Meetings
Every meeting of Swansea 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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On 1 May 2025 Swansea Council appointed two independent members to the Standards Committee, which deals with councillors' conduct. It also approved changes to the councillors' ICT allowance policy, adopted a guide on handling online abuse of councillors, noted new personal safety guidance and changed the membership of four council bodies.
On 10 April 2025 Cabinet considered five items in the minutes provided. It approved a draft behaviour policy for schools, three nominations of council governors to school governing bodies, the 2025-26 social services charges, and the 2025-26 building maintenance programme. It noted the annual leisure partnerships report for information only.
On 10 April 2025 the Panel considered three reports: an update on Additional Learning Needs reform, changes to the council's Pupil Referral Unit under Education Other Than At School (EOTAS) services, and how the council hears the voices of children and young people. It also accepted its work plan for 2024/25. The minutes record no decisions on the three reports.
The Panel met on 8 April 2025. It heard from Swansea University about the Campuses Project, a Swansea Bay City Deal scheme (a joint investment programme across the region) to build a med-tech and sports-tech cluster. It also received a report on the council's development and regeneration achievements over the past year. The minutes record discussion only, with no decisions, and a closed session on city centre project costs.
The Scrutiny Programme Committee met on 8 April 2025. Its main item was the annual crime and disorder session on the Safer Swansea Community Safety Partnership, where partners reported on their work and answered questions.
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At its meeting on 1 April 2025 the Panel heard an update on Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), a briefing on the Virtual School for looked-after children, and an update on services for young people aged 16 and over. The minutes record no decisions on these items. The Panel's letters to Cabinet Members followed the meeting, and one asks for a written reply by 8 May 2025.
At its meeting on 1 April 2025, the Planning Committee approved a planning application to replace a transfer station building at Abertawe Metals, Swansea Enterprise Park. It also agreed two requests to change Section 106 agreements, which are legal agreements between the council and developers. One changes when a developer must pay part of an education contribution on the Olchfa school housing site. The other removes a rule barring students at the Oldway Centre from keeping cars nearby, so that some parking can be provided on site.
Cabinet met on 20 March 2025. It approved five local authority governor nominations, a new model for adult day services and a plan to consult on merging Blaenymaes and Portmead primary schools. It also approved a new model for specialist teaching facilities (STFs) for pupils with additional learning needs, starting in September 2025, and the 2025/26 disabled adaptations grant programme, and it made decisions on grants, a community asset response, a policy update and a joint venture company for Swansea Bay Sports Park.
Council approved the 2023/24 Statement of Accounts and set school admission arrangements for 2026-2027. It also approved and signed the Final Letter of Representation that Audit Wales, the external auditor, needs before it can issue its audit opinion on the accounts.
The Climate Change and Nature Scrutiny Performance Panel met on 18 March 2025 to consider three reports: the Council's Asset Management Strategy for decarbonising its buildings, an annual update on Local Flood Risk Management, and an annual update on Air Quality Management. The minutes record no decisions by the Panel itself. They record the Panel's questions and the answers given, and several written responses were requested.
The Scrutiny Programme Committee approved the minutes of its February meeting and received reports on customer contact, the Digital Strategy, scrutiny panels, and the scrutiny work programme. The minutes record no declarations of interest and no decisions beyond approving the previous minutes and noting the Education Panel item was deferred. Several items have no published minute, so the committee's decisions on them are not yet known.