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The minutes of the meeting held 12 March 2026 were agreed as a true and accurate record. The Committee acknowledged the response provided by the Strategic Director for Transformation and Corporate regarding the Corporate Parenting Strategy. They noted their disappointment with the oversight in not including or implementing the Committee’s recommendations before it was presented to Cabinet.
The Cabinet Member for Communities and Sports gave an introduction, and the Head of People, Policy and Transformation presented the report to the Committee. Members questioned the Officers and the Cabinet Member on the content of the report – to access a full recording of the comments made please refer to the Council’s YouTube channel. Comments and Recommendations: • The Committee requested further information on how many Welsh language learners in Newport become proficient in the language. • The Committee requested sight of the Newport City Council grant policy to be shared via email. • The Committee recommended the wording regarding flexible options for learning and on the first key priority be amended for greater clarity. • The Committee recommended including data on Welsh language ability of staff split by service level in future reports. • The Committee were content with the report.
The Democratic and Electoral Services Manager provided an overview of the report to the Committee. Members questioned the Officers on the content of the report – to access a full recording of the comments made please refer to the Council’s YouTube channel. Comments and Recommendations: • The Committee recommended including more detailed examples of where scrutiny feedback has impacted change in future reports. • The Committee recommended rewording references to outcomes/actions as recommendations for clarity. • The Committee recommended breaking down statistics concerning Cabinet Member attendance by individual Committee in future reports. • The Committee were content with the report
The Scrutiny Advisor informed the Committee that there is a suggestion table to be shared following the meeting around diversifying Scrutiny methods and asked for suggestions. a) Actions Arising The Scrutiny Advisor noted that RAG ratings had been included in monitoring tables and there were still some outstanding recommendations which have been chased and escalated. The Committee requested that Heads of Service attend the next meeting if no response is received to outstanding actions before that time. They also requested that more information be included to provide greater clarity for members of the public before a response is received. b) Forward Work Programme Update The Scrutiny Advisor informed the Committee that the draft Work Programme is attached and was shared with the Committee prior to the meeting. The SA added that an additional meeting needed to be added on the 3rd December for the new Climate Change Plan. The Committee enquired whether this could be included at the October meeting alongside the Climate Change Annual Report. The Scrutiny Advisor agreed to confer with the Head of Service on this possibility.
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