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Cabinet met on 12 May 2026 and approved a new Paternity and Parental Support Policy for council staff, and the draft Annual Governance Statement for 2025 to 2026. It also received feedback from a councillor on the Eryri National Park Authority. The removal of a Local Education Authority school governor was considered in a private session, and the minutes provided do not record its outcome.
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Councillor Julie Fallon declared a personal interest in Agenda Item 11 (a) (Removal of a Local Education Authority School Governor), as she knows the Local Education Authority School Governor personally. As the interest was considered prejudicial, Cllr Fallon left the meeting whilst the item was discussed and voted upon. Councillor Stephen Price declared a personal interest in Agenda Item 11 (a) (Removal of a Local Education Authority School Governor), as he had sat on the Appeal Panel. Whilst the interest was not considered prejudicial, Councillor Price left the meeting whilst the item was discussed and voted upon.
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Decision as recorded
RESOLVED- That the minutes of the meeting of the Cabinet held on 14 April 2026 be approved and signed as a correct record.
The minutes of the meeting of the Cabinet held on 14 April 2026 were submitted for approval. RESOLVED- That the minutes of the meeting of the Cabinet held on 14 April 2026 be approved and signed as a correct record.
Councillor Jo Nutall, one of the Council’s representatives on the Eryri National Park Authority (ENPA), provided feedback on the work of the park over the past six months on the following matters:- • Biodiversity in Eryri • Priority Species • Conservation Action • Visitor Access and Sustainable Transport In response to comments relating to the provision of sustainable transport in European areas, Councillor Nutall advised that she would feedback those comments to the responsible team at Eryri National Park.
The Leader thanked the staff involved in the recent elections, with special thanks to the Head of Democratic Services and her Team.
The Chief Executive echoed the comments of the Leader and thanked all staff that had been involved in the election, especially the Elections Teams who had worked tirelessly over the past few months.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED- That the Paternity and Parental Support Policy be approved.
The Cabinet Member for Integrated Adult Services and Human Resources requested approval of the Paternity and Parental Support Policy. RESOLVED- That the Paternity and Parental Support Policy be approved.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED- That the draft Annual Governance Statement for 2025 to 2026 and the accompanying Local Code of Governance Framework be approved.
The Cabinet Member for Culture, Leisure and Governance Services requested that the draft Annual Governance Statement for 2025 to 2026, together with the accompanying Local Code of Governance Framework be approved. The Leader advised that the Panel Performance Assessment had acknowledged that the Council went above and beyond in terms of transparency. Furthermore, there would be continued engagement with residents with future plans for the public to be given the opportunity to ask questions at Cabinet. In relation to the figure of 54% of Freedom of Information (FOI) requests not met on time, the Leader advised this was as a result of the increasing number of FOIs, which were becoming increasingly complicated. RESOLVED- That the draft Annual Governance Statement for 2025 to 2026 and the accompanying Local Code of Governance Framework be approved.
Part of an issue followed across 2 meetings
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED- That the Public and Press be excluded from the meeting under the provisions of Section 100A of the above Act during consideration of the following items as it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 14 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A to the Act and that in all the relevant circumstances, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.
RESOLVED- That the Public and Press be excluded from the meeting under the provisions of Section 100A of the above Act during consideration of the following items as it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 14 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A to the Act and that in all the relevant circumstances, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.
Councillors must say when they have a personal link to something being discussed, such as a job, a property or a family member. A prejudicial interest is one strong enough that the councillor usually leaves the room and takes no part.
Julie Fallon: Personal and prejudicial interest
She knows the Local Education Authority school governor personally. The interest was considered prejudicial, so she left the meeting for the item on removing that governor.
Stephen Anthony Price: Personal interest
He had sat on the Appeal Panel for the matter. The interest was not considered prejudicial, but he left the meeting for Agenda Item 11(a) too.
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