County Council

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

1. Review of Licensing Act 2003 Policy

   RESOLVED to approve the revised Licensing Act 2003 policy set out at Annex A of the report for publication and effective from January 2026.

2. Appointment to the Standards Committee

   RESOLVED that Ceri Ellis-Jones is appointed as an Independent (Lay) Member for a period of 6 years from 26 January 2026.

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   Apologies

   Minute

   Apologies for absence were received from County Councillors DOCVARIABLE "MembersExcusesShortRoleList" \* MERGEFORMAT T Colbert, A Davies, J Ewing, C Hall, A Jenner, A Jones, J R Jones, Chloe Masefield, E Roderick and J Yeomans

2. 2

   Declarations of Interest

   Minute

   There were no declarations of interest reported.

3. 3

   Review of Licensing Act 2003 Policy

   Decision as recorded

   RESOLVED to approve the revised Licensing Act 2003 policy set out at Annex A of the report for publication and effective from January 2026.

   Minute

   Council considered a revised, updated Licensing Act 2003 policy. The draft policy had been considered by the Licensing Act 2023 Committee in November 2025 and approved for consultation. A representation had been received from Alcohol Change UK during the consultation period with regards to online sales of alcohol. This had been considered at a further meeting of the Committee which had recommended the inclusion of some additional conditions to be included in the Pool of Model Licensing Conditions. It was moved by County Councillor Beverley Baynham and seconded by County Councillor Richard Church and by 45 votes to 0 it was RESOLVED to approve the revised Licensing Act 2003 policy set out at Annex A of the report for publication and effective from January 2026.

   Papers: LICENSING ACT 2003 Policy January 2026 FINAL, Licensing Act Report FUll Council Approval 26 jan, Committee Report Licensing Act Policy 2026 MINOR FINAL, Consultation response re Powys Council's draft Statement of Licensing Policy (002)
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   Appointment to the Standards Committee

   Decision as recorded

   RESOLVED that Ceri Ellis-Jones is appointed as an Independent (Lay) Member for a period of 6 years from 26 January 2026.

   Minute

   Council considered the appointment of an Independent (Lay) Member on the Standards Committee. It was moved by County Councillor William Powell and seconded by County Councillor Beverley Baynham and by 44 votes to 0 with 1 abstention it was RESOLVED that Ceri Ellis-Jones is appointed as an Independent (Lay) Member for a period of 6 years from 26 January 2026.

   Papers: Appointment of a new lay mbr on Standards Committee

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Declarations are read from the minutes once they are published.

• Morgan, Geoff, Vice-ChairReform UKPresent
• Powell, William, ChairLiberal DemocratPresent
• Baynham, Beverley, Committee MemberPowys IndependentsPresent
• Bebb, Danny, Committee MemberLiberal DemocratPresent
• Berriman, Jake, Committee MemberLiberal DemocratPresent
• Breeze, Benjamin, Committee MemberConservativePresent
• Breeze, Graham, Committee MemberPowys IndependentsPresent
• Brighouse, Little, Committee MemberNo party recordedAbsent
• Brignell-Thorp, Jeremy, Committee MemberGreenPresent
• Charlton, Jackie, Committee MemberLiberal DemocratPresent
• Church, Richard, Committee MemberLiberal DemocratPresent
• Colbert, Tom, Committee MemberPowys IndependentsSent apologies
• Cox, Sian, Committee MemberLiberal DemocratPresent
• Davies, Aled, Committee MemberConservativePresent
• Davies, Angela, Committee MemberLiberal DemocratSent apologies
• Davies, Bryan, Committee MemberPowys IndependentsPresent
• Davies, Bryn, Committee MemberPlaid CymruPresent
• Davies, Sandra, Committee MemberLabourPresent
• Devlin, Raiff, Committee MemberLiberal DemocratPresent
• Dorrance, Matthew, Committee MemberLabourPresent
• Edwards, Deb, Committee MemberPowys IndependentsPresent
• Evans, Alwyn, Committee MemberPlaid CymruAbsent
• Frantz-Morgans, Fleur, Committee MemberLiberal DemocratAbsent
• George, Les, Committee MemberConservativeAbsent
• Gibson-Watt, James, Committee MemberLiberal DemocratAbsent
• Hall, Claire, Committee MemberLiberal DemocratSent apologies
• Harrison, Ian, Committee MemberConservativePresent
• Healy, Kelly, Committee MemberLiberal DemocratAbsent
• James, Peter, Committee MemberPowys IndependentsPresent
• Jenner, Amanda, Committee MemberConservativeSent apologies
• Jones, Adrian, Committee MemberConservativeSent apologies
• Jones, Arwel, Committee MemberPowys IndependentsPresent
• Jones, Ed, Committee MemberPowys IndependentsPresent
• Jones, Gareth D, Committee MemberPowys IndependentsPresent
• Jones, Gareth E, Committee MemberPowys IndependentsPresent
• Jones, Joy, Committee MemberPowys IndependentsSent apologies
• Kennerley, Adam, Committee MemberLiberal DemocratPresent
• Kenyon-Wade, Corinna, Committee MemberLiberal DemocratPresent
• Lewington, Pete, Committee MemberConservativePresent
• Lewis, Karl, Committee MemberReform UKPresent
• Lewis, Peter, Committee MemberConservativeAbsent
• Lloyd, William, Committee MemberLiberal DemocratPresent
• Masefield, Chloe, Committee MemberLiberal DemocratSent apologies
• McNicholas, Susan, Committee MemberLabourPresent
• Meredith, David, Committee MemberLabourAbsent
• Mitchell, Gary, Committee MemberPlaid CymruPresent
• Preston, Glyn, Committee MemberLiberal DemocratAbsent
• Pugh, Gareth, Committee MemberConservativePresent
• Pugh, Jeremy, Committee MemberPowys IndependentsPresent
• Ratcliffe, Gareth, Committee MemberLiberal DemocratPresent
• Rijnenberg, Liz, Committee MemberLabourPresent
• Roberts, Lucy, Committee MemberPowys IndependentsPresent
• Roberts, Pete, Committee MemberLiberal DemocratPresent
• Robinson, Carol, Committee MemberLiberal DemocratPresent
• Roderick, Edwin, Committee MemberPowys IndependentsSent apologies
• Selby, David, Committee MemberLiberal DemocratPresent
• Thomas, David, Committee MemberLabourPresent
• Thomas, Gwynfor, Committee MemberConservativePresent
• Walsh, Chris, Committee MemberLabourPresent
• Wilkinson, Jonathan, Committee MemberConservativePresent
• Williams, Ange, Committee MemberPowys IndependentsPresent
• Williams, Huw, Committee MemberLabourPresent
• Williams, Sarah, Committee MemberLabourAbsent
• Yeomans, John, Committee MemberConservativeSent apologies

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