RESOLVED:
That the Forward Work Programme for the Economy and Place Overview and Scrutiny Committee, together with the combined forward work programme be approved.
Decided: The committee recommended to Council that the decision to introduce a visitor levy in Conwy be deferred until further evidence and experience are available for an informed decision. Council makes the final decision.
Wrexham, Safeguarding, Communities and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee/Crime and Disorder Scrutiny Committee,
Decided: The committee commended officers and Lead Members on the report. It asked that future reports on controversial issues set out where, when and by whom decisions were made, including minutes of Senior Leadership Team and Lead Member meetings held following prior consultation with this committee.
Decided: The committee noted the report. It agreed to reconvene the Child Poverty Task and Finish Group in October 2026, with officer support, to consider best practice, preventative approaches and ways of tackling child poverty in Wrexham, and to report its findings to a future meeting.