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RESOLVED: That the minutes be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair.
RESOLVED: (a) That the Forward Work Programme be approved, as amended; (b) That the Facilitator, in consultation with the Chair of the Committee, be authorised to vary the Forward Work Programme between meetings, as the need arises; and (c) That the progress made in completing the outstanding actions be noted.
RESOLVED: (a) That the Committee note the level of school reserves as at the 31 March 2025, and overview of schools’ current financial position; and (b) That the Committee recommend that Cabinet provide the additional £500K received from Welsh Government to Schools.
RESOLVED: That the Committee note the update in regard to school meal portion sizes provided by NEWydd to the pupils of Flintshire schools and how they met current Welsh Government regulations. Prior to consideration of the next item, Councillor Andrew Parkhurst suggested that discussions on the next item be held in open session in order to highlight the achievements of Theatr Clwyd to members of the public. The Chief Executive advised that this could be accommodated with any questions around the financial accounts being held in a confidential setting. The Committee supported this suggestion.
Councillors Fran Lister and Andrew Parkhurst declared a personal interest in Agenda Items 7 and 8 – Theatr Clwyd Annual Update and Theatr Clwyd Update. Councillor Dave Mackie declared a personal interest in Agenda Item 6 – School Meal Portion Size. Councillor Carolyn Preece declared a personal and prejudicial interest in Agenda Items 7 and 8 – Theatr Clwyd Annual Update and Theatr Clwyd Update and indicated that she would leave the meeting prior to consideration of these items. The Chief Officer (Education & Youth) declared an interest in Agenda Item 8 – Theatr Clwyd Update and indicated that she would leave the meeting prior to consideration of this item.
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RESOLVED: That the minutes be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair.
The minutes (agenda item number 3) of the meetings held on the 10 and 18 July, 2025 were presented for approval. The minutes (agenda item number 3) of the joint meeting held with the Social & Health Care Overview & Scrutiny Committee held on 26 June, 2025 were presented for approval. RESOLVED: That the minutes be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair.
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RESOLVED: (a) That the Forward Work Programme be approved, as amended; (b) That the Facilitator, in consultation with the Chair of the Committee, be authorised to vary the Forward Work Programme between meetings, as the need arises; and (c) That the progress made in completing the outstanding actions be noted.
The Overview & Scrutiny Facilitator presented the Forward Work Programme (FWP) and Action Tracking report (agenda item number 4) which outlined the Committee’s current Forward Work Programme and progress with actions. An update on outstanding actions and those that had been completed since publication of the Agenda was provided. The Chair referred to a report presented to the Governance & Audit Committee around Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Checks at Schools, and suggested that this be added to the Committee’s FWP. Councillor Andrew Parkhurst referred to the ‘School Staff Absences, Health and Well-being’ item which had been added to the FWP and was scheduled to be presented in March 2026. He asked if this could be brought forward and considered at an earlier meeting. The Chief Officer (Education & Youth) said that she would speak to the newly appointed HR Business Partner following the meeting to ascertain whether the report could be brought forward. RESOLVED: (a) That the Forward Work Programme be approved, as amended; (b) That the Facilitator, in consultation with the Chair of the Committee, be authorised to vary the Forward Work Programme between meetings, as the need arises; and (c) That the progress made in completing the outstanding actions be noted.
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RESOLVED: (a) That the Committee note the level of school reserves as at the 31 March 2025, and overview of schools’ current financial position; and (b) That the Committee recommend that Cabinet provide the additional £500K received from Welsh Government to Schools.
The Chief Officer (Education & Youth) presented the report (agenda item number 5) which detailed the overall level of school reserves as at the 31 March 2025, and an overview of schools’ current financial position. The Chair asked that a briefing note on the e-sgol project be provided to the Committee following the meeting. The Chair suggested that a copy of the County Council minutes from the meeting held on 24 February, 2025 be circulated to all Members of the Committee following the meeting. A full debate was held around the level of grant funding awarded by Welsh Government (WG) to meet the teacher’s pay award, specifically around the additional £500k grant being retained by the Council as an in-year contribution. Following this debate, Councillor Fran Lister proposed that the Committee recommend that Cabinet provide the additional £500K received from WG to Schools. RESOLVED: (a) That the Committee note the level of school reserves as at the 31 March 2025, and overview of schools’ current financial position; and (b) That the Committee recommend that Cabinet provide the additional £500K received from Welsh Government to Schools.
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RESOLVED: That the Committee note the update in regard to school meal portion sizes provided by NEWydd to the pupils of Flintshire schools and how they met current Welsh Government regulations. Prior to consideration of the next item, Councillor Andrew Parkhurst suggested that discussions on the next item be held in open session in order to highlight the achievements of Theatr Clwyd to members of the public. The Chief Executive advised that this could be accommodated with any questions around the financial accounts being held in a confidential setting. The Committee supported this suggestion.
The Managing Director (NEWydd) introduced the report (agenda item number 6) which provided specific detail on the current school meal portion sizes provided to pupils in Flintshire and followed up on queries raised by the Committee in relation to the catering service provided to schools in previous reports to the Committee. The report also provided information on the consultation launched by Welsh Government (WG) in May 2025 into a review and update of The Healthy Eating in Schools (Nutritional Standards and Requirements (Wales) regulations 2013. In response to questions from Councillor Carolyn Preece, the Managing Director agreed to provide a breakdown of current portion sizes following the meeting. RESOLVED: That the Committee note the update in regard to school meal portion sizes provided by NEWydd to the pupils of Flintshire schools and how they met current Welsh Government regulations. Prior to consideration of the next item, Councillor Andrew Parkhurst suggested that discussions on the next item be held in open session in order to highlight the achievements of Theatr Clwyd to members of the public. The Chief Executive advised that this could be accommodated with any questions around the financial accounts being held in a confidential setting. The Committee supported this suggestion.
RESOLVED: That the press and public be excluded for the remainder of the meeting for the following item by virtue of Paragraph(s) 14 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A of the Local government Act 1972 (as amended).
There were no members of the press or public in attendance.
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