Beth mae cynghorau ledled Cymru wedi delio ag ef yn fwyaf diweddar, y newyddaf yn gyntaf, a'r cyfarfodydd sydd i ddod. Dewiswch gyngor neu bwnc i gyfyngu'r rhestr.
RESOLVED – That the following matters be dealt with as indicated:
(1)
Application 1
The Sub Committee was asked to consider an application for a Hackney Carriage / Private Hire Driver’s License given that he had declared a major motoring conviction contrary to the guidance.
Addressing the Sub Committee, the applicant explained that in 2020, he had been the second driver on his cousin’s car, so he could help him with his work while studying at university. His cousin made a mistake typing the vehicle registration number so he wasn’t correctly insured.
RESOLVED – that the application for a Hackney Carriage / Private Hire Driver’s License be granted.
(2)
Application 2 was deferred to the next meeting.
(3)
Application 3
The Sub Committee was asked to determine if a driver remained a fit and proper person to continue to hold a Hackney Carriage / Private Hire Driver’s License given that a complaint had been received alleging that the driver refused the fare of a wheelchair user.
Addressing the Sub Committee, the driver referred to the statement he had submitted. He had arrived at the rank and was approached by the marshal when it was his turn. The marshal immediately said that he didn’t have sufficient wheelchair access and directed the passengers to another cab. The driver emphasised that he did not refuse disabled customers, and that a folded-down wheelchair would fit in his vehicle.
Addressing the Sub Committee, the witnesses explained that they had approached the rank and waited until they were next in line to get a taxi. They spoke to the driver and asked to put the wheelchair in, and he said he didn’t have room. They noticed that he had seats up in the boot to take additional passengers, so they asked if he could fold them down. He said he wasn’t able to do this, so one of the passengers disclosed that she worked for Shared Regulatory Services and knew what taxi drivers were required to do. The marshal came over and spoke to him, before taking them to a different taxi which took them home.
Members asked if there was a conversation between the marshal and the driver. One of the witnesses confirmed that there was but she hadn’t heard it. The Licensing Enforcement Officer added that after she received the initial complaint she had contacted the driver, who gave her the telephone number of the marshal. She rang the marshal, who told her over the phone that he was unaware that every taxi had to take a wheelchair, and thought it was only specially adapted vehicles that could. She had only been able to speak to him once since then, when he agreed to provide a statement which was very short on detail. His statement only said that he didn’t recall it very well and didn’t remember the driver.
The driver added that only a few seconds passed between the marshal coming up to him and taking the customers to a different taxi.
RESOLVED – that the driver receive a written warning.
(4)
Application 4
The Sub Committee was asked to determine if a driver remained a fit and proper person to continue to hold a Hackney Carriage / Private Hire Driver’s License given that a complaint had been received alleging that the driver was illegally parked and swore at a member of the public.
The complainant was not in attendance.
Addressing the Sub Committee, the driver’s representative noted that the complainant had not witnessed anyone being picked up or dropped off, and that the driver had provided a screenshot of the Veezu booking in response to this. He added that the customer had come out of their house and got into the car, at which point the driver realised there was a safeguarding issue with them.
The driver’s representative added that due to the nature of the customer, the driver had waited for a few minutes after dropping them off to ensure they were alright. It was a difficult area to park in and he acknowledged that it was not ideal to have to wait there, but he was only there for a few minutes. He emphasised that his client had not used the language he was accused of, and that he understood the responsibilities of a professional driver.
Members asked what conversation had taken place, and heard that the driver assumed at first the complainant was his passenger, and asked him what was wrong. The complainant had knocked on his window twice before taking a photo.
Members noted that he had been parked on double yellow lines, and asked if he had his engine or hazard lights on to show he was only there temporarily. The driver responded that his engine was on but not his indicator or hazards. He understood that yellow lines were there for a reason, but sometimes it was the only way to pick up and drop off quickly.
RESOLVED – that no further action be taken.
