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The committee scrutinised three Cabinet reports before Cabinet considers them on 15 October. They covered a consultation on additional licensing of houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) in Plasnewydd, changes to the social housing allocation policy and a new Gypsy Traveller allocation scheme, and the council's response to a committee inquiry on older people from ethnic minority communities using adult social care. The committee agreed that the Chair will write to the Cabinet Member with its observations on all three.
It also agreed a draft work programme for 2026/27. The committee made no decision on the reports themselves and agreed to send its observations to the Cabinet Member.
The committee examined two reports ahead of Cabinet decisions: the annual social services report and a property purchase at Crwys Road, Cathays. It also monitored performance and repairs, and approved its Scrutiny Annual Report 2025/26. On each of the first four items, the committee agreed that the Chair would write to the relevant Cabinet Member with its observations.
The Committee noted its membership and terms of reference, then received an update on Independent Living and Community Social Care services from the Cabinet Member and officers. It agreed that the Chair would write to the Cabinet Member with the Committee's observations.
The committee made no formal decisions on these items. Instead, it agreed that the Chair would write to the Cabinet Member with the committee's comments.
The committee considered the Adult Services commissioning project and the management of empty council homes, and agreed that its Chair should write to the Cabinet Member on both. Members also approved the draft pages of the committee's 2025/26 annual report, with a suggestion added on future scrutiny. Both briefings gave background for policy development, and the minutes record no formal decision on the contracts or the homes.
The committee scrutinised three reports before they go to Cabinet on 19 March: the Housing Revenue Account business plan and tenant engagement strategy, the purchase of a student accommodation block in Cathays, and a contract for over-cladding and improvement work at Beech House and Sycamore House. For the three pre-decision items, the committee agreed only that the Chair write to the Cabinet Member with its observations.
The Committee scrutinised, before Cabinet decides, parts of the draft Corporate Plan 2026/29 and draft budget 2026/27, along with proposals from five Cabinet portfolios within its remit. Its only recorded decision on these was to write its observations to the Cabinet Members.
The Committee scrutinised four items ahead of Cabinet decisions on 22 January: a proposal to buy more land at Central Quay for council homes, a Migrant Worker Charter for social care, a briefing on Disabled Facilities Adaptations, and a monitoring update on the Responsive Repairs Unit. On all four items the Committee agreed that the Chairperson should write to the Cabinet Member with its observations.
The committee scrutinised three reports before they go to Cabinet on 18 December. These were the Neurodivergent Friendly Cardiff Strategy, council housing rents and service charges for 2026/27, and proposed changes to the council housing allocation policy. The committee agreed that the Chair would write to the Cabinet Member on each item with its observations.
Councillors on the Community & Adult Services Scrutiny Committee, a council committee that checks the work of council services, received three briefings on 17 November 2025: direct payments for care, performance figures for July to September 2025, and winter provision for homeless people, including people with No Recourse to Public Funds. On each item the Committee agreed that the Chairperson would write to the Cabinet Member with its observations. The minutes record no other decisions.
At its meeting on 13 October 2025, the Community & Adult Services Scrutiny Committee considered three reports before they go to Cabinet: the Local Authority Social Services Annual Report 2024/25, the Housing Support Programme Commissioning Plan, and council house repairs. On each item, members asked questions, and the Chair agreed to write to the relevant Cabinet Member with the Committee's observations. The minutes record no Cabinet decisions.
The Committee received background briefings on Adult Services functions and budgets, the care workforce, and the council's anti-social behaviour (ASB) service. For each, it agreed that the Chairperson would send the Committee's observations to the Cabinet Member. It also agreed its 2025/26 work programme. Members heard that changes to Home Office sponsorship rules could reduce the number of migrant care workers in Cardiff.
It also considered renewing the Joint Equipment Service partnership agreement. The minutes record that the Chair will write to Cabinet Members with the Committee's observations on items 4, 5 and 6, and that the Committee approved the Scrutiny Annual Report 2024/25.
The Committee received a briefing on community safety and violence prevention in Cardiff, then considered the Cabinet's proposed policy principles for older people's care and an update on care home commissioning before Cabinet decides on them on 19 June. For both items, the minutes record only that the Chairperson will write to the relevant Cabinet Member with the Committee's observations. The minutes record no other decisions on these items.
On 12 May 2025 the Committee scrutinised the proposed Cabinet decisions on overcladding Nelson House and Loudoun House and awarding the first phase of the Channel View development to Wates Construction, before Cabinet considers them on 15 May. It also received a briefing on support for unpaid carers. On both items the Committee agreed that the Chair will write to the Cabinet Member with its observations, but the minute does not record what those observations are.
The Cabinet Member and officers briefed members, and the committee agreed that the Chair would write to the Cabinet Member with its observations. It also agreed the draft pages of the Scrutiny Annual Report 2024/25.
On both items the Committee agreed that the Chair will write to the relevant Cabinet Member with its observations. The minutes record no other decision.
The Committee scrutinised parts of the draft Corporate Plan 2025/28 and draft Budget Proposals 2025/26 that fall within its remit, before they go to Cabinet on 27 February and Council on 6 March. The minutes record no decisions beyond agreeing that the Chair would write to each Cabinet Member with the Committee's observations.
On both, the Committee agreed that the Chair would write to the Cabinet Member with its observations. The minutes record no Cabinet decision.
The Committee considered the Quarter 2 (July to September 2024) performance reports for Adult Services, Housing & Communities, and a briefing on winter planning for homeless provision in 2024/25. The minutes record no decisions on either, only an agreement that the Chairperson will write to the Cabinet Member with the Committee's observations.
The Committee scrutinised two Cabinet reports before decisions were made: the replacement frameworks for council property maintenance and disabled adaptations, and the annual report on Adult Services. The minutes record no decisions on the proposals themselves. The Committee agreed that the Chair would write to the Cabinet Member with its observations and recommendations on both items.
The Committee scrutinised a Cabinet report on increasing accommodation to help meet the council's housing emergency, including three open-market options for 280 units for single people. Members questioned placements outside Cardiff, the impact on current residents, and safeguards in case a purchase falls through. The Committee also agreed its draft work programme for 2024/25, and agreed that the Chair would write to the Cabinet Member with its observations and recommendations, which the minute does not record.
On 15 July 2024 the Community & Adult Services Scrutiny Committee examined two reports before they go to Cabinet: a proposed rise in the maximum weekly charge for non-residential social care, and the Adults, Housing & Communities delivery plan for 2024/25. The Committee made no decision on either report. It agreed that the Chair would write to the Cabinet Member with its observations and recommendations.
The Committee scrutinised the council's Quarter 4 performance for January to March 2024 across adult social services, housing and communities. It also considered progress on the housing emergency declared in December 2023 and the proposals to address it. For both items, the Committee agreed that the Chair would write to the Cabinet Member with its observations and recommendations.
On recladding, they raised concerns about residents, costs and timing. The Committee agreed that the Chairperson would write to the Cabinet Member with its observations.