Meetings
Every meeting of Newport City Council's committees. Meetings of the full Council, the Cabinet, scrutiny and planning committees get a plain-language summary once their minutes are published.
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The Cabinet is the leader and a small group of senior councillors who make most day-to-day decisions. More in the guide
Cabinet met on 19 March 2025 and agreed to set up a council-owned company, called a LATCo, to take over property services from the Newport Norse joint venture when it ends. It approved the first Newport Culture Strategy, the UK Shared Prosperity Fund investment plan for 2025-26, and the transfer of the council's share in CSC Foundry Limited to a regional body. It also noted the corporate risk register and two Estyn inspection reports, and recommended the pay policy to Full Council.
Cabinet met on 12 February 2025 to finalise the 2025/26 budget and Medium-Term Financial Plan, a forecast of spending and funding over several years, and to recommend the Council Tax rate to full Council on 25 February. It also recommended the 2025/26 Capital Strategy and Treasury Management Strategy to Council and approved a rolling capital programme for 2025/26 to 2029/30. The Leader announced the resignation of Councillor P Drewett, Cabinet Member for Communities and Poverty Reduction, and colleagues will share the portfolio until it is filled.
Cabinet agreed draft 2025/26 budget proposals, including a 6.7% council tax rise and new savings, for public consultation, with final decisions due in February. It also noted the forecast 2024/25 revenue and capital positions, approved publishing a notice to raise some roads from 20mph to 30mph, and agreed that an independent Panel Performance Assessment will take place in March 2026.
It also endorsed the annual complaints report and noted the treasury management report and the Quarter 2 corporate risk register.
At its meeting on 13 November 2024, Cabinet noted the September revenue and capital budget monitors and agreed the first 2025/26 savings proposals for public consultation. It also accepted a report on Estyn school inspections, reviewed the Gwent Regional Partnership Board annual report, and approved the 2024-2029 Air Quality Action Plan for full Council to decide on. Cabinet also approved £776,000 from the Transformation Fund to cover the costs of carrying out savings that do not need consultation.
Cabinet met on 16 October 2024. It recommended the Strategic Equality Plan report and the corporate self-assessment to full Council, and agreed changes to the Band B school building programme.
On 18 September 2024 the Cabinet considered the July revenue and capital budget monitors, the quarter 1 corporate risk register, the Annual Digital Report, the Climate Change Annual Report, a new city centre leisure and wellbeing centre, a cross-party group for the city centre Placemaking Plan, and its work programme. It approved the recommended reserve transfers, a £16.2m reprofiling of the 2024/25 capital budget, an extra £600k of council funding for the leisure centre, and a cross-party task and finish group for the Placemaking Plan. It endorsed the digital report and approved the climate change report.