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The Committee scrutinised the Cardiff Cycle Circuit proposal before it goes to Cabinet, and considered employment services funding, the Investment Zone and innovation governance. It also approved terms of reference for three reviews and appointed two members to a task and finish group.
The Committee examined the finances of the Cardiff International White Water Centre (CIWW), and agreed to endorse the Allotments Services Short Scrutiny report for submission to Cabinet. Members also approved the 2026/27 work programme, including a Task and Finish Group on commemorative plaques, and noted an update on regional scrutiny.
Cancelled
It endorsed the draft city centre report for submission to Cabinet. It also agreed that the Chairperson will write to the Cabinet Member with the Committee's observations on GLL.
On 26 May 2026 the Economy & Culture Scrutiny Committee examined three items: two reports due before Cabinet on 28 May, the Regeneration Strategy and the Investment Zone, and progress on the Filming in Cardiff inquiry. For each item the Committee agreed that the Chair would write to the Cabinet Member with its observations and recommendations, and the minutes record no other decisions.
Cancelled
The committee held a short scrutiny of allotments, hearing from the Cardiff Allotment Holder Association and from the Cabinet Member for Culture, Sport and Parks. Problems raised included late or missing invoices, the Orkastrate software used to manage sites, and unexplained changes in grant funding. The committee agreed that the Chairperson will write to the Cabinet Member with its observations and recommendations, and it also noted updates on joint committee work, the annual report and correspondence, and agreed to ask for a check of other fees and charges.
Four reports due before Cabinet on 19 March were examined in pre-decision scrutiny, which means the committee reviews a report before Cabinet decides on it. The items covered the Ely Youth Zone, the International Sports Village, the visitor levy consultation and the renewal of the Business Improvement District (BID). No final decisions were taken, and the committee agreed to write to the Cabinet Member with its observations on each item. Members' questions focused on funding, parking, consultation responses and the effect of the levy on small charities.
The budget closes a £22.6m shortfall through £40m of savings and a proposed 3.9% Council Tax rise. The Committee agreed that the Chairperson will write to the Cabinet Member with its observations and recommendations.
The Committee also approved the terms of reference and membership of a new inquiry into city centre users' daytime experiences. For both scrutiny items, the Committee agreed that the Chairperson will write to the Cabinet Member with its observations and recommendations.
The Committee examined plans for Cardiff Riding School, preparations for Euro 2028 and the Regeneration Strategy, and agreed that the Chairperson will write to the Cabinet Member with its observations on each. It also approved its draft report on place-based economic interventions.
The Committee scrutinised three items: the football facilities strategy, the visitor levy proposals and the Replacement Local Development Plan. For each, it agreed that the Chairperson will write to the Cabinet Member with the Committee's observations and recommendations on the way forward. No other decisions were recorded.
The Committee scrutinised five items on 14 October 2025: the Connect to Work employment programme, playgrounds and play areas, tennis and skateparks in parks, a possible Cardiff bid to host matches at the 2035 FIFA Women's World Cup, and terms of reference for an inquiry into place based economic interventions. The Committee agreed that the Chairperson will write to the Cabinet Member with its observations on the first four items, and approved the inquiry's terms of reference and a new member for its task and finish group.
The Committee considered the reopening of St David's Hall, the Shared Prosperity Fund, the Cabinet's response to its Filming in Cardiff inquiry, and its work programme. On items 4, 5 and 6 the Chairperson agreed to write to the Cabinet Member with the Committee's observations. Members approved the 2025/26 work programme and two task and finish groups.
The Committee scrutinised an update on the International Sports Village (ISV), covering car parking, the energy strategy, a short-term lease of the Toys R Us building and leasing land for an electricity sub-station. The Committee agreed that the Chairperson will write to the Cabinet Member with its observations and plans to scrutinise a future Cabinet report on the energy strategy. It also approved the draft Scrutiny Annual Report 2024/2025 for presentation to full Council on 17 July 2025.
At its meeting on 17 June 2025, the Economy & Culture Scrutiny Committee approved the draft report of the Visitor Levy & Regulation Task and Finish Inquiry, subject to agreed amendments, for presentation to Cabinet. Members also noted reports on the approach to the committee's work programme for 2025/26 and on correspondence.
Officers answered questions on allotments, park events, staffing and budgets.
On 15 April 2025 the Economy & Culture Scrutiny Committee examined progress on Cardiff's leisure centre partnership with GLL, and the work of city centre management and night-time wardens. Members asked for more information on several points, including ethnicity data, a low mystery shopper score and the Men & Boys sessions. The committee agreed that the Chairperson will write to the Cabinet Member and the officer with the committee's observations.
The committee held a briefing on the proposed approach to a Tourism and Events Strategy for Cardiff, due by December 2025, and carried out pre-decision scrutiny of the Hubs and Libraries Strategy 2024-2029. It also noted updates on the regional bodies, correspondence and its work programme. The main decision was that the Chairperson would write to the Cabinet Member on the committee's behalf about items 3 and 4.
The minute records no vote on the plan itself; instead, the Committee agreed in each case that the Chairperson would write to the relevant Cabinet Member with its comments.
It agreed to write to the Cabinet Member on the first two and on the ISV site, and endorsed a task group report on filming in Cardiff for Cabinet. The minute records no Cabinet decision on the ISV site.
Cancelled
The Committee examined two proposals before Cabinet decides on them: protecting 11 parks and open spaces with Fields in Trust, and changes to leases at the Old Library together with an open market sale of Mansion House. On both, the Committee agreed that the Chair would write to the Cabinet Member with its observations, and it noted an update on regional bodies and Western Gateway.
On 15 October 2024 the Economy & Culture Scrutiny Committee considered three Cabinet reports: the Shared Prosperity Fund, a further loan for the Park House heritage building, and the Atlantic Wharf project. For each Cabinet report, the Committee agreed that the Chairperson would write to the Cabinet Member with its observations. The minutes do not record the Cabinet's own decisions.
Cancelled
Cancelled
The Committee scrutinised the draft Football Facilities Strategic Framework before the Cabinet decides on it, and agreed that the Chair will write to the Cabinet Member with the Committee's observations and recommendations. It also agreed the draft Scrutiny Annual Report 2023/24 for Full Council and noted how its 2024-25 work programme will be developed.
Cancelled
The committee scrutinised progress on the Music Strategy and preparations for the Cardiff Music City Festival, due this autumn. It also considered a report proposing to protect 11 parks and open spaces from future development through Fields in Trust, a protection that keeps land for outdoor use. The committee agreed that the Chairperson would write to the Cabinet Member on both items with its observations and recommendations.
The committee scrutinised the council's leisure centre partnership with GLL and progress on Audit Wales recommendations on leisure services. It also held the first part of a short scrutiny of employment services, covering Cardiff Commitment, Into Work and the council's apprenticeship and trainee programme. The minute records one decision: the Chairperson will write to the Cabinet Member with the committee's observations and recommendations.