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RESOLVED – T H A T the minutes of the meeting held on 21st July 2026 be approved as a correct record.
RESOLVED – (1) T H A T the commencement of the process of recruitment to the position of Director of Environment and Housing be approved. (2) T H A T the scope and extent of the recruitment process to be followed, and having particular regard to benefits of progressing recruitment on a competitive internal basis, be agreed. (3) T H A T, in pursuance of Resolutions (1) and (2) above, delegated authority be granted to the Chief Executive in consultation with the Leader, relevant Cabinet Member and Head of Human Resources and Organisational Development to progress: a. advertising the position; b. progressing the necessary arrangements for long-listing and any necessary assessment of candidates in advance of shortlisting; c. drawing up a final short-list for interviews, the interviews of which will be undertaken by future meetings of this Committee; and to d. agree costings and resource requirements relating to the processes required to pursue the recruitment and selection processes. Reasons for the decisions (1) To enable a permanent appointment to be made before the conclusion of the current secondments and associated fixed term contract approved by the Senior Management Appointment Committee in February 2026. (2&3) To allow the recruitment process to be progressed
Decided: Cabinet approved nine nominations recommended by the Director of Education with the Cabinet Member for Education & Learning. They are: Dr Nicola Jones (Knelston Primary), Cllr Andrew Williams (Penclawdd Primary), John Winchester (Pentrechwyth Primary), Finola Wilson (Sea View Primary), Richard Lancaster (Sketty Primary), Cllr Fiona Gordon (Terrace Road Primary), Jessica Hopkins (Ynystawe Primary), Cllr Lyndon Jones (Bishopston Comprehensive) and Cllr Chris Holley (Pentrehafod School).
Decided: Cabinet noted its March 2018 decision to adopt anti-social behaviour powers under the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014. It noted that Housing Services already use Civil Injunctions. It approved the use of Community Protection Warnings and Community Protection Notices in Housing Services and City Centre Management. It authorised the Director of Place to designate trained officers in the Community Liaison Team and City Centre Management to issue them. It also authorised the Director of Place to designate trained Community Liaison Team officers, working with Legal Services, to prepare applications for Partial and Full Closure Orders where appropriate and proportionate.
Decided: Cabinet considered the responses to the public open space notice dated 27 July 2026. It resolved that the land is no longer needed for its current General Fund purpose. It appropriated the land from General Fund purposes to Education purposes under section 122 of the Local Government Act 1972. This lets the land be allocated as a potential site for a new Ysgol Calon Lân, subject to Planning and Welsh Government approval.
Decided: Cabinet approved the change to the design brief for the Gowerton School (Secondary) Sustainable Communities for Learning project. It approved and committed a revised sum of £2,523,285 for the pre-construction phase to the capital programme. This is £4,557,600 less than the £7,080,885 approved on 17 July 2025.
Decided: Cabinet approved receiving and committing the £2,962,397 additional 2026-27 Welsh Government grant to the capital programme for school repairs and maintenance, subject to the final grant award and conditions. It noted that schemes are still being developed. These may include roofing at YGG Bryn Tawe, works at Cefn Hengoed Community School, school-identified priorities such as toilet upgrades, early design for 2027/28 schemes, health, safety and safeguarding risks, and new heating for four primary schools on oil-fired boilers. It delegated to the Director of Education and the Director of Place the choice and priority of schemes. It also delegated to the Director of Finance and the Director of Education the power, if needed, to swap up to £1,533,800 of the grant for core capital funding already allocated to Education projects. The equivalent unsupported borrowing would move to the 2027-2028 programme.