair will write to Cabinet Members with the Committee's observations on items 4, 5 and 6, and that the Committee approved the Scrutiny Annual Report 2024/25.
The committee granted planning permission, subject to a legal agreement under Section 106 (a binding agreement between the council and the developer on matters linked to the development) to be signed within six months.