(5)
Application 5
The Sub Committee was asked to determine if a driver remained a fit and proper person to continue to hold a Hackney Carriage / Private Hire Driver’s License given that a complaint had been received alleging that the driver was illegally parked and swore at a member of the public.
The complainant was not in attendance.
Addressing the Sub Committee, the driver explained that he worked for Veezu and took a job on Bishops Road. The address didn’t include a number so he pulled in and phoned the customer, then someone knocked on the window and told him he was parked on double yellows. He didn’t answer at first because he was on the phone, but the person knocked again and took a photo. As the driver pulled away to pick up the customer, he told the complainant his name and called him a dickhead.
The driver added that although he admitted to swearing, he didn’t feel the complainant’s statement was entirely accurate. He was accused of having said ‘you’re one of those pricks’ when he was first approached, but he had been on the phone at the time and hadn’t said anything. He accepted that he should not have used bad language towards a member of the public.
Responding to questions from the Sub Committee, the driver clarified that he had been parked for about three minutes in total, and was on the phone to the customer for most of that time. He wasn’t sure if his indicators or hazards were on, but his engine was running and he was clearly not permanently parked.
The driver’s friend added that the photo submitted by the complainant showed that there was plenty of space on the road, and that the driver was not blocking any entrances or preventing anyone else from getting through. He had driven taxis for almost thirty years with no blemishes on his record.
RESOLVED – that no further action be taken.
(6)
Application 6
The Sub Committee was asked to determine if a driver remained a fit and proper person to continue to hold a Hackney Carriage / Private Hire Driver’s License given that a complaint had been received alleging that the driver parked in a disabled bay and swore at a member of the public.
The driver and complainant were not in attendance.
RESOLVED – that no further action be taken.
(7)
Application 7
The Sub Committee was asked to consider an application for the Grant of a Hackney Carriage / Private Hire Driver’s License given that the applicant had been the subject of an immediate revocation of his Cardiff Hackney Carriage / Private Hire Driver’s Licence following an allegation of sexual assault and false imprisonment, and in respect of which the Licensing Authority had subsequently been notified by South Wales Police that there would be no further action.
Addressing the Sub Committee, the driver’s representative explained that the driver understood why his licence had been revoked when the information first came to light. He had been working as a taxi driver for just over a year when he was arrested, after providing regular lifts for free to several young women. The representative felt that the allegations against the driver were false, and suggested that he was a victim who had lost his livelihood as a result of his naivety. He was appealing his revocation but this was a long and expensive process, so he was re-applying to make the case that he was a fit and proper person.
Members noted that the driver’s statement acknowledged that he had engaged in sexual activity in his taxi but emphasised that it had been consensual. The driver explained that he hadn’t been working that night and wasn’t on duty, although he was in his licensed vehicle. He had intended to work, but he had then been contacted by the alleged victim, and had picked her up instead. Members queried whether activities that took place in a taxi while it was being used for private purposes were relevant to their assessment of fitness and propriety, which the Legal Officer clarified that they were.
Members asked how the driver came to know the alleged victim, and heard that they met through a friend after exchanging messages. The evening in question was the first time they had met. The driver’s representative suggested that his client had been gullible and foolish, and felt that he had been the victim on this occasion. The driver added that he had made a mistake and regretted it.
RESOLVED – that the application for the grant of a Hackney Carriage / Private Hire Driver’s License be refused.
(8)
Item 8 was deferred to the next meeting.
(9)
Item 9 was deferred to the next meeting.
RESOLVED:
1. To scrutinise and comment on the information provided; and
2. To consider whether they wish to receive further detail on any matters contained in the report.
Penderfyniad: Cymeradwyodd y pwyllgor gais 2026/0393/S73 ar gyfer tir i'r gogledd o Garden Village. Mae'n newid amod 3 yn y caniatâd o 2019 (2016/1478), fel bod materion neilltuedig ar gyfer y cyfnodau ar wahân i Gyfnod 1 yn ddyledus ar ôl 13 mlynedd yn lle 7. Mae'r gymeradwyaeth yn cynnwys y diweddariadau a gyflwynwyd i'r cyfarfod: diwygio amodau 20 a 21 a chywiro amod 24. Mae'n amodol ar gytundeb Adran 106 diwygiedig.
