Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee

The Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee met on 25 September 2026 to consider two items: the Corporate Plan Delivery Plan for 2026-27, and the emerging Bridgend County Borough 2040 Transformation Vision. The minutes have not been published, so no decisions are recorded. The reports ask the committee to note the delivery plan and to give feedback on the emerging vision.

1. Corporate Plan Delivery Plan for 2026-27

   Proposed

   The report asks members to note that the delivery plan will be presented to Cabinet on 22 September 2026 and to Council on 23 September 2026 for approval.

   Why

   The Council has used an annual delivery plan under its five-year Corporate Plan 2023-28 since 2023. A review by a panel coordinated by the Welsh Local Government Association in September 2025 found the council well performing. It said the performance framework needed to be more deeply embedded, so that services take clear ownership of their goals. The 2026-27 plan is a transitional year. At the committee's meeting on 7 September 2026, members asked for a clearer account of what had been removed and how the 2026-27 targets compare with 2025-26 performance. The report says Appendix 2 responds to these requests.

   Based on the minutes, 3 - Corporate Plan Delivery Plan 2026-27 FINAL, 3i - Appendix 1 - Corporate Plan Delivery Plan 2026-27 v1.2R, 3ii - Appendix 2 - CPDP PI Targets 26-27 v1.1

2. Emerging Bridgend County Borough 2040 Transformation Vision

   Proposed

   The report asks the committee to scrutinise the development process, consider whether the emerging content has the right ambition and focus, and give feedback before the vision is finalised. The report says approval is intended for December 2026.

   Why

   The Council began work on a long-term transformation vision in November 2025. The work responds to the need for a clearer long-term direction and to findings from the Panel Performance Assessment. The vision looks ahead to 2040, which the report says is far enough away to allow significant change and close enough to guide decisions now. Its core statement is: A county borough where people thrive, places are vibrant and prosperity grows for everyone. The vision would sit at the top of the Council's planning framework, above Corporate Plans. The report says engagement with residents in several towns and valleys, and with Members, staff and partners, has shaped the emerging content. It describes the version as still emerging and open to further change.

   Based on the minutes, 4 - BCBC-BridgendCountyBorough2040Vision-COSCpaper-Sept2026, 4i - BCBC-BridgendCountyBorough2040Vision-EmergingThemes-AppendixPaper-Sept2026

Written by AI from the reports on the agenda, before the minutes are published. Reports say what council officers recommend; the meeting can decide differently. Once the minutes are out, this becomes a summary of what was decided.

1. 3

   Corporate Plan Delivery Plan for 2026/27

   Part of an issue followed across 4 meetings

   Papers: 3 - Corporate Plan Delivery Plan 2026-27 FINAL, 3i - Appendix 1 - Corporate Plan Delivery Plan 2026-27 v1.2R, 3ii - Appendix 2 - CPDP PI Targets 26-27 v1.1
2. 4

   Emerging Bridgend County Borough 2040 Transformation Vision

   Papers: 4 - BCBC-BridgendCountyBorough2040Vision-COSCpaper-Sept2026, 4i - BCBC-BridgendCountyBorough2040Vision-EmergingThemes-AppendixPaper-Sept2026
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   Urgent Items

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• Alex Ulberini-Williams, ChairpersonIndependentPresent
• Amanda Williams, Committee MemberIndependentPresent
• Colin Davies, InviteeLabourSent apologies
• Elaine Winstanley, Committee MemberLabourSent apologies
• Eugene Caparros, InviteeLabourIn attendance
• Freya Bletsoe, Committee MemberIndependentPresent
• Gary Haines, InviteeLabourSent apologies
• Heather Griffiths, Committee MemberLabourSent apologies
• Huw David, Committee MemberLabourPresent
• Hywel Williams, InviteeLabourIn attendance
• Jane Gebbie, InviteeLabourSent apologies
• Johanna Llewellyn-Hopkins, Committee MemberLabourPresent
• John Spanswick, InviteeLabourIn attendance
• Jon-Paul Blundell, Committee MemberLabourPresent
• Martin Hughes, Committee MemberLabourPresent
• Martin Williams, Committee MemberIndependentPresent
• Martyn Jones, InviteeLabourIn attendance
• Melanie Jayne Evans, InviteeLabourIn attendance
• Neelo Farr, InviteeLabourRecorded
• Norah Clarke, Committee MemberIndependentPresent
• Paul Davies, InviteeLabourRecorded
• Ross Penhale-Thomas, Committee MemberLlynfi IndependentsPresent
• Simon Griffiths, Committee MemberLabourSent apologies
• Tim Thomas, Committee MemberIndependentPresent

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