Public Protection Sub Committee
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Summary when the minutes are published, usually a few weeks after the meeting.
Summary when the minutes are published, usually a few weeks after the meeting.
Cancelled
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Summary when the minutes are published, usually a few weeks after the meeting.
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The minutes are published. No summary has been written yet.
The Committee resolved to appoint Helen Evans to the post.
Cancelled
The Committee considered reports on member complaints, officers' interests, a member survey, the Ombudsman's annual report and its 2026/27 work programme. It approved a longer deadline for written hearing decisions, allowed official recording of hearings at the Chair's discretion, and agreed the work programme. Part of item 7 was discussed in closed session.
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 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.
The Planning Committee met on 8 October 2026 and granted three planning applications. The applications cover a change of use from nursery to a house in multiple occupation in Pentwyn, a discount foodstore in Old St Mellons and a rear extension in Heath. The Committee decided them under its delegated powers, in line with officers' recommendations.
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It granted one driver's application, refused another, gave one driver a written warning and took no further action in three complaint cases. Three other matters were deferred to the next meeting.
The Policy Review and Performance Scrutiny Committee met on 7 October 2026 to consider three items: corporate performance and benchmarking, the Oracle Fusion programme, and the month 4 budget for 2026/27. On each item the committee agreed that the Chairperson would write to the Cabinet Member for Finance, Modernisation & Performance, Councillor Leo Thomson, setting out the committee's observations and recommendations. One councillor declared a personal interest in the Oracle Fusion item.
An assessment centre is a set of exercises and written tasks used to test candidates against the skills the role needs. The committee decided that one candidate, number 93903, should be invited to a formal interview and told the topic for a presentation. It also considered presentation topic options and set the interview questions. The public were excluded from this item because it concerned an applicant and could reveal an individual's identity.
Cancelled
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Council approved the 2025/26 Statement of Accounts, the Treasury Management report and an interim Section 151 Officer, the senior officer in charge of the council's finances. It approved the Annual Wellbeing Report after rejecting a Liberal Democrat call to refer it back to Cabinet, and passed a composite motion on illegal tobacco and vape sales on high streets. It also declared Cardiff a Human Rights City and agreed the principles for closing a projected £45.0 million budget gap for 2027/28.
Cancelled
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Summary when the minutes are published, usually a few weeks after the meeting.
The minutes are published. No summary has been written yet.
Summary when the minutes are published, usually a few weeks after the meeting.
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.
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.
Local authority governors are people the council appoints to school governing bodies. The Committee recommended that the Council approve appointments to current and future vacancies, and several councillors declared interests and left the room for some applications.
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