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RESOLVED – That Gavin McArthur be appointment Chairperson and Chris Burns be appointed Deputy Chairperson.
RESOLVED – That the Committee’s Terms of Reference be noted.
RESOLVED – That: (1) the report be noted; · (2) Chair to write to the Leader and Chief Executive setting out the Committee’s consideration of the Annual Self-Assessment (Well-being) Report 2025/26.
RESOLVED – That the report be noted.
RESOLVED – That: (1) the report be noted; (2) Members provide any queries and comments in respect of the accounts by 14 August 2026 (3) following the external audit, the Final Statements and the Audit of Accounts reports for 2025/26 will be reviewed by this Committee, prior to consideration by Council.
RESOLVED – That (1) the report be noted; (2) the Director of Education and Lifelong Learning to attend the September Committee meeting to provide an update on actions taken in response to the three Internal Audit reports that received an opinion of insufficient with major improvement needed.
RESOLVED – That that the report be noted. Audit Manager to share and discuss the Welsh Local Authority Benchmarking Analysis with the Corporate Director Resources (Section 151 Officer).
RESOLVED – That the report be noted.
RESOLVED – That the report be noted.
RESOLVED – That (1) the findings of the national study and actions set out by the Council to meet the recommendations made for local authorities be noted (2) the Chairperson, in consultation with the Deputy Chair and Chief Finance and Deputy Section 151 Officer, write to Scrutiny Committees for assurance on asset management plan arrangements.
RESOLVED – That the Committee approves its draft annual report to Council on the Committee’s work, its performance in relation to its Terms of Reference, and its effectiveness in meeting its purpose including a conclusion on compliance with the CIPFA Position Statement.
RESOLVED – That: (1) the Committee agreed to recommend to Council the appointment of the Independent Members shown in Appendix A to the Governance and Audit Committee with effect from 1 December 2026, subject to receipt of satisfactory references, for an initial 5-year term of office, with the possibility of reappointment for one further 5-year term. (2) the Committee agreed to recommend to Council the appointment of Dr Janet Wademan BA, PhD, FCMI, FRSA for a second 5-year term of office from 01 October 2026 until 30 September 2031.
RESOLVED – That the report be noted.
RESOLVED – That the report be noted.
RESOLVED – That the report be noted.
RESOLVED – That the report be noted.
RESOLVED – That the report be noted.
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RESOLVED – That Gavin McArthur be appointment Chairperson and Chris Burns be appointed Deputy Chairperson.
RESOLVED – That Gavin McArthur be appointment Chairperson and Chris Burns be appointed Deputy Chairperson.
It was noted that Council, on 21st May 2026 appointed the following Members to the Committee: Independent Members: Gavin McArthur, David Price, Janet Wademan and Chris Burns Councillors: Ahmed, Berman, Bradbury, Carr, Cowan, Lewis, McGarry and Palmer
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RESOLVED – That the Committee’s Terms of Reference be noted.
RESOLVED – That the Committee’s Terms of Reference be noted.
Apologies were received from David Price and Councillors Berman and Palmer.
No declarations of interest
The minutes of the meeting held on 24 March 2026 were approved by the Committee as a correct record and signed by the Chairperson.
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RESOLVED – That: (1) the report be noted; · (2) Chair to write to the Leader and Chief Executive setting out the Committee’s consideration of the Annual Self-Assessment (Well-being) Report 2025/26.
