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RECOMMENDED – T H A T Councillor B. Loveluck-Edwards be appointed Vice- Chair for the Municipal year.
These were received from Councillors G. Bruce and C.M. Cowpe; and O. Carroll (Cardiff and the Vale Citizens Advice).
No declarations of interest were received.
RECOMMENDED – T H A T the minutes of the meeting held on 17th March, 2026 be approved as a correct record, subject to the typographical error being corrected May 19 Minutes and DN (AR) under declarations of interest to reflect that the interest was declared by Councillor S. Lloyd-Selby rather than Councillor B. Loveluck-Edwards.
The Director of Social Services presented the challenge version of the Report to allow Members an opportunity to comment and inform a future final draft which would be considered by Cabinet. Following discussion of the item, Committee RECOMMENDED – T H A T the content of the appended 2025/26 Director’s Report be endorsed, with the following points taken forward to inform a final draft to be considered by Cabinet: - Adding a brief description on the format of percentage data provided throughout the report to support with readers’ understanding; - Adding page numbers to the appended report; - Adding any other points of clarification that the Director feels worthwhile having been party to Scrutiny Committee discussion and comments. Reason for recommendation Having regard to the contents of the report to provide Elected Members with an opportunity to contribute to the challenge process for the Director’s Annual Report 2025/26, prior to Cabinet consideration.
The report was presented by the Principal Democratic and Scrutiny Services Officer and outlined activity and work undertaken during the preceding Municipal year under the revised Scrutiny arrangements. Committee was asked to consider and agree its proposed Forward Work Programme for 2026/27. Following discussion of the item, Committee RECOMMENDED – (1) T H A T the Forward Work Programme appended to the report be agreed, subject to the following suggestion being added: - Committee Site Visit to the joint CCTV Control Room, operated in partnership with Cardiff Council, that monitors the Vale of Glamorgan’s CCTV cameras. May 19 Minutes and DN (AR) (2) T H A T the agreed Forward Work Programme be published on the Council’s website for public information. (3) T H A T the current status in relation to existing Task & Finish Recommendations from the Committee be acknowledged and the proposal to receive a further update in November 2026, including details of implementation progress and the establishment of a tracking system to enable more regular monitoring, be endorsed. (4) T H A T the membership of the Leisure Centre Working Group be agreed as follows until the next Local Government Election in May 2027: Councillors A.M. Collins (Chair), I.R. Buckley, C.A. Cave, W.A. Hennessy, J. Lynch-Wilson and N.C. Thomas. Reasons for recommendations (1) To enable the Scrutiny Committee to approve a programme of work for the forthcoming Municipal year that reflects Members’ priorities, ensures effective forward planning and supports the Committee in fulfilling its scrutiny role. (2) To promote openness, transparency, and public engagement by providing residents, stakeholders and partner organisations with clear visibility of the Committee’s planned work across the Municipal year. (3) To enable effective oversight by the Committee through timely updates on implementation progress and the development of a system to support regular monitoring. (4) In preparation for future Leisure Centre visit arrangements following Committee membership, as agreed at the 13th May, 2026 Council Annual Meeting. May 19 Minutes and DN (AR)
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