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Cabinet met on 30 September 2026 and approved the Council's proposed response to a review of its performance, and adopted a new youth work strategy from April 2027. It also noted a long-term tram-train proposal for Swansea to Aberdulais and approved an extra £500,000 for road repair, traffic and road safety schemes under the Neighbourhood Improvement Programme.
Cabinet met on 23 September 2026, with Councillor S. Jones as Chair. Its main decision was to approve a revised NPT Third Sector Grant Scheme, which sets out how grants are given to the third sector (voluntary and community groups), after an external consultation. The scheme is to be ready for funding from 1 April 2027.
Neath Port Talbot Council's Cabinet met on 9 September 2026.
Cabinet approved the 2025/26 capital outturn, a Welsh language policy for 2026 to 2029, and an anti-racism strategy and action plan. It also backed an arts and creative sector strategy, reappointed a councillor as a school governor, and overruled objections to a parking order in Bryncoch.
Cabinet met on 8 July 2026 and appointed Councillor S.K. Hunt as Chair. It approved the Annual Governance Statement 2025/2026 and noted the Forward Work Programme and the monitoring report on the Strategic Risk Register for Quarter 4 2025-2026.
Cabinet met on 17 June 2026 and considered four main items. It approved a drug and alcohol strategy and allowed the council to negotiate a lease for the former Neath Library. It also delegated procurement of three capital schemes and approved an eight-week consultation on dog control at Aberavon Beach.
Cabinet met on 27 May 2026. It approved changes to additional learning needs (ALN) provision in four schools and agreed a draft Learner Travel Assistance Policy for public consultation. It also noted two annual Welsh language reports and agreed a grant of £764 a year to Glynneath RFC Ltd, with Councillor S.Knoyle absent for that item.
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Cancelled
Cabinet noted the quarter 3 revenue and treasury management reports and agreed several items on capital spending, active travel, Local Growth Fund delivery, highway works and neighbourhood improvements. It approved the revised draft Active Travel Network Map as the basis for a public consultation in summer 2026. Several decisions take effect only after a three-day call-in period, when councillors can ask for a decision to be reviewed.
Cabinet approved a business rates relief scheme for the Celtic Freeport, and agreed the Council's role and grant arrangements for the Freeport. It also approved a revised Complaints and Compliments Policy and an Innovation and Continuous Improvement Programme for 2026 to 2031.
Cabinet met on 4 March 2026 and approved the 2026/27 revenue budget, recommending a 3.5% council tax rise to the full Council. It also approved publishing a proposal for school changes, a bid for UK Town of Culture 2028, school governor appointments, 24/7 pedestrian access to parks, and a lease change for Baglan rugby club.
Cabinet approved changes to the school funding formula, adopted a regeneration strategy and approved a delivery model for the Pride in Place Impact Fund, all at its meeting on 4 February 2026. Each decision takes effect after a three-day call-in period, when councillors may ask for it to be reviewed.
The Cabinet agreed to start a consultation on a 3.5% council tax increase for the 2026/27 financial year. The consultation will run for three weeks, closing on Friday 6 February 2026. The aim is to start the process of setting a balanced budget for that year.
Cabinet met on 7 January 2026 and noted a six-monthly performance report on the Corporate Strategy.
Cancelled
It approved, subject to Full Council, moving Swansea Bay City Deal decisions to the South West Wales Corporate Joint Committee, and agreed to lower the quorum of the National Joint Committee for adoption and Foster Wales. It also appointed Cllr Alun Llewelyn as the council's Associate Member of Swansea Bay University Health Board, and noted several monitoring reports.
Cancelled
Neath Port Talbot Council's Cabinet met on 26 November 2025. It approved an updated 2025/26 capital budget of £100.687m, the scoping document and membership for a Panel Performance Assessment, and it endorsed in principle a proposed base bus network for South West Wales that will be franchised. It also set the 2026-27 Council Tax base and appointed local authority school governors.
Cabinet agreed to consult on changes to additional learning needs (ALN) provision in schools and approved a Third Sector Compact with voluntary groups. It also approved a draft Corporate Self-Assessment, endorsed the Corporate Plan annual report, agreed to rework the Neath Integrated Transport Hub, and noted several monitoring reports. Decisions take effect after a three-day call-in period, during which councillors can ask for a decision to be looked at again.
Cabinet agreed a revised 2025/26 capital budget and will recommend it to full Council. It approved a neurodivergence strategy, agreed to bring the Family Link short break service in-house, and agreed to refurbish 16 playgrounds. It also agreed a direct award to 4TheRegion for the Local Food Partnership.
Cabinet met on 3 September 2025 with Councillor S. Hunt in the chair. It approved the final capital spending figures for 2024/25 and recommended them to the full Council. It also approved an action plan setting priorities for play across the county, and noted reports on treasury management, revenue spending and a feasibility study for Pontardawe swimming pool.
The Cabinet considered changes to parking charges on Aberavon seafront. It approved a new scheme that restores free on-street parking on The Princess Margaret Way and adds hourly tariffs at four car parks from 1 April 2026.
The Cabinet met on 28 July 2025 and approved the renewal of the lease of Ty Isaf playing fields in Baglan to Baglan RFC Limited, a rugby club. The item was an urgent item, added at the Chair's discretion.
At its meeting on 16 July 2025, Neath Port Talbot Council's Cabinet approved the Annual Governance Statement for 2024/25 and noted two Welsh language annual reports. It also decided which local projects to approve for UK Shared Prosperity Fund grants, with three councillors who had declared prejudicial interests absent for that item.
Cabinet approved the draft Corporate Strategy for 2024 to 2028, subject to ongoing review, and recommended it to Council for adoption on 9 July 2025. It also recommended the Local Flood Risk Management Strategy and Plan to Council, and noted a monitoring report on strategic risks. Three councillors declared prejudicial interests in an exempt item on the Rheola Estate, which is closed to the public, and left the meeting for it.
Its business was mainly procedural: members appointed Councillor S.K. Hunt as Chairperson for the meeting and noted the Forward Work Programme for 2025/26. The public was then excluded from further items, which the minutes do not describe.
Cabinet agreed to close two specialist learning support centres for pupils with additional learning needs: one for pupils with specific literacy difficulties at Cwmtawe Community School, and one for pupils with visual impairment at Cefn Saeson Comprehensive School, both from 1 September 2025. It also approved the Council's Emergency Preparedness Policy and three supporting strategies, endorsed the Regional Transport Delivery Plan, and agreed to take part in the National Resident Survey. Councillor N. Jenkins declared an interest in the Cwmtawe item.
Summary when the minutes are published, usually a few weeks after the meeting.