The Committee received a report providing the Council’s draft Self-Assessment Report for 2025/26 and the Chief Executive view of the Council’s control environment. The Chairperson welcomed Paul Orders (Chief Executive), Gareth Newell (Director Strategy, Partnerships & Transformation) and Dylan Owen (OM Policy and Improvement) to the meeting. The officers gave a presentation outlining the planning and performance framework and annual wellbeing report, the control environment, areas of progress and improvement priorities, service and budget reviews, and the panel performance assessment. In September 2025 the Committee considered the Council draft response to its first Panel Performance Assessment on the draft response to the PPA Report. The Committee did not raise any formal recommendations but gave constructive reflections to support ongoing improvement regarding strengthening the impact of scrutiny, addressing longer-term financial sustainability, and supporting innovation across the organisation. The report outlined the arrangements in place to oversee and manage their effective application, and the reporting and improvement arrangements in place. The draft year-end self-assessment report 2025/26 was included at Appendix 1. The Chairperson opened the debate on this item. Members were invited to comment, seek clarification or raise questions on the information received. Those discussions are summarised as follows: · The Chief Executive was asked to reflect upon the journey the authority has been on since he was first appointed in respect of the operational challenges faced. Members were advised that the authority, and the challenges it now faces, are different to the ones faced when the Chief Executive rejoined Cardiff in 2013. Financial constraints were a factor at that time but more fundamentally there were challenges faced in relation to the performance of key services in particular social services and education. It was necessary to put in place stable leadership arrangemenst to allow the authority to deal with those challenges. The Chief Executive considered that the authority has benefitted from good relationships between Members and officers during the period and a good level of stability across the piste. Systems and procedures have been introduced to improve the performance and planning framework providing a much better understanding of data and a key understanding of the importance of the statutory services. Corporate support services were also in a much better place providing foundational improvements. · A Member asked the Chief Executive to comment on changes in the use of comparative data and the impact that has had. The Chief Executive stated that it has become more difficult to compare performance across services between Councils. It was considered that a consequence of the Peer Review process was that the abundance of comparative data that was previously available across Councils is now not as readily available. The data which was previously available also had its own downsides with often ill-informed performance leagues tables that were not particularly helpful. However, comparative performance data to evaluate how an authority is performing is useful. Within the devolution context it is also more difficult to compare divergence across core cities due to differences in the data sets used. The WLGA were said to be interested in taking forward a piece of work aiming to remedy this. · A Member stated that it was useful to see in the Well Being Assessment report information around the numbers of staff who understood their role and contribution to the plan. The Member asked the Chief Executive to comment on the public perception of how elements of the plan are impacting on them, particularly in terms of their well-being, safer communities and closing gaps in inequities. The Chief Executive considered that this question highlighted the lack of good qualitative and quantitative performance data in terms of public perception of public services and there was a need for more consistency across local government in this area. The Director Strategy, Partnerships & Transformation stated that much more focus has been placed on the groups within the community who were not historically responding to the Annual Ask Cardiff Survey. Following comments from Audit Wales the Corporate Plan has also been improved so that every well-being objective now contains indicators relating to public satisfaction and each Directorate Delivery Plan now contains a section on citizen satisfaction including residents’ perceptions and complaints. These are used to inform service delivery. · A Member considered that the well-being objectives were about outcomes and were not intrinsically about performance. This relates to how the Council delivers its services alongside its statutory partners and others. The Member considered that the report did not entirely reflect the fact that outcomes cannot be delivered by Cardiff Council alone and must be delivered by ‘seamless’ partnerships. The Committee has recognised that there are an increasing number of partnership arrangements, for example the Capital City Region, which bring with them opportunities and increased risk as the decisions taken are more remote. The Member considered that the report would benefit from more assurance and description of those partnerships. The Chief Executive stated that attempts have been made to strengthen the partnership narrative in the report following previous comments from the Committee. The Public Service Board (PSB) annual report cycle will also address the points raised in terms of outlining the impact of the cumulative efforts. Further consideration will be given to the point raised. The Director Strategy, Partnerships & Transformation advised Members that the PSB would soon receive a report highlighting the outcomes of over 50 indicators. · The Member also endorsed the Chief Executive’s comments regarding the change programme which would be integral to meeting the financial challenges faced by the authority and stated