Cabinet

Swansea Council's Cabinet met in special session on 17 February 2026. The minutes record that no interests were declared. Cabinet then resolved to exclude the public from part of the meeting. The report linked this to item 5 and said the item involves exempt information under Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, such as personal data, financial or business affairs, and labour relations matters.

Written by AI from the council's minutes and reports. Sentences with a number or name that can't be found in those papers are removed automatically, but mistakes are still possible. Councils publish no word-for-word record of meetings, so this says what was decided and why. Read the official papers to be sure.

1. 2

   Disclosures of Personal and Prejudicial Interests.

   Minute

   In accordance with the Code of Conduct adopted by the City and County of Swansea, no interests were declared.

2. 3

   Exclusion of the Public.

   Minute

   Cabinet were requested to exclude the public from the meeting during consideration of the item(s) of business identified in the recommendations to the report(s) on the grounds that it / they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as set out in the exclusion paragraph of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) (Wales) Order 2007 relevant to the items of business set out in the report(s). Cabinet considered the Public Interest Test in deciding whether to exclude the public from the meeting for the item of business where the Public Interest Test was relevant as set out in the report. Resolved that the public be excluded for the following item(s) of business. (Closed Session)

   Papers: Exclusion New

Councillors must say when they have a personal link to something being discussed, such as a job, a property or a family member. A prejudicial interest is one strong enough that the councillor usually leaves the room and takes no part.

Declarations are read from the minutes once they are published.

• Rob Stewart, ChairLabourPresent
• Alyson Anthony, Committee MemberLabourPresent
• Andrea Harrington, Committee MemberLabourPresent
• Andrew Stevens, Committee MemberLabourSent apologies
• Andrew Williams, Committee MemberLabourPresent
• Cyril Anderson, Committee MemberLabourPresent
• David Hopkins, Committee MemberLabourPresent
• Elliott King, Committee MemberLabourPresent
• Hayley Gwilliam, Committee MemberLabourPresent
• Louise Gibbard, Committee MemberLabourSent apologies
• Rebecca Fogarty, Committee MemberLabourPresent
• Robert Smith, Committee MemberLabourPresent

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