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Decided: Cabinet approved the updated frameworks and role profiles, to support stronger self-evaluation of literacy and numeracy across Swansea schools.
Decided: Cabinet noted the consultation findings, priorities and delivery plan. It approved the strategy and adopted it as a key corporate document. It agreed the action plan and a long-term delivery and governance model. It delegated to the Head of Cultural Services, Parks and Cleansing, in consultation with the Cabinet Member, the power to agree the governance membership and to advise on changes to the action plan and how success is measured.
Decided: Cabinet approved receiving the grant funding and delegated authority to accept it to the Director of Finance, with the Cabinet Member for Environment and Infrastructure and the Director of Place. It approved adding the funded schemes to the capital programme, and adding the road safety revenue grant to the revenue budget.
Decided: Cabinet noted the outcome and feedback from the Welsh Government's annual inspection of Swansea's library service.
Decided: Cabinet noted the details of the scheme and adopted the temporary food and drink hospitality rates relief scheme for 2026/27.
Decided: Cabinet approved the process for delivering the scheme, which covers foster carers who live inside and outside Swansea.
Decided: The committee granted conditional consent for the application, subject to the conditions in the report. Members were told that conditions are in place to ensure the extended shed is used as intended.
Decided: The committee decided that the development as proposed is permitted development, so prior approval from the council is not required. Works must follow the submitted details and be carried out within 5 years.
Decided: The committee received the list for information.
RESOLVED: That the report and discussion be noted.
RESOLVED: That the report be noted.
RESOLVED: That the report be noted.
RESOLVED: That the updated Code of Corporate Governance be endorsed and recommended to Full Council for approval and adoption.
RESOLVED: That the Audit Plan for 2026/27 be noted.
AGREED that the decisions be accepted as a true record of proceedings.
Decided: The Committee accepted the report and the performance of Aneurin Leisure Trust from April to December 2025. This was Option 1 in the report.
Decided: The Committee accepted the report and considered the work done so far to review current Early Intervention and Prevention practice, which is part of the Blaenau Gwent Deal. It endorsed the planned phases of work, including the proposed model, and agreed an informal briefing for scrutiny members on the proposed operating model before Phase 3. The Chair had proposed the briefing, and the Committee agreed to it after discussion. This was Option 2 in the report.
Decided: The committee approved the draft Food in School Statement and the draft Memorandum of Understanding. It agreed to refer both documents to Cabinet for approval.
Decided: The committee approved the draft annual report and agreed to refer it to Council.
Decided: The Chair and Committee thanked the West Glamorgan Regional Transformation Programme Director and asked for an update in 12 months.
Decided: The Chair and Committee thanked the Head of HR, OD & Wellbeing and team, and asked for an update on the data in six to nine months.
Decided: The Chair asked that the Terms of Reference be updated, because membership and quoracy (the number of members needed for a valid decision) were no longer in the report, and that Democratic Services take this forward.
Decided: The Committee approved the Internal Audit Strategy and the Draft Internal Audit Annual Plan for 2026/27. The Chief Auditor will ask for artificial intelligence (AI) to be added to the agenda of the All Wales Chief Auditor and Audit Group.
Decided: The Committee noted the Corporate Services Directorate's risk management arrangements, including how risks are identified, recorded, reviewed, escalated and assured. It also noted the key strategic and operational risks in the report and Appendix A.
Decided: The Committee agreed that the Chairperson will write to the Cabinet Member, Councillor Norma Mackie, setting out the Committee's observations and recommendations on the way forward. Officers agreed to explore commercial opportunities for Central Transport Services further and to review the use of smaller waste collection vehicles in the city's parks, reporting back to Members.
Decided: Officers agreed to provide the gender profile of the senior management team and explain how it is monitored. Members wished to see a report back on any changes proposed after the review of sickness absence.
RESOLVED: that subject to the above, the minutes from the meeting held on the 11 March be received and approved as a true and correct record of the proceedings.
Decided: The committee deferred the application to a future meeting, so no decision was made. The vote was 14 for and 2 against. Officers were also asked to get a response from the AONB team, which covers the protected landscape.
Decided: The committee deferred the application, which means it was put back to a future meeting, so no decision was made. The vote was 16 for, with none against or abstaining.
Decided: The committee granted planning permission in line with the officer recommendation. The vote was 16 for, with none against or abstaining. The permission covers restoring the engine house, a new extension within the footprint of the former boiler house, and a new access track.