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i. Councillor Catrin M.S. Davies, Cabinet Member for Culture, Leisure and Customer Services apologised for her inability to attend the meeting. ii. Audrey Somerton-Edwards, Corporate Lead Officer: Porth Cynnal apologised for her inability to attend the meeting.
i. Best wishes were extended to James Starbuck, Corporate Director who had recently left his role with the local authority due to ill-health. He was thanked for his work whilst in the role. ii. Congratulations were extended to Josh Tarling on winning his first Grand Tour stage in the time trial on stage two of the Giro d’Italia. iii. Congratulations were extended to Ceredigion’s children, young people and teachers on their success at the recent Urdd National Eisteddfod held at Margam Park. Congratulations were also extended to Elain Roberts from Pentre’r Bryn on winning the Chair competition and on taking third place in the Crown competition. iv. Condolences were extended to Councillor Keith Evans and his family on the loss of his brother.
Councillor Matthew Vaux declared a personal and prejudicial interest in relation to item 9 and withdrew from the meeting whilst the matter was being discussed.
To confirm as a true record the Minutes of the previous Meeting of the Cabinet held on 6 May 2025. Matters arising: There were no matters arising from the minutes.
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DECISION: To approve: 1. the making of the Ceredigion County Council (Prohibition and Restriction of Waiting and Loading and Unloading) Order 2019 (Maes Mwldan, Cardigan) (Amendment Order No. 14) 2025, and 2. the publication of a subsequent Notice of Making in the press to that effect. Reason for the decision: To ensure the formalisation of adequate parking on public highway.
DECISION: To adopt the Conservation Area Appraisals and Management Plans as Supplementary Planning Guidance (Appendices 1-9). Reason for the decision: To ensure that the Conservation Area Appraisals and Management Plans can be taken into account as a material consideration when determining planning applications which may impact the Conservation Areas.
DECISION: i. To approve and adopt the updated Data Protection and UK GDPR Policy (Appendix 1). ii. To note the feedback from the Corporate Resources Overview and Scrutiny Committee. Reason for the decision: To ensure effective governance.
DECISION: · To receive and approve the Ceredigion County Council Annual Monitoring Report of Welsh Language Standards 2024-25. · To approve that the report is published on the Council’s website in accordance with the statutory requirement. · To present the report to the Welsh Language Commissioner. Reason for the decision: Statutory Duty of the Welsh Language Standards Regulations, in accordance with the Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011.
DECISION: To accept the Policy for the admission of pupils for 2026/2027 (Appendix 1). Reason for the decision: To have a policy in place for 2026/2027.
DECISION: To confirm the nomination outlined in the report as LA representative on the Governing Body of the relevant School. Reason for the decision: To nominate representatives of the LA on Governing Bodies.
Cabinet noted the report.
Cabinet noted the report and the feedback from the Overview and Scrutiny Co-ordinating Committee.
DECISION: To authorise the sale of five assets, details of which are included in the report and the appendix, which is an exempt report. Reason for the decision: To enable the sale to progress and to realise a significant capital receipt for Ceredigion County Council.
The report relating to item 16 on the agenda, Appendix 1, is not for publication as it contains exempt information as defined in paragraph 13 & 14 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 as amended by the Local Government (Access to information) (Variation) (Wales) Order 2007. If, following the application of the Public Interest Test, the Council resolves to consider this item in private, the public and press will be excluded from the meeting during such consideration, in accordance with Section 100B(2) of the Act. Members were requested when dealing with the item, to consider whether the item should remain exempt and whether to exclude the public and press from the Meeting. DECISION: Having considered the public interest test, that the item should remain exempt. Not to exclude the public and press from the meeting. Reason for the decision: The document was not discussed in public.
DECISION: 1. To Authorises the purchase of the asset, details of which are included in the exempt report (Appendix A). 2. To receive a further report following completion of the legal agreement to purchase the asset, to provide the public with more detail around this acquisition. Reason for the decision: To enable the purchase of an asset that will align with and contribute to a number of strategic Corporate objectives.
The report relating to item 18 on the agenda, Appendix A, is not for publication as it contains exempt information as defined in paragraph 13 & 14 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 as amended by the Local Government (Access to information) (Variation) (Wales) Order 2007. If, following the application of the Public Interest Test, the Council resolves to consider this item in private, the public and press will be excluded from the meeting during such consideration, in accordance with Section 100B(2) of the Act. Members were requested when dealing with the item, to consider whether the item should remain exempt and whether to exclude the public and press from the Meeting. DECISION: Having considered the public interest test, that the item should remain exempt. Not to exclude the public and press from the meeting. Reason for the decision: The document was not discussed in public.
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