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RESOLVED: That the minutes be confirmed as a correct record.
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RESOLVED: That the minutes be confirmed as a correct record.
Decided: The Committee agreed to defer the report on learner outcomes for the 2025 examination series.
Decided: Planning permission was granted for all three applications, each by unanimous vote. Application P/2025/0003 at Y Plas Aneurin, Willowtown, is retrospective, meaning the home was already in use before applying, and officers may add a condition to control its Class C2 (residential care) use. Application P/2025/0336 for 26 homes at the former County Hotel, Western Terrace, Ebbw Vale, is subject to a Section 106 agreement (a legal deal on planning obligations), and officers may refuse it if meaningful progress is not made within six months. Application P/2026/0015 at Mountain View, Highfield, Blaina, was granted with an added note on highway safety when leaving the property, and Councillor Baldwin, the ward member, did not take part in the vote.
Decided: The committee accepted the report and noted the information in it.
Decided: The committee accepted the report and noted the Minister's decision and the Inspector's report for application DNS/3278009, attached as Appendix A.
Decided: The committee accepted the report and noted the appeal decision by PEDW attached as Appendix 1.
Decided: The committee accepted the report and noted the information in it.
Decided: The committee noted the Cabinet reference and the monitoring report. Capital spending covers long-term items such as buildings and roads.
Decided: The committee noted the presentation and thanked officers for it. It asked for a further update in six months, covering procurement savings, the actions taken by the schools that are improving, and the savings they have achieved.
Decided: The committee noted the report and asked that one recommendation go back to Cabinet: that an appraisal comparing insourcing and outsourcing of pothole repair services be provided to this committee. The request came from Councillor Carroll, who asked for the appraisal on road maintenance costs.
Decided: The committee agreed to refer the review and its recommendations to Cabinet, and asked for a formal response with agreed next steps. It also agreed to include misinformation and disinformation as a formal risk on the Council's corporate risk register. The concerns of Councillors Carroll and Fisher were formally noted.
Decided: The committee endorsed the Plan and asked that this endorsement, with its views, be referred to Cabinet for consideration. It asked officers and Cabinet to review how priority actions and performance exceptions are shown in performance reports. It also asked officers and Cabinet to reconsider whether the number of Directorate risks should be expanded. It asked for an update on how the Corporate Landlord model is implemented and embedded.
Decided: Members resolved to note the report, including the schedules of works in it; to consider whether to scrutinise any matters in greater depth, including revisions to the work schedules; and to receive a further report on biodegradable dog fouling waste bags at a future meeting.
Decided: Members resolved to consider the information in the report, and to scrutinise and comment on the information provided.
Decided: Cabinet noted that the December 2024 decisions have not been carried out, but their principles remain in place. It made every recommendation subject to due diligence (checks) on the financial health of Ospreys Rugby and on assurances from Y11. It approved capital funding (money for long-term assets) for community improvements at St Helens, drawn from borrowing room added to the capital budget on 5 March 2026. It approved a £300k virement (a transfer of money between budgets) from base contingency (an annual sum set aside for unplanned costs). No further spending is to be made until the Director of Finance / Section 151 Officer (the senior finance officer) is satisfied that the Ospreys are financially sustainable. Subject to a further subsidy control assessment (a check on public support given to businesses), it approved licences for the Ospreys to use the site in the 2026/27 season and to do further work at their own cost. It approved in principle awarding a contract for community works, including an artificial grass pitch (AGP/4G), subject to due diligence and a Contract Award Report (a formal record of the contract choice), or noted the works may be commissioned through the Ospreys.
Decided: Council changed the membership of two Council bodies.
Decided: Council approved the admission arrangements for nursery, primary (Reception), secondary (Year 7), in-year transfers and sixth form for 2027-2028, the timetables for September 2027, and the admission numbers (the number of places each school offers).
Decided: Council approved the Pay Policy Statement 2026-27, attached as Appendix A to the report, with effect from 1 April 2026.
Decided: Council approved the revised Corporate Health and Safety Policy.
Decided: Council approved the 2024/25 Statement of Accounts, attached as Appendix A to the report.
Decided: Council approved the Final Letter of Representation and agreed that it be signed.
Decided: Council noted that the Pension Fund Committee is responsible for approving the Shareholder Agreement and Client Services Agreement. It approved updates to the Inter-Authority Agreement, the agreement between the eight Welsh pension funds. It delegated to the Deputy Section 151 Officer, the council's deputy senior finance officer, and the Pension Fund Committee chair the power to make further changes and approve the final version. It delegated to the Chief Legal Officer the power to sign the Inter-Authority Agreement and any other documents needed.
RESOLVED: (i) That Councillor Jeremy Kent be nominated for the office of Mayor of the County Borough for the year 2026/27, subject to his acceptance of the office of Mayor. (ii) That Councillor Jeremy Newton be nominated for the office of Deputy Mayor of the County Borough for the year 2026/27, subject to his acceptance of the office of Deputy Mayor.
Decided: Council adopted the revised Model Code of Conduct for Members with effect from 26 March 2026.
Decided: Council agreed to delete SCP 2 from the NJC pay structure from 1 April 2026, with consequential changes to grades G02 and G03. It agreed that a report goes to the Pay and Reward Panel after six months on the effects of the change, approved the 2026 Pay Statement for publication in March 2026, and approved revised terms of reference for the Pay and Reward Panel.
Decided: The Sub Committee issued a counter notice, which is a formal refusal of the notice. This means the temporary event notice was not authorised and the event on 22 May 2026 cannot go ahead.
Decided: The Sub Committee granted the variation to condition 9, subject to two additional conditions. The first says there will be no exiting from the Westgate Street doors on major event days after 9pm. The second requires a documented door management plan to reduce disturbance to nearby residents, kept on the premises for inspection by authorised officers. The minute also says the Sub Committee resolved to amend the applicant's proposed wording to read “entrance/egress to and from the premises”, but it does not give the full revised condition.
RESOLVED – That the public be excluded from the meeting by resolution of the Committee pursuant to Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 during discussion of this item.
Decided: The Committee asked officers to arrange a site visit so Members can see Newport Live facilities, such as the Station Gym. It asked officers to set out how service user engagement data for the Momentum initiative can be better captured and reported, to show longer-term changes in travel and walking habits. It recommended that Newport Live's work promoting the city through major events, such as the Big Splash, is more clearly reflected in future reports.
RESOLVED: That the report be accepted.