Penderfyniad: Cymeradwyodd y Cabinet y Strategaeth Ariannol Tymor Canol ddiweddaredig. Argymhellodd i'r Cyngor llawn ei chymeradwyo ar 22 Hydref 2026. Nododd adborth y Pwyllgor Craffu Trosolwg ac Adnoddau Corfforaethol.
Penderfyniad: Cymeradwyodd y Cabinet Strategaeth Gwydnwch Seiber 2026 a'i Chynllun Gweithredu. Nododd adborth y Pwyllgor Craffu Trosolwg ac Adnoddau Corfforaethol.
Penderfyniad: Cymeradwyodd y Cabinet y Polisi Rheoli Gwybodaeth a Chofnodion diwygiedig. Nododd adborth y Pwyllgor Craffu Trosolwg ac Adnoddau Corfforaethol.
Penderfyniad: Nododd y Cabinet y farn sicrwydd a'r sefyllfa risg gwybodaeth bresennol. Cymeradwyodd adroddiad blynyddol y Perchennog Risg Gwybodaeth Uwch, y swyddog uwch sy'n gyfrifol am risg gwybodaeth. Nododd adborth y Pwyllgor Craffu Trosolwg ac Adnoddau Corfforaethol.
Penderfyniad: Cymeradwyodd y Cabinet y Polisi Ymddeol Hyblyg ar gyfer y Cynllun Pensiwn Llywodraeth Leol. Cymeradwyodd y Polisi Ymddeol Graddol ar gyfer Pensiynau Athrawon. Nododd adborth y Pwyllgor Craffu Trosolwg ac Adnoddau Corfforaethol.
Penderfyniad: Cymeradwyodd y Cabinet Bolisi Goleuadau ac Addurniadau Tymhorol a Nadoligaidd 2026-2031 a nododd adborth y Pwyllgor Craffu Trosolwg Cymunedau Ffyniannus. Gofynnodd i swyddogion ysgrifennu at bob Cyngor Tref a Chymuned i ofyn a ydynt yn gosod goleuadau neu addurniadau ar briffyrdd y Cyngor, sut maent yn sicrhau eu diogelwch, ac a oes ganddynt yswiriant atebolrwydd ac am faint. Gofynnodd hefyd i swyddogion amcangyfrif cost trwydded fel y gellir ei chynnwys yn y praesept (y rhan o'r dreth gyngor sy'n ariannu cyngor tref neu gymuned).
Penderfyniad: Cymeradwyodd y Cabinet y Polisi a'r Weithdrefn Pryderon a Chwynion diwygiedig, y Polisi a'r Weithdrefn Cwynion Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol, y Polisi a'r Weithdrefn Rhyddid Gwybodaeth, a'r Polisi a'r Weithdrefn Rheoliadau Gwybodaeth Amgylcheddol. Nododd adborth y Pwyllgor Craffu Trosolwg ac Adnoddau Corfforaethol.
Penderfyniad: Cymeradwyodd y Cabinet lwfansau wythnosol dewisol newydd i ofalwyr maeth sydd wedi'u cofrestru gyda'r Cyngor o 4 Hydref 2026: £331 ar gyfer oedran 0 i dan 5, £352 ar gyfer oedran 5 i dan 16, a £300 ar gyfer oedran 16 i dan 18. Gyda lwfans sylfaenol Llywodraeth Cymru, mae hyn yn gwneud £560 yr wythnos i unrhyw blentyn dan 18. Nid yw'r lwfansau untro ar gyfer digwyddiadau penodol yn newid. Cefnogodd y Cabinet mewn egwyddor ryddhad treth gyngor o 100% i ofalwyr maeth cofrestredig o 1 Ebrill 2027, yn amodol ar ystyriaeth bellach yn y broses gyllideb 2027/28. Nododd adborth y Pwyllgor Craffu Trosolwg Cymunedau Iachach.
