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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It also endorsed the annual complaints report and noted the treasury management report and the Quarter 2 corporate risk register.
The Performance Scrutiny Committee (People) considered the mid-year report for Education Services for 2024/25, which covers April to September 2024. The Cabinet Member for Education and Early Years gave an overview, and members questioned officers. The committee recommended that officers consider a whole city approach to keeping pupils in Welsh-medium learning from Meithrin (Welsh-medium nursery) to Reception (first year of primary school), and asked for further data. The minute does not record a vote on the report as a whole.
Cancelled
The Committee considered mid-year reviews of four 2024/25 service plans: Environment and Public Protection, Regeneration and Economic Development, Housing and Communities, and Infrastructure. The reviews cover 1 April to 30 September 2024. The Committee made comments and recommendations on each service, and asked for several pieces of further information.
The Planning Committee met on 4 December 2024 to consider a schedule of planning applications. The minute says decisions will be recorded as shown on the attached schedule, but it does not list the individual decisions. For one application, a new crematorium near Bassaleg, officers recommend refusal. The agent asked for the application to be deferred to a later meeting, and officers declined.
The Committee made seven comments and recommendations, which will go to the Cabinet for consideration.
Cancelled
The Performance Scrutiny Committee (People) examined the mid-year progress reports for Social Services for April to September 2024. These covered Children's Services, Adult Services, and Prevention and Inclusion. Scrutiny means councillors checking how the council performs. Councillors asked questions and made comments and recommendations, including requests for briefings and updates. The minute records no decisions beyond these comments and recommendations.
Council met on 26 November 2024. It agreed to designate Mike Wallbank as Monitoring Officer, approved a set of school governing body and outside body appointments, and approved or adopted several annual reports and plans, including the Air Quality Action Plan 2024-2029 and the Climate Change Annual Report. It also approved the dissolution of Redwick Community Council, to take effect on 31 March 2025.
The Committee considered mid-year reviews of three service plans covering April to September 2024: Finance, People, Policy and Transformation, and Law and Standards. The minute records comments and recommendations from the Committee on staff turnover, complaints data, the Council website, a Coroner's Court project and a £305,000 overspend, but no formal decision.
Cancelled
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.