that he was reassured by the Committee’s role in testing the robustness of the authority’s performance framework. · Responding to comments made by a Member of the Committee, the Chief Executive stated that the well-being report provided a balanced assessment of a wide range of issues. It was acknowledged that some of the key issues that the Council needs to address are the subject of a comprehensive set of work plans and interventions which recognise challenges. The report is primarily a retrospective document and will not contain the forward focussed priorities that are in the Corporate Plan. However, the document sets the framework for the development and priorities on the Corporate Plan. · A Member noted the highlighting of preventions to manage service demands in the report and welcomed the fact prevention was measured. The Chief Executive stated that a key features of the Council’s agenda in recent years was the emphasis placed on the investment in preventative services and developing and integrating a range of services that impact on better outcomes. For example, preventative services in relation to vulnerable children in range across a range of Council service areas but require work to ensure that they are co-ordinated to support families and individual children. Similar efforts in Adult Services have led demand pressures being alleviated as a direct consequence. Members were advised that there are a range of data projects currently taking place within the authority in order to use that data to inform service delivery and enable preventative interventions. · A Member asked what assurance can be provided for underlying integrity of the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) which headline each well-being objective and provide an overview on outcomes. The Operational Manager Policy and Improvement stated that under each well-being objective summary a link is provided to the Corporate Performance Dashboard which provides operational updates on each KPI on a quarterly basis. The data is shared with all Members and is shared with the Scrutiny Committees. When new KPIs are introduced due diligence is undertaken with service areas to ensure that appropriate processes are in place and the data collected is robust. RESOLVED – That: (1) the report be noted; · (2) Chair to write to the Leader and Chief Executive setting out the Committee’s consideration of the Annual Self-Assessment (Well-being) Report 2025/26.
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RESOLVED – That the report be noted.
The Committee received an update from Chris Lee (Corporate Director of Resources and Section 151 Officer) focussing on the outturn position, 2026/27 budget and the Medium Terms Financial Plan. The Chairperson invited questions or comments from the Committee. · A Member asked how the robustness of savings proposals which are to be brought forward are to be tested. The Corporate Director Resources stated that there is a process in place that insures each of the savings proposals are risk rated in terms of their achievability and deliverability. This work is undertaken by colleagues from Finance and officers from within the service areas. The delivery of savings is reported transparently in monitoring reports. · A Member welcomed the addition of the charts in the report which graphically illustrate the large and growing share of Education and Social Services on the overall budget and the limited scope for addressing the increasing budget gap. The Corporate Director Resources stated that the chart illustrates the focussed required on preventative services which seek to address the growth and mitigate demand pressures on those service areas. · A Member questioned how collaborative the organisation was when seeking to address budget shortfalls. The Corporate Director Resources considered that the magnitude of the savings required the organisation to work corporately and looking at opportunities for transformational change. The change programme deliberately focusses on the areas with the highest expenditure and opportunities for early intervention. RESOLVED – That the report be noted.
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RESOLVED – That: (1) the report be noted; (2) Members provide any queries and comments in respect of the accounts by 14 August 2026 (3) following the external audit, the Final Statements and the Audit of Accounts reports for 2025/26 will be reviewed by this Committee, prior to consideration by Council.
The Committee received a report providing Members with an opportunity to review and provide comments on the Draft 2025/26 Statement of Accounts of Cardiff Council (including Cardiff Harbour Authority and Trust Funds) and the Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan Pension Fund. The Cardiff Council accounts include the Council’s agreed share of transactions, assets and liabilities of the separate legal entity the South-East Wales Corporate Joint Committee as at 31 March 2026. The Chairperson welcomed Ian Allwood, Chief Finance and Deputy Section 151 Officer and Deputy Section 151 Officer, Anil Hirani, Operational Manager Corporate and Treasury and Sally Ormiston, Group Accountant to the meeting. The officers were invited to present the report. Members were advised that the draft accounts have been published on the Council’s website and were also attached to the report. The draft accounts are the subject of a public inspection period of twenty working days in line with statutory requirements. The Public Inspection period will end on 14 August 2026. Members were invited to review and comment on the accounts during the period. The Statement of Accounts would be presented to the Committee in September along with any comments from Audit Wales. RESOLVED – That: (1) the report be noted; (2) Members provide any queries and comments in respect of the accounts by 14 August 2026 (3) following the external audit, the Final Statements and the Audit of Accounts reports for 2025/26 will be reviewed by this Committee, prior to consideration by Council.
