Ceredigion County Council Self-Assessment 25-26
AGREED to note the content of the report.
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AGREED to note the content of the report.
AGREED that the updated Risk Management Policy, Strategy and Framework be noted, and that members provide any comments or feedback on the documents by 17 October 2026 as part of the ongoing consultation process.
AGREED that the SIRO Annual Report be noted and that the Committee support the continued monitoring and oversight of cyber resilience, information management, supplier assurance and information rights pressures.
AGREED that the Cyber Resilience Strategy 2026 and associated Cyber Resilience Action Plan be noted, together with the governance arrangements for monitoring delivery and the arrangements for reporting progress through future SIRO and cyber resilience updates.
AGREED to note the Forward Work Plan as presented
Decided: The committee endorsed the proposals and referred the report and its recommendations 3 to 6 to Cabinet for approval. It also referred two extra recommendations: that Cabinet consider the effect on local celebrants, and whether death registration could be offered in local communities.
Decided: The committee noted the reports. It recommended that future reports show whether each savings proposal is still being pursued, on hold, or met another way, and that the committee write to Welsh Government asking it to speed up the review of how schools are funded. The Leader will circulate information on Additional Learning Needs (ALN) consequential funding, which is extra money Wales receives after UK spending decisions, and the Welsh Local Government Association will be invited to brief all members.
Decided: The committee noted the Annual Report and the progress partners have made on the Well-being Plan. It also agreed that members be given a briefing on the Board's projects.
Decided: The committee noted the Financial Strategy and the assumptions on costs and funding in the Medium Term Financial Plan refresh. It also asked officers to give the committee more information on the work of the Council's Income Board.
Decided: The committee noted the reports. It recommended that Finance Officers continue to give the committee detailed information about slippage (spending moved into the next year) in the Capital Programme.
RESOLVED to approve the minutes of the meeting held on the 15th June 2026 as an accurate record.
Decided: Members resolved to scrutinise progress in the first year of the Strategy, including the investment secured, the interventions delivered and the outcomes for residents in reducing fuel poverty, improving energy efficiency and supporting the move to net zero.