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Cabinet met on 14 October 2026 to consider reports on social value in procurement, the Council's annual self-assessment, equality, the future of the Civic Centre, Christmas parking in city centre car parks and its work programme. The minutes have not been published yet, so no decisions are recorded here. Each item shows what its report proposes.
Cabinet met on 15 September 2026 to consider a set of reports on finance, planning, regeneration, social care and transport. Cabinet decided to demolish 166-168 Commercial Street, subject to funding, and approved a Green Heat Network Fund application for £850,000 of commercialisation funding for the Central Newport Heat Network. Cabinet also approved the sale and leaseback of the Newport Transport depot and changes to the board of Newport Transport Limited, and approved the Council joining a regional social care workforce team hosted by Caerphilly.
At its meeting on 8 July 2026, Cabinet (the group of senior councillors who make most day-to-day decisions) approved the Welsh Language Annual Monitoring Report 2025-26 for Full Council, approved the Safer Newport community safety annual report for publication, and adopted the Newport Library Strategy 2026-29. It also agreed the Work Programme, and the Leader announced £820,000 of one-off spending.
The Cabinet considered the council's 2025/26 revenue and capital outturn, treasury management, the Cyson Cymru property company, the corporate risk register, the South East Wales Investment Zone and a petition about the Old Green Roundabout. It noted the financial and risk reports, approved slippage of capital budgets into 2026/27, approved entering a memorandum of understanding on the Investment Zone, and resolved to refer the petition to the Welsh Government.
Cabinet met on 18 May 2026. It approved the use of council reserves and a capital project before the June meetings, agreed to seek expressions of interest for the future of Newport Stadium, and approved an indemnity deed with Tai Hedyn Limited (Hedyn) covering pension liabilities for former council staff.
Cabinet met on 18 March 2026. It endorsed Newport's exit from a pooled health and social care budget for frailty services, adopted the Playing Pitch Strategy 2026-2036, approved the draft Local Growth Fund plan for 2026-27, and approved the purchase of 166-168 Commercial Street, Newport, ahead of an options appraisal.
Newport Cabinet met on 11 February 2026 to consider its final 2026/27 budget and Medium-Term Financial Plan, the Capital and Treasury Management Strategies, the Pay and Reward Policy, a complaints report, and three regeneration and governance items. The minutes record decisions on the final budget (including a recommended balanced budget and Council Tax level for Full Council), on endorsing the Pride in Place neighbourhood boundary, on submitting an Expression of Interest for Caerleon to the UK Town of Culture 2028 competition, and on a Deed of Variation lowering the quorum for the National Adoption Service joint committee. The minutes record no decision on the Capital Strategy, Pay and Reward Policy beyond noting and recommending them to Full Council.
Cabinet met on 12 January 2026. It agreed draft 2026/27 budget proposals for public consultation, including a 4.9% council tax rise, and noted the November 2025 revenue and capital monitoring reports. It also appointed Mr Al Robinson as a director of its property services company, NCC Commercial Services Limited (trading as Cyson Cymru), and approved a revised anti-fraud policy.
Cabinet met on 17 December 2025 to consider capital spending, the half-year treasury report, the corporate risk register, the Gwent Regional Partnership Board annual report, and the business plan for Cyson Cymru, the company that takes over council property services from Newport Norse. The main decisions recorded were approval of new capital projects and moving £12.705m of budget into later years, approval of the company's shareholder agreement and business plan, and acceptance of the Regional Partnership Board report.
Cabinet met on 12 November 2025. It noted the September revenue budget forecast, which shows an underspend of £341k overall, and approved three uses of reserves and budget. It approved a new Empty Homes Strategy for 2025-2030, delegated the appointment of an independent panel for a Panel Performance Assessment to the Chief Executive, noted the Gwent Well-being Plan annual report, and noted the Estyn inspection outcomes for Newport schools.
Cabinet met on 15 October 2025 and considered eight substantive items, mostly annual reports on council performance, equality, climate and social value. It decided to appoint an officer to the board of the council's bus company, to keep the registered name of a new company that will run property services from 1 January 2026, to endorse a framework for a £500,000 anti-poverty fund piloted in one Newport area, and to note the council's place on a fully funded European city leadership programme.
At its meeting on 10 September 2025, Newport City Council's Cabinet approved merging Millbrook and Monnow primary schools into one new school from September 2026. It also approved changes to the capital programme, noted the July revenue budget forecast, adopted an updated Code of Corporate Governance and a Community Parenting Strategy, and endorsed the annual digital and complaints reports.
Cabinet met on 9 July 2025 to consider seven reports on the council's plans and services, covering capital spending, the Welsh language, community safety, housing, poverty, safeguarding and city centre placemaking. It approved or adopted all seven, and passed the Welsh Language and safeguarding reports to Full Council. The meeting also approved an amendment to a June decision on the school building programme.
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