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Cabinet met on 15 October 2026 and made decisions on five substantive items. It also approved a revised design and smaller pre-construction budget for Gowerton School (Secondary), and committed a £2,962,397 Welsh Government grant to school repairs.
Cabinet met on 16 September 2026 and agreed a new three-year Public Spaces Protection Order for Swansea city centre, the beachfront and Dyfatty, which includes new rules on the dangerous riding of e-bikes and scooters. It also approved new socially responsible procurement objectives and four local authority governor appointments. It approved budget virements and grant budgets under severe spending restrictions, and noted the Quarter 1 performance report.
Cabinet agreed the sale of the Council's freehold of the Swansea.com stadium to Swansea City AFC, subject to terms in a closed report. It adopted the Swansea Council Volunteering Policy, approved five local authority governor nominations, and agreed further grant funding for the Y Storfa community hub.
Cabinet agreed an action plan responding to a scrutiny inquiry into council grants (a review by councillors who check council work), and noted the year-end 2025-26 performance report. It also approved extra money for road repairs and a flood relief scheme, and agreed to monitor new Welsh Government camping rules in Gower before deciding whether a new planning restriction is needed.
Cabinet met on 11 June 2026 to consider the redevelopment of St Helen's Stadium in Swansea. It agreed to commit the full £5.1m budget to a community-focused stadium, which the Ospreys rugby team may also use for home games. It also agreed a 50-year lease to the Ospreys and the transfer of the clubhouse freehold to the council.
Cabinet approved a Food in Schools Statement and a memorandum of understanding between schools and the school catering service. It approved five local authority governor nominations, added two capital grants of £1,481,198 each to the 2026/27 capital programme, and approved a draft Active Travel Network Map for public consultation. It also agreed that the Council apply to include Bishop's Wood Local Nature Reserve in the National Forest for Wales, and noted the Leisure Partnerships Annual Report 2024/25.
Cabinet approved a new Culture Strategy for 2026 to 2031, a Future Proofing Strategy for council services, and a corporate Strategic Workforce Planning Framework. It also approved updated reading and numeracy self-evaluation frameworks for schools, local authority school governor nominations, and Regional Transport Fund grant of £6,812,670 for 2026/27. Cabinet also adopted a temporary food and drink business rates relief scheme, approved a process for the foster carer council tax scheme, and noted the Welsh Government's inspection of the library service.
Cabinet met on 25 March 2026 to decide how to proceed with the redevelopment of St Helens Stadium in Swansea. It approved funding for community improvements, including an artificial grass pitch, and a licence for the Ospreys rugby team to use the ground in 2026/27, both subject to checks. No further spending may happen until the Council is satisfied that the Ospreys are financially sustainable.
Cabinet met on 19 March 2026 and considered 13 substantive items. It approved the 2026/27 building maintenance and disabled adaptation grant programmes, the highway capital programme, the council's first AI Policy, the Data Management Strategy and new arrangements for the Local Growth Fund, and it approved governor nominations for eight schools. It also noted the Quarter 3 performance report, agreed a new operating arrangement for Swansea Bay Sports Park, and renewed support for the City Centre Business Improvement District (BID).
On 19 February 2026, Cabinet recommended the 2026/27 revenue budget, capital programme, Housing Revenue Account budgets and Medium Term Financial Plan to full Council. It approved a 6% rise in most social services charges, 14% rises in standard-rate care home fees, and a public consultation on a new Direct Payments Policy. It also approved funding for phase 2 of the digital transformation programme and adopted a flexible retirement policy and a recruitment policy.
Cabinet met on 17 February 2026, and the minutes record that no councillor declared an interest. The minutes record a resolution to exclude the public from closed business, and the report proposed excluding them from item 5 under paragraphs 14 and 16 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 (financial or business affairs, and legal privilege). The minutes do not list the items, and no decision on item 5 is recorded.
On 22 January 2026 the Cabinet made decisions on seven items. It approved a plan to improve recycling, including free garden waste bags and reusable recycling containers, and a 2023-25 biodiversity report with a new action plan. It also approved five local authority governor nominations, a lower quorum for the National Adoption Service joint committee, an application to join the Biophilic Cities Network, two funding bids, and nine updated HR policies.
Cabinet agreed the Council's draft budget proposals for 2026/27 to 2029/30 as the basis for public and staff consultation, and agreed how that consultation will run. The meeting also approved the minutes of 11 December 2025 with one amendment and heard a statement from the Leader on how the Old Carriageway, Clyne bridleway will be upgraded.