RESOLVED – T H A T the amendments to the Council’s Constitution as detailed in
paragraphs 4.2 to 4.4 of the report be approved and that the Constitution be updated
accordingly.
Reason for decision
To update the Constitution to reflect amendments as outlined within the report.
RESOLVED – T H A T the Governance and Audit Committee Annual Report 2025-
26 be approved and endorsed.
Reason for decision
To ensure effective monitoring of the Governance and Audit Committee in relation to
its agreed terms of reference and in line with the Local Government and Elections
(Wales) Act 2021.
RESOLVED –
(1) T HA T the work undertaken by the Standards Committee Procedures
Working Group and the subsequent consultation undertaken with Political Group
Leaders be noted.
(2) T H A T the amended Section 19 of the Constitution, including the Conduct of
Members Principles, Protocol: Standards of Conduct Expected by Members and the
Local Dispute Resolution Procedure, as set out in Appendix A to the report, be
approved.
(3) T H A T the Monitoring Officer be authorised to make any necessary
administrative, typographical or consequential amendments.
Reasons for decisions
(1) Having regard to the contents of the report and discussions at the meeting.
(2) To ensure the Council's Constitution reflected the outcomes of the review and
continued to support high standards of conduct and effective governance
arrangements.
(3) To facilitate implementation of the revised constitutional provisions.
RESOLVED – T H A T the use of the Urgent Decision Procedure (Cabinet Minute
No. C23, 25th June 2026 (as set out in Section 15.14.2 of the Council’s Constitution)
be noted.
Reason for decision
The reporting of the use of the Urgent Decision Procedure is a requirement of the
Council’s Constitution.
PRE-CONSULTATION DRAFT VALE OF GLAMORGAN COUNCIL ANNUAL SELF-ASSESSMENT 2025/26 (REF)
RESOLVED – T H A T the use of the Urgent Decision Procedure (Cabinet Minute
No. C28, 9th July 2026 (as set out in Section 15.14.2 of the Council’s Constitution) be
noted.
Reason for decision
The reporting of the use of the Urgent Decision Procedure is a requirement of the
Council’s Constitution.
RESOLVED – T H A T the Annual Treasury Management Report 2025/26 be
approved.
Reason for decision
Having regard to the contents of the report and discussions at the meeting.
RESOLVED –
(1) T H A T further to the decision taken at Full Council on 9th March 2026 and
having considered the matters set out in the report, a Compulsory Purchase Order
entitled the Vale of Glamorgan Biglis to Dinas Powys Active Travel Route
Compulsory Purchase Order 2026, pursuant to Sections 239, 240, 246, 250 and 260
of the Highways Act 1980 and the Acquisition of Land Act 1981, for the acquisition of
the land shown in Appendices A-E and for the creation and acquisition of new rights
over that land, insofar as necessary to facilitate the delivery of the Biglis to Dinas
Powys Active Travel Route be made.
(2) T H A T delegated authority be granted to the Director of Environment and
Housing and the Monitoring Officer/Head of Legal and Democratic Services to:
(a) Take all steps to secure the making, confirmation and implementation of the
Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) including the publication and service of all
notices and the promotion of the Council's case at any public inquiry, including
but not limited to the steps in (b) to (h) below;
(b) To make any amendments, deletions or additions to the draft Order Maps
and/or draft schedules to the Orders so as to include and describe all interests
in land and rights required to facilitate the carrying out of the Scheme;
(c) To acquire interests and new rights in the Order Land either by agreement or
compulsorily (including pursuant to any blight notices as appropriate) including
conduct of negotiations, making provision for the payment of compensation
and where appropriate, provision for temporary and/or permanent relocation
of affected parties and/or for cases of exceptional hardship;
(d) To negotiate, agree terms and enter into agreements with interested parties
including agreements for the withdrawal of blight notices and/or the withdrawal
of objections to the Order and/or undertakings not to enforce the Order on
specified terms, including where appropriate seeking the exclusion of land or
rights from the Order, making provision for the payment of compensation
and/or for relocation;
(e) In the event that the Order is confirmed by the Welsh Ministers, to advertise
and give notice of confirmation and thereafter to take all steps to implement
the Order including, to execute General Vesting Declarations and/or to serve
Notices to Treat and Notices of Entry in respect of interests and rights in the
Order Land;
(f) To take all steps in relation to any legal proceedings relating to the Order
including defending or settling claims referred to the Lands Tribunal (Lands
Chamber of the Upper Tribunal) and/or applications made to the Courts and
any appeals; and
(g) To retain and/or appoint external professional advisers and consultants to
assist in facilitating the promotion, confirmation and implementation of the
Order, the settlement of compensation and any other claims or disputes; and
(h) To appoint external valuers to assist in dealing with the land acquisition
process and land valuation issues relating to the Order and any resultant
claims for compensation.
