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RESOLVED – That the following matters be dealt with as indicated:
(1)
Application 1
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 Licence given that a complaint had been received stating he was abusive and threatening to a parking enforcement officer.
Addressing the Sub Committee, the driver’s representative stated that the driver regretted the way he had acted. In terms of extenuating circumstances, he explained that the driver had been having a very difficult day and getting a parking ticket was the culmination of this.
Members asked the driver for his reflections, having watched the video of the incident back, and heard that he understood it wasn’t appropriate to have reacted in that way. The driver apologised to the witness for his conduct.
The driver’s representative noted that the witness’ statement indicated that the car was unattended, which he disputed.
Addressing the Sub Committee, the witness explained that he was a parking enforcement officer for Cardiff Council, and had given an unattended vehicle on Albany Road an instant ticket for double parking. As he was issuing the ticket, the driver came out and challenged him about it. The driver started shouting so he activated his body camera, which also captured the 30 seconds before the button was pressed. The video of the incident showed the driver calling him a racist and a coloniser, and threatening the officer for giving him the ticket.
The witness added that while the driver was shouting, a security guard came over to try to calm him down. After a minute or two he got back in his car and took the ticket. He explained that he could appeal it and that it would cost £35 if he paid it within 14 days, at which point the driver got out of the car and started shouting again. Eventually he took the ticket and drove away.
Members asked how the incident had made the witness feel, and heard that he had been shocked. Although he got a lot of verbal abuse in his job, people normally calmed down when they were told they were being recorded, and sometimes they even apologised.
Responding to questions from the Sub Committee, the driver confirmed that he had paid the parking fine.
The driver’s representative emphasised that the driver was genuinely shocked looking back at his reaction in the video, which was totally out of order. It was out of character for him, and he had learned from the incident and would ensure it would never happen again.
RESOLVED – that the Hackney Carriage / Private Hire Drivers’ licence be revoked.
(2)
Application 2
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 Licence given that he had nine penalty points on his driving licence.
Addressing the Sub Committee, the driver acknowledged his mistake and emphasised that he would be more careful next time. He was aware that if he had any other offences in the next year, he would lose his licence. He had been driving taxis since 2003 with no other issues.
RESOLVED – that the driver receive a written warning.
(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 Licence given that he had nine penalty points on his driving licence.
The hearing took place in the absence of the driver.
RESOLVED – that the driver receive a written warning, and be required to complete the ‘Introduction to the Role of the Professional Taxi and Private Hire Driver’ BTEC course within twelve months.
(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 Licence given that he had 15 penalty points on his driving licence and was disqualified from driving for six months.
Addressing the Sub Committee on behalf of the driver, the driver’s friend explained that he had been licensed since 2001 but had now been disqualified from driving for six months after accruing 15 points. He was very regretful about what had happened and had informed the council and returned his badges immediately.
He added that if he got his licence back in December, he would take extra precautions to drive especially safely. He was 65 years old but was still keen to get back to work and not rely on benefits. He didn’t have any other sources of income, as this had been his job for more than 20 years, and he had five children to look after.
Members queried the circumstances of the offences, and heard that two of them were in the same location on Newport Road near St Mellons, where a 30mph zone changed suddenly to 20mph. He had been caught going at 27mph and then 30mph by the same camera.
RESOLVED – that the driver receive a written warning, and be required to complete the ‘Introduction to the Role of the Professional Taxi and Private Hire Driver’ BTEC course within six months.
(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 Licence given that he had 9 penalty points on his driving licence.
Addressing the Sub Committee, the driver stated that he had been a taxi driver for 20 years with no issues or complaints in that time, and this was his first time before the Sub Committee. Driving his taxi was his only source of income.
He had received nine penalty points, three of which were for a speeding offence in 2023 where he didn’t realise a speed limit on Manor Way had recently changed from 40mph to 30mph, and was caught going at 37mph.
He added that the other six were for failing to give information as to the identity of the driver. Members queried this and heard that he believed his car was in the garage at the time, but he had been unable to prove this and accepted the punishment.
RESOLVED – that the driver receive a written warning.
(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 Licence given that he had twelve penalty points on his driving licence.
Addressing the Sub Committee, the driver explained that he had received six points and a fine in May for failing to give information as to the identity of the driver, after he didn’t see a letter which was sent to his family’s house while he wasn’t living there.