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RESOLVED – That (1) the report be noted; (2) the Director of Education and Lifelong Learning to attend the September Committee meeting to provide an update on actions taken in response to the three Internal Audit reports that received an opinion of insufficient with major improvement needed.
The Committee received a progress report providing Members with an update on the work and performance of the Internal Audit and Investigation Teams. The report covered the period 1 March 2026 to 30 June 2026. Chris Pyke, Audit Manager, was invited to present the report. The Audit Manager provided summaries of Annex 1 and Annex 2 to the report. The Chairperson requested that the three Internal Audit reports which resulted in negative conclusions be added to the work programme and be presented at the September meeting of the Committee as a formal agenda item. The Chairperson also requested the Committee’s views on whether the aged analysis of the recommendations and whether this should be escalated to the Senior Management Team. The Chairperson opened the debate on the report. The discussion is summarised as follows: · A Member referenced the insufficient rating relating to mileage and subsistence claims detailed in the report. The Member noted that this issue has been highlighted previously and questioned whether there were any policy or procedural issues identified relating to these claims. The Audit Manager advised that the audit was completed last year and is in the process of being finalised. The rating related to a range of control improvements identified as needed to ensure accurate and supported mileage claims on DigiGOV. A follow up audit will commence in the near future and progress will be reported to the Committee. · In respect of the dates for implementing recommendations, a Member asked whether the deadlines for implementing recommendations were realistic or too ambitious. The Audit Manager accepted that a number of recommendation dates have passed and a number of dates have been amended. Members were advised that the Audit Team works with directorates to agree appropriate recommendation dates that management are responsible for assigning the required resource and focus to deliver. RESOLVED – That (1) the report be noted; (2) the Director of Education and Lifelong Learning to attend the September Committee meeting to provide an update on actions taken in response to the three Internal Audit reports that received an opinion of insufficient with major improvement needed.
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RESOLVED – That that the report be noted. Audit Manager to share and discuss the Welsh Local Authority Benchmarking Analysis with the Corporate Director Resources (Section 151 Officer).
Chris Pyke, Audit Manager, presented the Internal Audit Annual Report 2025/26. Members were advised that the report provides an analysis of the work undertaken by the Internal Audit Team during the year and forms part of the Annual Governance Statement. It was reported that the overall opinion was effective with opportunity for improvement. The report also referenced the performance measures for the Internal Audit Team during the year and some benchmarking information with other Welsh Local Authorities. The Chairperson invited comment or questions from Members of the Committee. Those discussions are summarised as follows: · A Member asked why no benchmarking was undertaken with the core UK cities and noted that only 9 of 22 Welsh Local authorities were benchmarked with. The Audit Manager stated that there has not been a benchmarking exercise between UK core cities, through such an exercise would be supported by Cardiff and it was considered there would be some value to it. It was accepted that less than half Welsh Local Authorities had participated in the benchmarking exercise. However, Cardiff has adopted the new standards and IIA Guidance on performance measurement, but some authorities are still reporting on the former measures. Consequently, several authorities did not have the data available that would enable them to participate in the benchmarking exercise. · Responding to a question from the Committee, the Audit Manager stated that colleagues in each of the authorities possess the full set of data submitted but there has been an agreement to report the benchmarking results on an anonymised basis only. The Audit Manager advised that he would share and discuss the Welsh Local Authority Benchmarking Analysis with the Corporate Director Resources (Section 151 Officer). RESOLVED – That that the report be noted. Audit Manager to share and discuss the Welsh Local Authority Benchmarking Analysis with the Corporate Director Resources (Section 151 Officer).
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RESOLVED – That the report be noted.