Reasons for decisions
(1) To provide authority for the Compulsory Purchase Order required to acquire
land for delivery of the Biglis to Dinas Powys active travel route.
(2) To delegate authority to Officers to take forward the processes involved in
taking forward the Compulsory Purchase Order.
RESOLVED –
(1 ) T H A T the Standards Committee Annual Report for 2025/26, as approved by
the Standards Committee on 30th July 2026 and attached at Appendix A to the
report, be endorsed.
(2) T H A T a copy of the finalised report be forwarded to each Vale of Glamorgan
Town and Community Council Clerk and the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales.
Reasons for decisions
(1) To comply with the requirements of Section 63 of the Local Government and
Elections (Wales) Act 2021..
(2) For information and dissemination of good governance practice.
RESOLVED – T H A T the use of delegated powers regarding the use of
Compulsory Purchase Orders be approved.
Reason for decision
To comply with governance requirements by confirming that a further report would
be presented to Full Council, as Cabinet did not hold delegated powers to authorise
the use of Compulsory Purchase Orders which maintained legal and constitutional
integrity.
RESOLVED – T H A T the Council write to Network Rail on the following matters:
1. To seek the reopening of Brookside Crossing as soon as safely possible.
2. To request the publication of the evidence and risk assessments
supporting the closure and Network Rail’s designation of the crossing as
particularly dangerous.
3. To seek an independent review of the safety calculations, including the time
required to cross and the needs of vulnerable users.
4. To request that the public right of way is properly considered, including
whether the current diversion is reasonably convenient and accessible for all.
5. To call for full public consultation with residents and users of the crossing
before any permanent decision is made, and
6. To explore practical safety improvements, such as enhanced warning
systems, signage, lighting or other measures that could allow the crossing to
reopen safely.
Reason for decision
Having regard to discussions at the meeting.
RESOLVED – T H A T Council received the Scrutiny Committees Annual Report for
2024/25.
Reason for decision
To receive the Scrutiny Committees Annual Report as required by the Council’s
Constitution.
Resolved: That pursuant to Section 100BA (2) and (7) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded for the following item of business which involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 12 of part 4 of schedule 12A of the above Act.
Penderfyniad: Penderfynodd y Cabinet yn unfrydol argymell i'r Cyngor llawn ei fod yn bwrw ymlaen â'r cynnig i ddirwyn Ysgol y Fro i ben, fel y nodir yn yr hysbysiad statudol. Yn ôl yr hysbysiad, byddai'r ysgol yn cau ar 31 Rhagfyr 2026 a byddai disgyblion yn symud i Ysgol y Dderwen o 1 Ionawr 2027. Y Cyngor llawn sy'n gwneud y penderfyniad terfynol.
Penderfyniad: Penderfynodd y Cabinet yn unfrydol argymell i'r Cyngor llawn ei fod yn bwrw ymlaen â'r cynnig i ddirwyn Ysgol Meidrim i ben, fel y nodir yn yr hysbysiad statudol. Yn ôl yr hysbysiad, byddai'r ysgol yn cau ar 31 Rhagfyr 2026 a byddai disgyblion yn symud i Ysgol Hafodwenog neu Ysgol Griffith Jones o fis Ionawr 2027. Y Cyngor llawn sy'n gwneud y penderfyniad terfynol.