He added that he had received a ticket on Manor Way for going 39mph in a zone that used to be a 40mph zone but had recently changed to a 30, and there was another offence where he went 55mph in a 50mph zone.
The driver’s representative added that the driver had been up front and honest about what had happened, and reported his offences to the authority as soon as possible. In his view, he was clearly responsible enough to continue driving taxis.
RESOLVED – that the Hackney Carriage / Private Hire Driver’s Licence be suspended for 7 days.
(7)
Application 7
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 Licence given that he had 9 penalty points on the driving licence.
Addressing the Sub Committee, the driver’s solicitor explained that he had received a fine and three points for misjudging going through a light when there were no passengers in the car. He had also exceeded the speed limit on two occasions very close to each other, which the driver explained were in the same place on Newport Road near Rumney, driving towards the city centre. The limit in this area had changed from 30mph to 20mph, and in both cases he was going under 30.
The driver added that he had been driving since 2001, and had only been before the Sub Committee once in that time. On that occasion, his licence had been revoked, but this decision was overturned on appeal. Other than that, there had been no issues in the last 24 years, and he felt he was a fit and proper person to drive a taxi. He had declared everything that was relevant to the authority, and had demonstrated his fitness over a long period of time.
The driver’s solicitor added that he had another speeding offence pending, which would go to court in September. He would plead special hardship reasons to be allowed to continue driving, and wouldn’t be able to drive if this was not accepted.
RESOLVED – that the hearing be deferred until the resolution of the pending speeding offence.
(8)
Application 8
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 Licence given that he had nine penalty points on the driving licence.
Addressing the Sub Committee, the driver explained that he had been driving for a long time and had unfortunately collected nine points recently: three for exceeding a 30mph limit and six for using a mobile phone while driving. He was still not sure what had happened with the phone offence, having received a letter about it with no pictures of details.
Responding to questions from the Sub Committee, he explained that he did not have passengers in the car on either occasion. He never took phone calls when he had passengers because they wouldn’t like it.
Regarding the speeding offence, he explained that this was on Newport Road near St Mellons, and he had been caught going at 26mph in a 20mph zone that he thought was a 30.
RESOLVED – that the driver receive a written warning.
(9)
Application 9
The Sub Committee was asked to consider an application for the grant of a Hackney Carriage / Private Hire Driver’s Licence given that the applicant had a motoring conviction contrary to the guidance.
Addressing the Sub Committee, the driver explained that he had made a mistake some time ago when he was new in the country, and got the wrong type of insurance for his car while working as a delivery driver for Amazon. He had now sorted this out and had the correct business insurance, and wanted to drive taxis in addition to doing deliveries.
RESOLVED – that the application for a Hackney Carriage / Private Hire Driver’s Licence be granted.
Bro Morgannwg, Early Retirement and Redundancy Committee,
RESOLVED -
(1) T H A T the flexible retirement of M be approved in accordance with the
Council’s policy subject to no other circumstances arising in the interim whereby the
employment were to be terminated for a different reason.
(2) T H A T the continued flexible retirement of M be approved from
11th September, 2025 (21 hours per week), with final retirement of M at 30th June,
2026, providing no other circumstances arise in the interim whereby the employment
were to be terminated for a different reason.
Reasons for decisions
(1) To determine the flexible retirement application within the regulations and to
allow for eventualities that may not be known at this time.
(2) To achieve the necessary change to the employee’s working hours, to assist
service continuity, to provide appropriate support to assist the employee’s transition
to retirement and to contribute to the work of the Planning team.
Bro Morgannwg, Early Retirement and Redundancy Committee,
RESOLVED –
(1) T H A T a statutory redundancy payment be approved for G on or before 31 st
October, 2025, on the basis of Scheme D of the Council’s Early Retirement /
Redundancy Scheme, subject to Resolution (2) and to G complying with the
Avoiding Redundancy Procedure.
(2) T H A T should alternative employment be found for G, the notice be
extended to cover any trial period and Resolution (1) to be revoked (together with
any redundancy payment) if the trial period proves to be successful.
(3) T H A T the Head of Digital be granted delegated authority to agree or not
agree PILON (Payment in Lieu of Notice) or availability of G to work their contracted
notice period as deemed necessary following consultation with relevant officers.
July 18 Minutes and DN (GD)
Reasons for decisions
(1) To ensure that G received the appropriate redundancy remuneration on the
basis of Scheme D of the Council’s Early Retirement / Redundancy Scheme.
