The minutes record no declarations of interest.
The minutes record no declarations of interest.
The Panel met on 19 May 2026 to consider a post-completion summary of the Palace Theatre, the Planning Annual Performance Report for 2024-25, and a review of its own work over the year. The minutes record that the Panel noted the annual review and discussed the other two reports, but they record no decision on those two. Panel letters on the Palace Theatre and planning were sent after the meeting, and the Leader replied on 2 July 2026 about the Palace Theatre economic figures.
The minutes record that no interests were declared.
The Planning Committee met on 28 April 2026. It approved changes to the Greener Grid Park on Rhydypandy Road, Morriston, where work has already started, and agreed to modify a Section 106 agreement at Clos Gerallt, Pontarddulais, to allow a mortgagee exclusion clause. The minute does not record a decision on the Grand Hotel extension application.
The Scrutiny Inquiry Panel on Cost of Living met on 28 April 2026. Scrutiny is the process by which councillors examine the council's work.
The Community Assets Scrutiny Inquiry Panel met on 27 April 2026 to review what has changed since its inquiry into community asset transfer (CAT), the process by which the Council hands land or buildings to community groups. The minute records that the Panel agreed to sign off the inquiry as complete. The Panel's views are set out in a letter to the Cabinet Member dated 15 May 2026.
The Public Toilets Scrutiny Working Group met on 22 April 2026 to hear a report on the Public Toilet Strategy from Cllr Cyril Anderson, Cabinet Member for Community (Services), and officers. Scrutiny means councillors questioning and checking the Cabinet's work. The minute records no decision on the report itself, but the group agreed nine conclusions and recommendations for the Cabinet Member on opening times, signs, closures, faults and funding. In a reply dated 18 May 2026, the Cabinet Member said that the recommendations on shorter opening windows and on using staff from other services were not feasible, and that paid toilets were not being progressed.
The Education Scrutiny Performance Panel met on 16 April 2026 to discuss three items: an Estyn letter on a February 2026 visit to Swansea's secondary schools and Welsh-medium education, the council's additional learning needs (ALN) reform programme, and its capital programme for new and improved schools. The minutes record discussion only and no decisions.
Cabinet noted the Welsh Public Library Standards annual report and adopted a temporary food and drink business rates relief scheme.
The Scrutiny Programme Committee met on 14 April 2026. It received progress reports on the Safer Swansea Community Safety Partnership and the Education Scrutiny Performance Panel, and gave pre-decision scrutiny (checking a proposal before the Cabinet decides) on the draft Culture Strategy 2026-2031, which Cabinet considers on 16 April. The Committee also reviewed its 2025/26 year, and the minutes record that the Chair will write letters to the Cabinet Member for Culture and to the Joint Chairs of the Safer Swansea Partnership.
On 14 April 2026 the Scrutiny Performance Panel considered the council's Quarter 3 corporate performance report for 2025/26 and the annual report on Swansea's libraries against the Welsh Public Library Standards for 2024/25. The minutes record no formal decisions on either item. The Panel asked questions, requested further information and raised concerns about the Burry Inlet, the Medium Term Financial Plan and ageing library buildings.
The Scrutiny Inquiry Panel on the Cost of Living met on 13 April 2026. Education officers and the Cabinet Member for Education and Learning gave a briefing, based on a written report, on how the cost of living affects pupils, families and schools. The Panel also noted progress with its project plan and agreed it would like to visit a school that is good at reducing the cost of the school day. No conclusions were reached, as the evidence gathering is still under way.