At its meeting on 11 December 2025, Cabinet approved local authority governors for six school governing bodies and agreed to amalgamate Blaenymaes and Portmead Primary Schools from 1 September 2030. It agreed to move Swansea Bay City Deal decision-making to the South West Wales Corporate Joint Committee, endorsed a proposed Swansea bus network for franchising, and moved £425k for pre-construction work on Gypsy Traveller site expansion. It also noted the budget monitoring, performance, net zero and climate strategy reports, and took the Swansea Airport report as information only, with its recommendations to be considered under Minute 92, which is not in the minutes provided.
The Cabinet agreed to support the artificial grass position statement, endorsed the Resilient Swansea climate adaptation strategy for formal adoption, and granted retrospective approval for the National Forest for Wales grant application. Minutes for this meeting were published with the agenda; the minutes provided cover the declarations of interest and the items listed below.
Cabinet met on 16 October 2025. It approved extra funding for free school meal kitchen projects, a grant bid of up to £2,046,036 for home retrofit work, a delivery plan for the Connect to Work employment programme, and a plan for the historic vessels at Swansea Marina. It also approved governor nominations for schools, noted a report on the council's strategic partnerships, and received a briefing on National Insurance costs.
Cabinet agreed to publish a formal notice on a proposal to combine Blaenymaes and Portmead primary schools, with the combination date moved from 2027 to 2030. It will decide the outcome on 11 December 2025. It also approved the mid-term review of the regional economic plan, the first stage plan for the St Thomas Waterfront housing scheme, two school governor nominations, and the quarter 1 budget and performance reports.
Cabinet met on 17 July 2025.
Cabinet met on 26 June 2025. It approved 12 local authority governor nominations, the Welsh Housing Quality Standard compliance policy, a public consultation on the draft Tackling Poverty Strategy 2025-2030, and the 2024-25 year-end performance report, and it committed a £2.95m capital budget to progress Block B of the Swansea Central office development. Items 13 and 14 were considered in private session, so their minutes and reports are not covered here.
Cabinet met on 15 May 2025. It also approved extra capital funding for changing rooms and community projects, endorsed the South West Wales regional transport delivery plan, and approved a surveillance policy. It received an update on the former Debenhams store, which the minutes do not record a decision on. Cabinet also excluded the public for two items that the minutes do not describe.
On 10 April 2025 Cabinet considered five items in the minutes provided. It approved a draft behaviour policy for schools, three nominations of council governors to school governing bodies, the 2025-26 social services charges, and the 2025-26 building maintenance programme. It noted the annual leisure partnerships report for information only.
Cabinet met on 20 March 2025. It approved five local authority governor nominations, a new model for adult day services and a plan to consult on merging Blaenymaes and Portmead primary schools. It also approved a new model for specialist teaching facilities (STFs) for pupils with additional learning needs, starting in September 2025, and the 2025/26 disabled adaptations grant programme, and it made decisions on grants, a community asset response, a policy update and a joint venture company for Swansea Bay Sports Park.
The Cabinet met on 20 February 2025 to consider the council's budgets for 2025/26 and related reports. It recommended the 2025/26 revenue budget and the housing revenue account budget to full Council, approved the capital programme, and approved the Medium Term Financial Plan for 2026/27 to 2028/29 for recommendation to Council.
Cancelled
Cabinet met on 10 January 2025 to consider the 2025/26 budget proposals, nine local authority governor nominations, the Annual Equality Review for 2023/24 and the annual review of social services charges. Cabinet approved the budget proposals as the basis for consultation, approved the governor nominations, and approved the equality review for publication. It also agreed to consult on the draft social services charging policy and the 2025/26 charges, including two new charges.
Cabinet received a scrutiny report on community asset transfer and asked for a written response. It approved 17 local authority governor nominations, noted the quarter 2 budget overspend forecast and performance report, and approved a new Local Economic Delivery Plan. It also approved a new Partneriaeth agreement, agreed to publish notices on changes to Specialist Teaching Facilities, endorsed 2023-24 net zero progress, and approved consultation on HMO licensing, city centre lease changes and 20mph grant funding.
Cancelled
The Cabinet met on 24 October 2024. It approved nine nominations to school governing bodies, a Social Services capital programme for 2024 to 2028, and several capital spending decisions: grant money for learners with additional learning needs, an extra £1.734m for school building maintenance, and a £116,185 grant for the Millstream Way traveller site. It also adopted the Accessibility Strategy for Schools 2024 to 2027. The public was excluded for some items, and the minutes provided do not record what was decided on them.
Cabinet met on 19 September 2024 and considered seven substantive items.
At its meeting on 18 July 2024, Cabinet approved the 2023/24 outturn reports for capital spending, revenue spending and the Housing Revenue Account. It also adopted a Guildhall illumination policy, accepted grant funding for transport schemes, approved a capital grant for school kitchens, and approved public consultations on a draft waste strategy and on a new model for Specialist Teaching Facilities. Cabinet also approved local authority governor nominations to school governing bodies.