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Decided: Councillor W Lewis was elected Presiding Officer. Councillor Ann Crimmings was appointed Leader of the Council. Councillor K Morgan was confirmed as Leader of the Opposition. The outgoing Leader, Councillor A Morgan OBE, stepped down from the role.
Decided: Council noted the Cabinet members and their portfolios, as set out in the Leader's Scheme of Delegation 3A, which was emailed to Members during the meeting.
Decided: Council adopted the scheme for allocating seats to political groups under Section 15 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989. It authorised the Service Director to make appointments to politically balanced bodies once groups notify their choices. It allocated notices of motion for 2026-2027: Labour Group 12, Plaid Cymru Group 3, RCT Independent Group 2, Conservative Group 1 and Independent Group 2.
Decided: Council appointed 14 committees: Planning and Development (11 members), Licensing (11), Appointments (5), Appeals (5), Overview and Scrutiny (14), Education & Inclusion Services Scrutiny (14), Community Services Scrutiny (14), Climate Change, Frontline Services & Prosperity Scrutiny (14), Governance & Audit (6), Democratic Services (21), Standards (2), Constitution (8), Pension Fund (5), and the Cwm Taf Morgannwg Public Services Board Joint Overview and Scrutiny Committee (6).
Decided: Council appointed: Planning and Development, Chair R Williams, Vice Chair J Smith. Licensing, Chair A S Fox, Vice Chair G Stacey. Appointments, Chair M Webber BEM, Vice Chair B Stephens. Appeals committee, Chair J Brencher, Vice Chair N Morgan. Pension Fund, Chair J Smith, Vice Chair T Leyshon. Democratic Services, Chair W Jones, Vice Chair M Webber BEM. Overview & Scrutiny, Chair J Edwards, Vice Chair R Lewis. Community Services Scrutiny, Chair L Tomkinson, Vice Chair T Williams. Climate Change, Frontline Services & Prosperity Scrutiny, Chair C Middle, Vice Chair W Hughes. Council noted recommendations on which chair roles should receive a senior salary under the Annual Remuneration Report 2026-2027, but the minute does not list them. Council noted that the schedule of remuneration must be published and sent to Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru by 31 July 2026.
Decided: Council appointed: Local Education Authority Governors (Appointments) Committee (5 members): S Rees, G Stacey, J Edwards, J Brencher and Sera Evans (4 Labour, 1 Plaid Cymru). Voluntary Early Retirement/Redundancy Panel (5 members): M Webber BEM, M Ashford, J Bonetto, G O Jones and D Grehan (4 Labour, 1 Plaid Cymru). Joint Consultative Committee (4 members): A Crimmings, M Webber BEM, S Rees and G Caple.
Decided: Outside bodies: Age Concern Cymru, G Caple. Consortium Local Authority Wales (C.L.A.W.), R Davis. Cynon Valley Indoor Bowls Committee, A Morgan OBE. Edward Thomas Charity (4), R Lewis, R Williams, A S Fox and A Dennis. Joint Council for Wales (2), M Webber BEM and C Leyshon. The Alliance (3), G Jones, G Warren and M Maohoub. Tower Site Liaison Committee (3), L Addiscott, S Emanuel and K Morgan. Welsh Local Government Association (5), A Crimmings, M Webber BEM, S Rees, C Leyshon and M Norris. Trivallis (3-year term), C Middle. Business in Focus (3-year term), M Norris. Strategic Reference Group (Cwm Taf Morgannwg Health Board), G Caple. Welsh Centre for International Affairs (to 2029), S Emanuel. Welsh Books (to 2027), S Rees. Non-executive joint committees: Bannau Brycheiniog National Park (NPA), A Rogers. South Wales Police Crime Panel (2), W Treeby and M Maohoub. Cwm Taf Morgannwg Community Health Council (3), M Ashford, J Bonetto and K Morgan.
Decided: Council nominated: Governance & Audit Sub-Committee, W Lewis. Regional Transport Sub-Committee, L Addiscott. Strategic Development Sub-Committee, M Norris.
Decided: Council agreed the calendar of meetings for 2026-2027 set out in Appendix 1. It noted that the calendar may change with the demands of business, after consultation with committee chairs. It agreed that, except for the Planning and Development Committee, meetings will not be held during school holidays, unless urgent business requires it.
Decided: Council noted the Overview & Scrutiny Annual Report for 2025-2026.
RESOLVED that in accordance with Section 100A (4) of the Local Government Act 1972 the public be excluded from the remainder of the meeting because of the likely disclosure to them of exempt information as identified in paragraphs 12 and 14 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.
Decided: The Sub Committee issued a counter notice to the Temporary Event Notice (TEN). This stops the event on 22 May 2026 from being authorised, so it cannot go ahead under the TEN. Members said, on the balance of probabilities (meaning more likely than not), that the event would undermine the prevention of public nuisance licensing objective.
Decided: The Sub Committee granted the application for a premises licence to sell alcohol for consumption off the premises, from 07:00 to 23:00 every day. The licence is subject to conditions agreed with South Wales Police.
Decided: The application was withdrawn.
Decided: The Committee noted the new Local Government (Standards Committees and Member Conduct) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2025, which the Welsh Ministers introduced. It recommended the amended Members' Code of Conduct (Appendix B) to full Council for approval.
Decided: The Committee noted the contents of the report.
Decided: The Committee noted the information in the report. The public was excluded from the meeting for the discussion of Appendix C, which contains exempt information under Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.
Decided: The Committee noted the information at Appendix C on gifts, hospitality and other benefits received by members from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026.
Decided: The Committee noted the feedback in Appendix A. It agreed to keep observing meetings of the Council, its committees and Community Councils, and to report feedback to the Standards and Ethics Committee.
Decided: The Committee noted the information in the report and its appendices.
Decided: The Committee agreed the Work Programme set out in Appendix A.
RESOLVED that the Committee considered and commented on the Chief Internal Auditor’s Annual Report and overall opinion.
RESOLVED: that subject to the above, the Governance and Audit Committee Forward Work Programme be noted. RESOLVED: that subject to the above, the Governance and Audit Committee Forward Work Programme be noted.
Decided: The committee endorsed and approved the Public Libraries Strategy 2025–2030 as the framework for the service going forward.
RESOLVED: 1. To acknowledge the information contained within the report. 2. To agree to the implementation of the recommendations detailed in Section 8 of the report, to improve the support and opportunities available to young carers.
RESOLVED: 1. To note and endorse the progress made by Cwm Taf YJS since the HMIP Inspection to deliver the recommended improvement areas. 2. To consider the information relating to the service developments, resource challenges and risks contained in the report.
RESOLVED: 1. To consider the information contained within the report.
RESOLVED: 1. To consider the information contained in the quality of care review report.
RESOLVED: 1. To note the presentations.
RESOLVED to defer this item to the next meeting of the Corporate Parenting Board.