The Chairperson welcomed Sam Clements, Julie Rees and Charles Rigby from Audit Wales. Julie Rees presented the Audit Wales Annual Audit Plan 2026. Members were asked to note that the audit timetable for the year was predicated on a 30 September deadline which is one month earlier than previous years. Audit Wales recognise the challenge faced by the earlier deadline and to mitigate risks, a delivery plan has been agreed with officers covering the production and audit of the accounts. Finance colleagues have already provided the draft accounts, Annual Governance Statements and all other papers requested and the audit is underway. There were no issues to report at this stage regarding progress. Members were asked to note the new risks identified for 2025/26, including the valuation of the pension fund balance, the valuation of land and buildings, group accounting and charitable group accounting. The audit fee was detailed at page 20 of the report. Sam Clements provided a summary of the Performance Audit Work Programme which will include some improvements made to the reporting process in respect of Value for Money (VFM). A Member noted that in respect of the valuation of land and buildings indexation will be applied for the first time and the Member sought further clarification. Julie Rees stated that Audit Wales will be seeking to establish what indices have been applied to the categories of assets. RESOLVED – That the report be noted.
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RESOLVED – That the report be noted.
The Committee received the Audit Plan for the Cardiff and Vale Pension Fund 2026. The Audit Plan set out the materiality to be applied, audit risks, testing to be undertaken, a timetable for delivery of the audit along with the audit team and fee. Members were asked to note the key risks identified in the plan. RESOLVED – That the report be noted.
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RESOLVED – That (1) the findings of the national study and actions set out by the Council to meet the recommendations made for local authorities be noted (2) the Chairperson, in consultation with the Deputy Chair and Chief Finance and Deputy Section 151 Officer, write to Scrutiny Committees for assurance on asset management plan arrangements.
Charles Rigby was invited to present the Capital Planning LG Study report. Members were advised that the Audit Wales report “The Building Blocks - Capital Planning in Councils in Wales” (January 2026) provides a national assessment of how effectively Welsh local authorities plan their capital programmes. The study highlighted that whilst councils continue to deliver significant capital investment, there is often insufficient clarity on how capital programmes support strategic priorities and deliver value for money. It was reported that the findings provided a practical framework for councils to assess and enhance their capital planning arrangements, with a focus on improving transparency, decision making and value for money. The report set out the scope of the review, methods, national interviews and six Welsh Council’s which took part in detailed local interview to inform a national position. The Audit Wales review identifies a number of risks in capital planning across Welsh councils which may limit the achievement of value for money and delivery of strategic outcomes, particularly in the context of increasing financial constraints and demand pressures: · Weak Link Between Capital Plans and Strategic Priorities · Insufficient Understanding of Asset Condition and Demand · Inconsistent or Underdeveloped Business Cases · Affordability and Financial Sustainability Risks · Limited Evaluation of Outcomes and Benefits Realisation · Governance, Scrutiny and Member Oversight Gaps · Delivery and Capacity Constraints The report recognised that a large proportion of Local Authority Capital spending is funded by external grants, with terms and conditions to meet national priorities, grant bidding and reporting processes. To that effect, the report made recommendations to the Welsh Government as well as to Council’s which are set out in the report. These included co-ordination and efficiency of the grant process, developing a consistent and proportionate approach for business cases and an approach that supports grant certainty and longer-term planning. Members were asked to note that whilst this is a national report, the Council has responded to the recommendations set out for local authorities and has set out actions and a timetable to meet the recommendation. Progress will be measured via an External Audit Actions Tracker which is in place and a further follow-up review to be undertaken by Audit Wales at each local authority. The national report is consistent with the recommendations made by Audit Wales following a local study in Capital Programme Management arrangements at Cardiff Council. The Operational Manager Corporate and Treasury was invited to comment on the report. Members were advised that Appendix 2 to the report sets out the Council’s response to the report. A key area identified was the understanding of the condition of assets was an authority-wide responsibility and the Committee’s assistance was sought in providing some assistance passing that message to the Scrutiny Committee that receive Asset Management Plans on an annual basis. Another key area was how the outcomes of capital projects are determined and promoted. Members were asked to noted that capital projects result in