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AGREED that the Committee had gained assurance to respond to the Audit Wales enquiries of those charged with governance in relation to laws and regulations.
AGREED to (i) note the report and the progress made by the Youth Justice and Prevention Service in response to HMIP recommendations; and (ii) congratulate the Officer and her team on the positive report
AGREED that the Self-Assessment Action Report be noted.
AGREED to approve the draft Governance and Audit Committee Annual Report 2025/26, prior to presentation to Council.
AGREED to note the that work undertaken and the current position of Internal Audit.
AGREED to note the work undertaken and the current position in relation to the implementation of management actions issued by Internal Audit.
AGREED that the Counter Fraud Report for 2025/26 be approved.
AGREED to approve the Internal Annual Report for 2025/26.
AGREED to note the Leadership Group Risk Register Q4 as presented
AGREED to note the Forward Work Plan as presented subject to the following: (i) two extra reports one from Estyn and the Revised Charter in relation to the Structure of the Internal Audit Service be presented to the 17 September meeting, and (ii) to note that two meetings would be held in September, one on the 17 September and the 24 September 2026 to consider the Statement of Accounts.
AGREED to note the reports subject to the following: - (i) noting that a date in the Annual Audit Summary was incorrect. Audit Wales highlighted an error on their part which stated that the accounts were presented to Audit Wales on 26 July 2025; however, this was confirmed as being incorrect, and the correct date was 16 July 2025; (ii) that future reports were not to be embedded as a link in a cover report but to be fully presented as an appendix on the agenda.
Decided: The Committee agreed that Dwr Cymru / Welsh Water and Natural Resources Wales be invited back to the Committee at an appropriate time to give further updates on bathing water investigations and work programmes.
Decided: The Committee agreed its Forward Work Programme for 2026/27, subject to amendments. It asked for the status of three topics to be updated: Plan for Neighbourhoods (also called Pride in Place), the Barry Making Waves Levelling Up Projects and Fund, and the Vale of Glamorgan Local Area Energy Plan, because of a recent Cabinet meeting and a possible call-in by Scrutiny (a process where scrutiny members can ask Cabinet to reconsider a decision) or briefings. It also asked that consideration be given to moving the next programme update and the Beach Accessibility Review update, both due in November 2026, to a later meeting, because the November meeting will consider the Deposit Replacement Local Development Plan. The programme is to be published on the council website. The Committee acknowledged the current status of existing task and finish recommendations (short review groups of councillors) and agreed to receive a further update on them, including progress on implementation and a tracking system.
Decided: Councillor C. Iannucci-Williams was appointed Vice-Chair for the council year.
Decided: Members approved application 2025/1504/LBC to remove and replace the ceiling in the children's library and replace the library roof. The application was referred to Cadw.
Decided: The committee recommended to Cabinet that the proposed closure process for Ysgol Betws y Coed should not proceed. This is a recommendation to Cabinet, not a final decision.
RESOLVED: That the minutes of the meeting of the Education and Skills Overview and Scrutiny Committee held on 17 March 2026 be approved and signed as a correct record.
RESOLVED: That the Forward Work Programme for the Education and Skills Overview and Scrutiny Committee, together with the combined Forward Work Programme be approved.
Decided: Councillor Geoff Stewart was appointed Vice-Chair for 2026/2027.
RESOLVED: That the minutes of the School Budget Forum held on 22 January 2026 be noted.
RESOLVED – That the dates for quarterly Meetings of the Committee for 2026/27 be noted.
RESOLVED – That the report be noted. Reason for decision To review the Code of Conduct and Confidential Reporting Procedure for Members.
RESOLVED – That the report be noted Reason for decision To fulfil the Standards Committee functions of overseeing the Council’s Whistleblowing regime.
RESOLVED – That the draft Annual Report be approved. Reason for decision To discharge the statutory duty of the Standards Committee to produce an annual report.
RESOLVED that the list of forthcoming items for the Committee meeting to be held on the 23rd July 2026 be agreed.
RESOLVED that 4.1 the Place, Sustainability and Climate Change Scrutiny Committee Annual Report for 2025/26 be received; 4.2 That the Chair, on behalf of the Committee write to the Leader of the Independent Group and Members of the Unaffiliated Group to encourage nominations to be submitted to fill the Committee’s current vacant seats.
RESOLVED that the Place, Sustainability and Climate Change Forward Work Plan for 2026/27 with the addition of the Section 19 Investigation Report – Flooding incidents be endorsed.
RESOLVED that the Revenue & Capital Budget Monitoring Report 2025/26 be received.
RESOLVED to accept that the annual report submitted by the Leaders of the Independent, Plaid Cymru and Labour Group complied with their duties under the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021.
RESOLVED that the report be received.