Decided: Cabinet agreed to review the additional Corporate Plan investment priorities and funding arrangements in Appendix A and, if acceptable, to propose them to Council at its meeting on 23 September 2026. This is a proposal to Council, not a final decision.
Decided: Cabinet approved the supplementary capital programme for Highways and Engineering, subject to Council approving the investment priorities report on 23 September 2026. It delegated authority to the Director of Environmental Services to extend activity, or suspend and reallocate funding, subject to consultation with the Cabinet Member for Environment and Capital Infrastructure and the Deputy Chief Executive and Group Director, Corporate Resources.
Decided: Cabinet noted the revenue outturn position to 30 June 2026 and agreed the budget transfers (virements) above £0.100M. It noted the capital outturn, the treasury management prudential indicators and the Quarter 1 progress against the Corporate Plan well-being objectives.
Decided: It approved submission of the final draft to Welsh Government and further engagement with young people to test the milestones and measures. It delegated minor amendments before publication to the Director of Community Services, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Education and Young People, with implementation from April 2027.
Decided: It agreed that the Committee's points on the Council Tax premium would be explored further and considered as the strategy is delivered. It approved the new RCT Empty Homes Strategy 2026-2031.
Decided: Cabinet considered the comments of the Community Services Scrutiny Committee and approved the Director of Social Services Annual Report for 2025/26.
RESOLVED to pass the following Resolution: “That the press and public be excluded from the meeting under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act (as amended) for the following items of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of the exempt information as defined in paragraphs 12 of Part 4 of the Schedule 12A of the Act”
Caerphilly, Governance and Audit Committee Decision Notices,
Decided: The minute records that the Council agreed to monitor the position for two years before deciding whether a new Article 4 direction is justified.
Decided: The Cabinet Member approved the Local Lettings Policy for the 20 homes at Rhyd y Cerrig, Cwm Mawr, and the Local Lettings Policy for the 70 homes at Waun Groes, Pemberton.