borrowing and in its role in respect of treasury management activities it was important to ensure that the building blocks of capital planning are in place. Some targets and actions have been set out and these will be reported to the Committee during the year. The Chief Finance and Deputy Section 151 Officer stated that the checklist in the report has provided an opportunity for reflection and the links between the Corporate Plan and capital programme needs to be enhanced. A Member noted that £1.92 billion capital is spent in Wales annually of which 87% is new build construction, conversion and renovation. The Member asked what the other 17% was allocated to. Charles Rigby stated that the bulk of the remaining 17% was spent on the purchase of assets such as machinery and fleet vehicles. A Member sought clarification on the relationship between value for money, social value and sustainable development principles. Members were advised that the Audit General’s view on combining VFM and the sustainable development principles is that examinations, audits and studies are combined to discharge the requirements of both and the findings are also integrated. A Member noted that the study found that there was often insufficient clarity on how capital programmes support strategic priorities and deliver value for money and asked whether the ‘five-case model’ was being applied consistently across Wales. Charles Rigby stated that practice varies across Welsh Local Authorities in respect of the approach to the five-case model and the depth to which it is applied. The focus for Audit Wales would be that when Members are being asked to make decisions around priorities in the Capital Plan and approving the budget each year, are they equipped with the alignment referred to be officers previously. The Chief Finance and Deputy Section 151 Officer was invited to comment. It was considered that there were two elements – how the authority determines which capital projects are taken forward and, once agreed, what are the options for taking those projects forward. RESOLVED – That (1) the findings of the national study and actions set out by the Council to meet the recommendations made for local authorities be noted (2) the Chairperson, in consultation with the Deputy Chair and Chief Finance and Deputy Section 151 Officer, write to Scrutiny Committees for assurance on asset management plan arrangements.
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RESOLVED – That the Committee approves its draft annual report to Council on the Committee’s work, its performance in relation to its Terms of Reference, and its effectiveness in meeting its purpose including a conclusion on compliance with the CIPFA Position Statement.
The Committee was asked to consider the Governance and Audit Committee Annual Report 2025/26 which provided an account of the role, work, observations and opinion of the Governance and Audit Committee in respect of the municipal year 2025/26. Members were advised that the report was prepared with the Committee Chairperson and is aligned to the reporting requirements of the Committee’s Terms of Reference. RESOLVED – That the Committee approves its draft annual report to Council on the Committee’s work, its performance in relation to its Terms of Reference, and its effectiveness in meeting its purpose including a conclusion on compliance with the CIPFA Position Statement.
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RESOLVED – That: (1) the Committee agreed to recommend to Council the appointment of the Independent Members shown in Appendix A to the Governance and Audit Committee with effect from 1 December 2026, subject to receipt of satisfactory references, for an initial 5-year term of office, with the possibility of reappointment for one further 5-year term. (2) the Committee agreed to recommend to Council the appointment of Dr Janet Wademan BA, PhD, FCMI, FRSA for a second 5-year term of office from 01 October 2026 until 30 September 2031.
The Committee received a report and was asked to consider the decision of the Appointment Panel on 20 May 2026 to recommend the appointment of two Independent Members to the Governance and Audit Committee with effect from 1 December 2026. At the Annual Meeting of Council on 21 May 2026, Council approved the terms of reference of the Governance and Audit Committee, the establishment and composition of the Committee, confirming that the committee be comprised of 8 Elected Members and 4 Independent Members. The Terms of Office for Gavin McArthur and David Price will end on 29 November 2026 and 24 November 2026 respectively. This will mark their completion of the maximum of two full Council 5-year terms of office as Independent Members of the Governance and Audit Committee, in accordance with the Local Government (Wales) Measure 2011 and the associated statutory guidance. An Appointment Panel was established comprised of Chris Lee, Corporate Director Resources and Section 151 Officer and Appointment Panel Chair, Gavin McArthur, Chair of the Committee, and Paula O’Connor, Chair and Independent Member of Swansea Council’s Governance and Audit Committee. A recruitment exercise was initiated to recruit two Independent Members to serve on the Committee with effect from 1 December 2026, subject to full-Council approval. Notification of a vacancy was advertised on the Council’s website, in the Guardian and through the Council’s social media channels from 10 April 2026. The advert closed on 4 May 2026, with sixteen