Combined Governance & Audit Committee / Joint Scrutiny Committee

The decisions as the council's minutes record them. A plain-language summary follows once it has been written.

1. Quarterly Update on Corporate Risk Quarter 3 2025/26

   Resolved that; The recommendations as contained within the report be approved.

2. Draft Revenue Budget 2026/27

   Resolved that: The recommendations as contained within the report be approved.

1. 1

   Apologies for absence

   Minute

   Apologies received from Cllr A Barry

2. 2

   Declarations of Interest

   Minute

   No declarations were made

3. 3

   Quarterly Update on Corporate Risk Quarter 3 2025/26

   Decision as recorded

   Resolved that; The recommendations as contained within the report be approved.

   Minute

   Presented by Cllr D Sammon Following questions from the committee officers confirmed the following: · The Corporate Risk Register is a living, dynamic document; Some actions marked red relate to timescale drift rather than lack of progress. · Q3 report is a snapshot; monitoring continues every quarter and through performance reporting. Resolved that; The recommendations as contained within the report be approved.

   Papers: Committee Report, Appendix 1
4. 4

   Draft Revenue Budget 2026/27

   Decision as recorded

   Resolved that: The recommendations as contained within the report be approved.

   Minute

   Presented by Cllr Williams-Price Following questions from the committee officers confirmed the following; · Pressures relate to updated pupil numbers and the September 2025 pay award not fully reflected in the previous MTFP. · Years 2–3 remain estimates and will be updated once the 2026 pay award is known. · No additional cuts to school budgets are planned for 2026–27. · Additional demands in Appendix 4 represent growth, not reductions. · Schools' difficulties acknowledged but funding levels are not being reduced by the Council. Resolved that: The recommendations as contained within the report be approved.

   Papers: Committee Report, Appendix 1, Appendix 2, Appendix 3, Appendix 4, Appendix 5
5. 5

   Any Other Business deemed urgent by the Chair

   Minute

   No other business deemed urgent

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Declarations are read from the minutes once they are published.

• Bill Smith, Vice-ChairLabourPresent
• Clive Jones, ChairLabourPresent
• Andrew Barry, Committee MemberIndependentSent apologies
• Brent Carter, Cabinet MemberLabourPresent
• Claire Jones, Committee MemberIndependentAbsent
• Clive Tovey, Committee MemberIndependentPresent
• David Isaac, Committee MemberLabourAbsent
• David Jones, Cabinet MemberLabourPresent
• Declan Sammon, Committee MemberDowlais and Pant Community IndependentsPresent
• Gareth Lewis, Cabinet MemberLabourPresent
• Gareth Richards, Committee MemberLabourPresent
• Geraint Thomas, Committee MemberIndependentPresent
• Gillian Preston, Committee MemberLabourPresent
• Ian Thomas, Committee MemberLabourAbsent
• Jeremy Davies, Committee MemberIndependentAbsent
• John Thomas, Committee MemberIndependentAbsent
• Julia Jenkins, Committee MemberIndependentAbsent
• Lee Davies, Committee MemberIndependentPresent
• Lisa Mytton, Committee MemberIndependentPresent
• Louise Minett-Vokes, Cabinet MemberLabourPresent
• Michelle Jones, Committee MemberIndependentPresent
• Michelle Symonds, Committee MemberIndependentPresent
• Paula Layton, Committee MemberDowlais and Pant Community IndependentsPresent
• Scott Thomas, Committee MemberLabourAbsent

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