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Decided: Cabinet noted both scrutiny reports.
Decided: Cabinet agreed in principle to invite the Eisteddfod yr Urdd to Ceredigion in May 2029. It approved a £200,000 contribution to the Urdd. It also approved a budget of up to £300,000 for the Council's presence on the Maes and to cover the Council's fees.
Decided: Cabinet approved the revised Ceredigion Council Schools' Welsh Language Policy.
Decided: Cabinet approved a 12-week public consultation on the draft policy, from 1 June 2026 to 24 August 2026. It agreed that the draft and the consultation feedback will go back to scrutiny before final adoption. It noted the feedback from the Healthier Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee.
Decided: Cabinet noted the reports on the independent reviewing service and on safeguarding, and the Ceredigion Youth Council minutes. It agreed to raise concerns about dentistry shortages in the area with the Welsh Government Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care.
Decided: Cabinet approved the revised Safe Recruitment Policy and noted the feedback from the Corporate Resources Overview and Scrutiny Committee.
Decided: Cabinet approved the draft Volunteering Policy. It agreed a travel rate of 22.5p per mile for volunteers approved to claim travel costs. It noted the feedback from the Corporate Resources Overview and Scrutiny Committee.
Decided: Cabinet approved the revised Political Restrictions Policy and noted the feedback from the Corporate Resources Overview and Scrutiny Committee.
Decided: Cabinet approved the revised Code of Conduct for Local Government Employees and noted the feedback from the Corporate Resources Overview and Scrutiny Committee.
Decided: Cabinet approved in principle the sale of the former Canolfan Meugan site in Cardigan. Where the only offers are below the valuation within a reasonable time, the Corporate Lead Officer and the Leader of the Council will decide whether to accept or reject them under delegated authority.
Decided: Cabinet approved the adoption of the highway works at Cae Dan yr Haidd, Penparcau, under Section 38 of the Highways Act 1980. The Council will maintain the road at public expense from now on.
Decided: The committee agreed its Forward Work Programme for 2026/27 (Appendix A) and asked for it to be published on the Council's website. It agreed to consider future Task & Finish review work once the current review into the impact of difficult budget decisions on schools is complete. A Task & Finish review is a short, focused inquiry by a small group of councillors. It noted the status of existing Task & Finish recommendations and asked for a further update in November 2026, covering implementation progress and a tracking system for more regular monitoring. The committee also asked for a site visit to Llantwit Major School, with other school visits to be arranged by the Vice-Chair and Democratic Services, and visits to the Council's Youth Services and Flying Start. The Chair asked for a report on Llantwit Major School, which has been placed under special measures, a formal status given to schools that need significant improvement.
Decided: The committee noted the voting rights of the co-opted members present. Co-opted members are people appointed to the committee who are not councillors.
Decided: The minute records that Councillor W.A. Hennessy was appointed Vice-Chair for the municipal year. Councillor W. Gilligan later said she had been briefly disconnected during the vote for Councillor H.M. Payne and had voted for Councillor Hennessy in error.
RESOLVED to note that when Members determine the licensing and registration matters before them, they have a duty not to act in a manner that is incompatible with the convention on Human Rights and the Crime and Disorder Act.
RESOLVED to approve the minutes of the 14th April 2026 as an accurate reflection of the meeting.
RESOLVED to note the content of the report.
RESOLVED that the press and public be excluded from the meeting under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended) for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 13 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A of the Act.
RESOLVED: That pursuant to Section 100A(4) and (5) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded for the following items of business which involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 12, 13 and 18c of Part 4 of Schedule 12A to the above Act.
RESOLVED: That the minutes of the meeting of the General Licensing Committee held on 16 March, 2026 be approved and signed as a correct record.
RESOLVED: That Councillor John Roberts be re-elected as Chair of the General Licensing Committee for 2026/2027.
RESOLVED: That, a Private Hire Vehicle Licence (new application) not be granted on the grounds that the proposed vehicle did not meet Conwy’s Private Hire Vehicle Conditions of Licence, specifically “All vehicles must be under five years old from the date of the first registration and on subsequent licence be in an exceptionally good mechanical and bodily, interior and exterior condition.”
RESOLVED that in accordance with Section 100(a)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 the public and press were excluded from the meeting on the grounds that there would be disclosure to them of exempt information under Paragraphs 12 and 18 of Schedule 12a Part 7 of the above Act in respect of the following item[s].
RESOLVED that County Councillor Lucy Roberts be elected Chair for the ensuing year.
RESOLVED to exclude the public for the following item of business on the grounds that there would be disclosure to them of exempt information under category 1 of The Local Authorities (Access to Information) (Variation) (Wales) Order 2007).
RESOLVED to appoint Sally Llewellyn as Head of School Improvement and Learning.
RESOLVED – (i) That the fee increases set out in report COEP/38/26 be agreed in principle in accordance with the Council’s Cost Recovery Policy with an implementation date of 1 November 2026. (ii) That the new fees be published as required by the Local Government Miscellaneous Provisions Act 1976.
RESOLVED – That a summary bulletin be prepared in respect of the information contained in today’s presentation to be shared with licensed Drivers.
RESOLVED – That Agenda Items 8 and 9 be brought forward and taken at this time.
RESOLVED – That the Press and Public be not excluded from the remainder of the meeting.