applications being received. Shortlisting took place on 5-6 May 2026 with provisional dates for interviews being planned between 14 – 22 May. The recruitment exercise was concluded on the 22 May 2026 with the Appointment Panel interviewing the shortlisted candidates. The recommendation of the Appointment Panel is to appoint the two candidates identified in Appendix A of the report, with the Panel’s summary of their professional profiles, subject to satisfactory references, agreement of the Governance and Audit Committee and approval by Council, for an initial a 5-year term of office, with the possibility of reappointment for one further 5-year term. Furthermore, the Committee was asked to note that the remaining two Independent Members on the Committee, are serving in their first 5 year term of office. Dr Janet Wademan, was appointed on 30 September 2021 and Chris Burns was appointed on the 25 May 2023. Dr Wademan has indicated her interest to serve a second term of office from 01 October 2026. The Committee was requested to consider her appointment for a second 5-year term of Office from 1 October 2026 and recommend her re-appointment to Council as necessary. A Member asked what steps had been taken going forward to enhance diversity and inclusion as part of the Committee. The Corporate Director Resources stated the authority is mindful of efforts to increase representation both in terms of ethnicity and gender balance and that efforts were taken to during the recruitment process to ensure that shortlisted candidates were representative. The point was accepted and is applied in all recruitment processes. RESOLVED – That: (1) the Committee agreed to recommend to Council the appointment of the Independent Members shown in Appendix A to the Governance and Audit Committee with effect from 1 December 2026, subject to receipt of satisfactory references, for an initial 5-year term of office, with the possibility of reappointment for one further 5-year term. (2) the Committee agreed to recommend to Council the appointment of Dr Janet Wademan BA, PhD, FCMI, FRSA for a second 5-year term of office from 01 October 2026 until 30 September 2031.
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RESOLVED – That the report be noted.
The Chief Finance and Deputy Section 151 Officer presented the Draft Annual Governance Statement 2025/26 and Senior Management Assurance Statements. The statements form part of the documentation handed over to Audit Wales on 30 June 2026. The Chief Finance and Deputy Section 151 Officer summarised the cover report including the highlighting of the changes to the local code of governance which were presented to the Committee at its meeting in January 2026. A Member asked how much calibration is undertaken in areas of possible subjectivity in individual directorates to ensure consistency. The Chief Finance and Deputy Section 151 Officer stated that this year the AGS was considered by an Oversight Group which reviewed each of the statements to ensure consistency. A Member supported the more collegiate approach to producing the AGS and welcomed this approach becoming more embedded. A Member asked how the appointment of a new Chief Executive would affect the timescales in respect of the Statement of Accounts. The Chief Finance and Deputy Section 151 Officer stated that the post holder at the time of signing the accounts will being responsible for sign off and it will not be applied retrospectively. The Chief Finance and Deputy Section 151 Officer agreed to reflect on comments made by the Committee in respect of the narrative in Section F of the AGS relating public financial management. RESOLVED – That the report be noted.
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RESOLVED – That the report be noted.
The Committee received a report providing an update on the risk management position at quarter four 2025/26 presented by the Chief Finance and Deputy Section 151 Officer. Members were asked to note that at the quarter four position, 268 risks were reported from DRRs. All escalated risks and requests for de-escalation were discussed and approved in SMT on the 2 June 2026. SMT agreed that twelve Directorate risks would be carried forward as SMT escalated risks at quarter four. These will continue to be reviewed to ensure they are managed in accordance with the Risk Management Strategy. Members were asked to note that both the Budget Monitoring and Financial Resilience risk have achieved their target risk of E2 and C2 respectively. The 2025/26 Outturn Report highlighted a balanced financial position whilst the 2026/27 Budget Report was considered and approved at Council in March 2026. These reports are the key reasons for the target date to have been achieved having considered the depth and breadth of the respective appendices. The Chief Finance and Deputy Section 151 Officer summarised the changes in the risk ratings for a number of Corporate Risks and the reasoning for those changes. RESOLVED – That the report be noted.
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RESOLVED – That the report be noted.
RESOLVED – That the report be noted.
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RESOLVED – That the report be noted.
RESOLVED – That the report be noted.
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RESOLVED – That the report be noted.
RESOLVED – That the report be noted.
No urgent items.
The next meeting is scheduled for 22 September 2026.
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