(2) To maintain compliance with the Council’s agreed Management of Change
Policy and Human Resource policies such as Avoiding Redundancy and
Redeployment as appropriate.
(3) To ensure delegations were in place for the Head of Digital to agree or not
agree PILON or availability of G to work their contracted notice period as deemed
necessary following consultation with relevant officers.
July 18 Minutes and DN (GD)
RESOLVED: that
1. the introduction of a car parking charging regime at the ISV site based on Option 4 of the report attached at Appendix 3 be approved subject to securing the required budgets as outlined at Confidential Appendix 9.
2. the Evaluation Criteria set out in Confidential Appendix 2 be agreed and the implementation of a procurement process to deliver the Energy Strategy set out in the report and at Confidential Appendix 2 and Confidential Appendix 7 be approvedand authority be delegated to the Director of Economic Development in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Investment and Development, Section 151 Officer and Monitoring Officer to deal with all elements of the procurement process with the final negotiated terms, reported back to a future meeting of Cabinet for approval.
3. the HOTs to enable the delivery of a primary sub-station at the ISV site as set out at Confidential Appendix 10 be approved and authority be delegated to the Director of Economic Development in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Investment and Development, Section 151 Officer and Monitoring Officer to deal with all associated legal and financial matters.
RESOLVED: that
1. the updated programme of essential works at City Hall be noted.
2. £6.7m of allocated Council capital as set-out at Confidential Appendix 1 to complete the phases 4-7 works be approved.
3. Authority be delegated to the Director of Economic Development in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Investment and Development, the Section 151 Officer, and the Monitoring Officer, to progress all matters relating to the procurement and delivery of phases 4-7 of the essential works at City Hall, in line with approved budgets set out at Confidential Appendix 1.
RESOLVED: that
1. authority be delegated to the Director of Planning, Transport & Environment, in consultation with the Director of Economic Development, Cabinet Member for Climate Change, Strategic Planning & Transport, and Cabinet Member for Housing & Communities, to approve the commission of the masterplan for the recently acquired Pengam Green site in Tremorfa.
2. the development of proposals for a temporary Gypsy Traveller site to alleviate overcrowding on the existing Rover Way site be approved and authority be delegated to the Corporate Director for People Communities (in consultation with the Corporate Director of Resources, the Cabinet Member for Housing & Communities and the Cabinet Member for Finance, Modernisation & Performance) to progress such proposals subject to all required planning approvals and verification of grant funding to support a viable business plan and subject to such verification, to return to Cabinet for approval to implement that proposal.
RESOLVED –
(1) T H A T the response to Cabinet’s resolutions following consideration for
referred comments from the Governance and Audit Committee (Annex B), be
noted.
(2) T H A T Quarter 4 position of corporate risks (April 2024-March 2025) outlined
in the Risk Summary report (Annex A), be noted.
(3) T H A T the comments of the Governance and Audit Committee be referred to
Cabinet for its consideration. The comments relating to the following:
• Concern regarding the risks associated with the delivery of major
regeneration projects such as Barry Marina.
• Issues regarding the Cardiff Region City Deal and the impact of the legal
settlement relating to Aberthaw power station.
• Contract over runs and over spends for some projects where the costs
had doubled from initial estimates.
Reason for decisions
(1-3) Having regard to the contents of the report and discussions at the meeting.
RESOLVED –
(1) T H A T the contents of the Vale of Glamorgan Council’s Annual Audit
Summary 2024 report, be noted.
(2) T H A T a comments of the Governance and Audit Committee be referred to
Cabinet for its consideration. The comments relating to the following:
• Concern in regard to the delays around the finalisation of the accounts
for the Cardiff Region City Deal, which also impacted upon the
finalisations of the statement of accounts for the Vale of Glamorgan
Council.
No.
(3) T H A T the Chair of the Governance and Audit Committee writes to the
Auditor General for Wales to express the Committee’s concern of the delays in
finalisation the accounts for the Cardiff Region City Deal, which should be produced
in a more timely manner.
Reasons for decisions
(1&2) Having regard to the contents of the report and discussions at the meeting.
(3) To express concerns to the Auditor General of the delays in finalising
accounts for the Cardiff Region City Deal.
Bro Morgannwg, Early Retirement and Redundancy Committee,
RESOLVED –
(1) T H A T the flexible retirement of W be approved in accordance with the
Council’s policy, subject to no other circumstances arising in the interim whereby the
employment was to be terminated for a different reason.
