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Decided: Cabinet approved the additions to the capital programme in Appendix A, noted the predicted 2026/27 capital outturn and the remaining capital resources (headroom), and noted the treasury management prudential indicators. It asked for approval that capital receipts from Disabled Facilities Grants be ringfenced to that budget.
Decided: Cabinet noted the overall budget forecast, the shortfall in delivering 2026/27 savings, the position on schools and the forecast reserve movements. It approved the creation of new earmarked reserves and budget virements in Education, and noted the risks, including demand pressures.
Decided: Cabinet endorsed the Annual Digital Report 2025-26 and the actions it proposes.
Decided: Cabinet agreed the report and the Council's action plan to carry out the three recommendations in it.
Decided: Cabinet approved the recommendation that the building should be demolished and that plans for demolition and for turning the land into public space should go ahead, subject to securing the funding.
Decided: Cabinet agreed to recommend to Full Council that the Deposit Plan be approved for public consultation, that Full Council note the Preferred Strategy comments and approve the responses, and that the revised Delivery Agreement be approved for submission to Welsh Government.
Decided: Cabinet noted and accepted the first annual report against the Anti-Poverty Strategy.
Decided: Cabinet approved that Newport's existing Social Care Workforce Development Team become part of a Regional Social Care Workforce Development Team hosted and managed by Caerphilly County Borough Council.
Decided: Cabinet noted and accepted the content of the Annual Safeguarding Report.
Decided: Cabinet approved an application to Round 12 of the Green Heat Network Fund for £850,000 of commercialisation funding. It also approved a linked indicative request for up to £10 million of construction grant, stating that this does not authorise construction, borrowing, a delivery vehicle or any ownership model, and that any construction decision needs a further report. Cabinet approved the Section 151 Officer's letter of support, authorised the Head of Finance to sign it, approved officer letters of support as a potential heat offtaker, and approved the Leader's letter of support.
Decided: Cabinet, as sole shareholder, approved Newport Transport Limited selling the depot at 160 Corporation Road to Transport for Wales for £3,250,000 excluding VAT, and approved the leaseback terms. It also approved removing Councillors Mark Spencer, Kate Thomas, James Clarke, Malcolm Linton and Beverley Davies as company directors and appointing Councillor Laura Lacey, Don Reed, Angharad Blayney, Silvia Gonzalez-Lopez and Tracy Mckim.
Decided: The Chairperson, on behalf of the committee, will write to the Cabinet Member with the committee's observations and recommendations on the way forward.
Decided: The committee endorsed the report for submission to Cabinet.
Decided: The committee noted the update on the Corporate Joint Committee and the Joint Overview and Scrutiny Committee.
Decided: The committee approved the 2026/27 work programme, with scrutiny of Atlantic Wharf moved from November to December. It agreed in principle two joint short scrutinies, on Cardiff Central Station and on Shared Regulatory Services tackling dodgy shops, with detailed scopes to follow. It approved short scrutinies on Innovation and on Playgrounds and Play Areas. It set up a Task and Finish Group on a commemorative plaque scheme in Cardiff, appointed Councillors James Caruana and Peter Huw Jenkins to it, and allowed officers to seek further nominations from outside the committee. It also approved the Forward Work Plan for publication.
Decided: The committee approved the Annual Report of Scrutiny for submission to Full Council.
Decided: The committee noted the report.