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Cabinet met on 7 October 2025 and made decisions on household waste sites, the sale of two former schools, the Medium Term Financial Strategy, counter fraud rules, coroner pay and a Sport Wales grant. It also noted reports on looked after children and on complaints and Freedom of Information requests.
Some sentences of this summary are missing in English, because an older automatic check removed them from the English only. The Welsh version has them.
i. Councillor Gareth Davies, Cabinet Member for Finance and Procurement Services apologised for his inability to attend the meeting. ii. Councillor Rhodri Evans, Vice-Chair of the Corporate Resources Overview and Scrutiny Committee apologised for his inability to attend the meeting. iii. Geraint Edwards, Corporate Lead Officer: People and Organisation apologised for his inability to attend the meeting. iv. Neris Morgans, Democratic Services Officer: Democratic Services apologised for her inability to attend the meeting.
Councillor Bryan Davies, Leader of the Council extended his best wishes to Huw Adams on his retirement following 46 years of service to Ceredigion District Council and later, Ceredigion County Council.
i. Councillor Bryan Davies declared a personal interest in relation to items 72 and 73. ii. Councillor Gareth Lloyd declared a personal interest in relation to item 72.
To confirm as a true record the Minutes of the previous Meeting of the Cabinet held on 2 September 2025. Matters arising: There were no matters arising from the minutes.
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a) Feedback from the Corporate Resources Overview and Scrutiny Committee on the Ceredigion County Council Corporate Estates Asset Programme. It was noted that Overview and Scrutiny would be investigating this further, which was endorsed by the Leader of the Council. Councillor Matthew Vaux asked that a Members’ briefing be held on matters relating to housing and estates.
DECISION: 1. To approve the principle of sale of the following assets: i. Former Primary School and land, Felinfach ii. Former Primary School, Dihewyd 2. That where the only offers received fall below the external valuation obtained by the Council within a reasonable timeframe, these are considered by the Corporate Lead Officer and Cabinet Member for Economy and Regeneration, and that the CLO and Cabinet member are given delegated authority to accept or reject the offers. Reason for the decision: To generate capital receipts from surplus assets.
DECISION: 1) To agree: a) the principle of maintaining all four Household Waste Sites with their current opening hours, and b) to recommend to Council that the £100k base Budget reduction from the 24/25 Budget Process be reversed. 2) To note that: a) officers will continue to explore grant funding opportunities to mitigate the position as far as possible. b) a wider and longer-term review of the Council’s Waste services has commenced, which will be brought forward for political input and scrutiny within the coming 12 months. 3) To note the feedback from the Thriving Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee. Reason for the decision: In order to inform a Corporate decision to realise £100k revenue savings as required during the budget setting process for the 24/25 financial year.
DECISION: · To approve the Reviewing Professional Development Policy (appendix 1). · To approve the Schools Managing Organisational Change Policy (appendix 2). · To note the feedback from the Corporate Resources Overview and Scrutiny Committee. Reason for the decision: · To ensure compliance with legislation and relevant professional guidance. · To support a fair, transparent and legally compliant means of affecting organisational changes in schools.
DECISION: 1. To endorse the updated Medium Term Financial Strategy. 2. To recommend to Full Council on 23/10/25 that the updated Medium Term Financial Strategy is approved. 3. To note the feedback from the Corporate Resources Overview and Scrutiny Committee. Reason for the decision: To set out the strategy and framework within which the 2026/27 Budget Setting processes will continue.
DECISION: 1) To approve: a. the revised Counter Fraud Strategy (Appendix 1). b. the revised Counter Fraud Protocol (Appendix 2). 2) To note the feedback from the Corporate Resources Overview and Scrutiny Committee. Reason for the decision: To support the Council’s position on countering fraud and protecting public funds.
DECISION: To approve the revised pay rate for 2025-2026: (1/4/25-31/3/26) as follows: a) Senior part-time Coroner: • Retention Salary of £23,484pa to cover retention/out of hours service availability from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026. • Using the daily rate of £519 to pay the coroner an annual salary of £12,975 (@25 days pa including training days.) Total annual sum £36,459 per annum (plus on-costs). b) Assistant Coroner: · full day: £442 · half day: £221 Reason for the decision: Compliance with relevant legislation and JNC Circulars, mitigation of challenge and safeguarding public funds.
DECISION: To confirm the nomination outlined in the report as LA representative on the Governing Body of the relevant School. Reason for the decision: To nominate representatives of the LA on Governing Bodies.
DECISION: To agree: 1. that the Council acts in an intermediary role as banker for the Sport Wales Grant of £83,700 in relation to Hamdden Caron Leisure. 2. that the Scheme is included in the 2025/26 Capital Programme. Reason for the decision: To enable £83,700 of capital investment to be made into Hamdden Caron Leisure.
Cabinet noted the report and the feedback from the Healthier Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee.
Cabinet noted the report, the Ombudsman's Annual Letter and feedback from the Corporate Resources Overview and Scrutiny Committee.
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