(2) T H A T the use of the appropriate delegated powers be endorsed, to enable
reduction of the employee’s contracted hours from 37 hours to 18.5 hours per week,
worked across three days from 1st September, 2025.
Reasons for decisions
(1) To determine the flexible retirement within the regulations and to allow for
eventualities that may not be known at this time.
June 19 Minutes and DN (GD)
(2) To achieve the necessary change to the employee’s working hours, to assist
service continuity, provide appropriate support to assist the employee’s transition to
retirement and to reinvest the savings to meet the needs of the service.
June 19 Minutes and DN (GD)
Bro Morgannwg, Early Retirement and Redundancy Committee,
RESOLVED –
(1) T H A T the flexible retirement of C be approved in accordance with Scheme
F of the Council’s Early Retirement / Redundancy / Termination Scheme, subject to
no other circumstances arising in the interim whereby the employment were to be
terminated for a different reason.
(2) T H A T the flexible retirement for C be approved on or before 31st July, 2027
providing no other circumstances arising in the interim whereby the employment
were to be terminated for a different reason.
Reasons for decisions
(1) To determine the flexible retirement application within the regulations and to
allow for eventualities that may not be known at this time.
(2) To achieve the necessary change to the employee’s working hours, to assist
service continuity, provide appropriate support to assist the employee’s transition to
retirement and to contribute to the work of the accountancy team.
RESOLVED: To note the Terms of Reference for the Appointments Committee:
To discharge the functions of the authority in respect of the appointment and
dismissal of Chief Officers and Deputy Chief Officers (as defined in the Local
Authorities (Standing Orders) (Wales) Regulations 2006) and the statutory Head of Democratic Services, in accordance with the Employment Procedure Rules and any other relevant Council policies and procedures.
RESOLVED –
(1) T H A T the flexible retirement of H2 be approved in accordance with the
Council’s policy subject to no other circumstances arising in the interim whereby
H2’s employment was to be terminated for a different reason.
(2) T H A T the use of the appropriate delegated powers be endorsed to enable
H2 to reduce their contracted hours from 37 to 22 hours per week from the week
commencing 14th July, 2025.
May 22 Minutes and DN (GD)
No.
(3) T H A T the retirement of H2 from employment with the Council be reviewed
by the Chief Officer at six monthly intervals in consultation with the Chief Officer for
Human Resources.
Reasons for decisions
(1) To determine the flexible retirement application of H2 within the Regulations
and to allow for eventualities that may be unknown at this time.
(2&3) To achieve the necessary change to the employee’s working hours, to assist
service continuity, provide appropriate support to assist the employee’s health and
transition to retirement and provide opportunity to provide training to new members
of staff interested in the post.
May 22 Minutes and DN (GD)
Bro Morgannwg, Early Retirement and Redundancy Committee,
RESOLVED –
(1) T H A T the flexible retirement of H1 be approved in accordance with the
Council’s policy subject to no other circumstances arising in the interim whereby
H1’s employment was to be terminated for a different reason.
(2) T H A T the use of the appropriate delegated powers be endorsed to enable
H1 to reduce their contracted hours from 37 to 22 hours per week from the week
commencing 1st June, 2025.
(3) T H A T the retirement of H1 from employment with the Council be reviewed
by the Chief Officer at six monthly intervals in consultation with the Chief Officer for
Human Resources.
Reasons for decisions
(1) To determine the flexible retirement application of H1 within the Regulations
and to allow for eventualities which may be unknown at this time.
(2&3) To achieve the necessary change to the employee’s working hours, to assist
service continuity, provide appropriate support to assist the employee’s health and
transition to retirement and to provide opportunity to provide training to new
members of staff interested in the post.
RESOLVED: that
• the proposed change to the procurement route for the over-cladding of Nelson House and Loudoun House and the amended funding requirement set out in the report be approved.
• all aspects of the procurement process for the over-cladding of Nelson and Loudoun House (including but not limited to approval to commence the procurement, evaluation criteria and contractual arrangements up to and including award of contract/s and any ancillary matters) be delegated to the Director of Adults Housing and Communities in consultation with the Cabinet Member Housing and Communities, Corporate Director Resources and Director of Governance and Legal Services.
• the JCT Design & Build contract for Block A within phase 1 of the Channel View regeneration project be awarded to Wates Residential for the contract sum identified in confidential appendices.