AGREED to note the Forward Work Programme subject to the following :-
• that the report of the Terms of Reference be added;
• that a report on the Review of Gifts and Hospitality be presented to the March 2027 meeting;
• to note that the Chair’s Annual Report had been removed from the current agenda as further work was required, and would instead be presented at the September meeting;
• that guidance on the presentation of dispensation applications by Councillors at the Committee, including in their absence, was being drafted to consolidate existing arrangements into a single set of guidance.
AGREED that the Vision Statement be amended as follows to include the words “and businesses :-
“Our Vision is that the people and businesses of Ceredigion will have trust and confidence that all those elected to office in Local Government in our county will work to the highest ethical and moral standards in serving their community”
Decided: Councillor Mike White was appointed as the Committee's representative on the Strategic Governance Group. Councillor Sam Pritchard was appointed as the reserve representative.
RESOLVED
That the minutes of the previous meeting of the Social Care and Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee held on 25 February 2026 be approved and signed as a correct record.
Conwy, Social Care and Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee,
Decided: The committee recommended to Cabinet that it support the plan to develop potentially two new supported living services a year for five years, and approve the five-year development plan. Cabinet will consider the recommendation on 9 June 2026.
Carmarthenshire, Members Home to School Transport Appeals Panel,
Decided: The committee recorded its decisions on the applications as shown on the planning applications schedule (Appendix A). It also authorised the Planning and Development Manager to draft any amendments to, or additional conditions for, those decisions.
Decided: The Committee indicated that it was satisfied with the explanation it had received, so Cabinet's decision 4/6615 can be put into effect. The Chair, Councillor Sean Bibby, used his casting vote for Option 1.
AGREED to note the updated content of the Governance and Audit Committee Meeting Action Log as presented, subject to the following:
(i) in relation to reference 12-01-26/18, a report was due to be presented to the Thriving Communities Scrutiny Committee on 16 June 2026; therefore, an update report would be presented at the September 2026 meeting on this; and
(ii) that an update report on reference 12-01-26/19 would also be presented at the September 2026 meeting.
RESOLVED that the Committee recommended to Council:
(i) that the Governance and Audit Committee Role Description and Person Specification (Appendix 1) be approved; and
(ii) that the proposed composition of the shortlisting panel be approved.
RESOLVED to note:
(i) the audit findings, including examples of good practice;
(ii) the recommendations and agreed management action plan; and
(iii) the progress made in implementing the action plan to address identified issues.
Best wishes were extended to Mr Alun Williams, Corporate Lead Officer – Policy and Performance, on his retirement, and the Committee expressed their thanks for his work and support over the years.