Council

The full Council was due to consider three notices of motion, a treasury management report, the Standards Committee's annual report, a Police and Crime Panel appointment, a review of seats for political groups and the Scrutiny annual report. No minutes have been published yet, so no decisions are recorded here. The reports recommend approving the treasury and Standards reports, filling a Plaid Cymru seat on the North Wales Police and Crime Panel, and reallocating committee seats after by-elections.

1. Three notices of motion on compensation, contaminated land and suicide prevention

   Proposed

   The motions ask the Council to back the WASPI campaign's call for fair and timely compensation and to write to ministers and MPs. The contaminated land motion, as amended, asks for a county-wide approach, public release of test results and a report to Council in December 2026. The suicide prevention motion commits the Council to work with partners such as Mountain Rescue and the Coroner.

   Why

   A notice of motion is a formal proposal that councillors put to the full Council. Each motion was signed by all Independent Group members, and the agenda names Councillors Mark Pritchard and David A Bithell as submitters. The WASPI motion refers to an Ombudsman finding of maladministration, meaning poor administration, by the Department for Work and Pensions over how pension age changes were communicated. The contaminated land motion says responsibility is complex and shared between the Council, Natural Resources Wales and landowners, and that clean-up costs can be beyond individual councils' resources. The suicide prevention motion follows a meeting between Independent Group members, Mountain Rescue and the Coroner.

   Based on the minutes, Item 7(i), Item 7(ii), Item 7(iii), Addendum - Item 7(ii)

2. Treasury management outturn and prudential indicators 2025/26

   Proposed

   The report recommends that members approve the treasury management outturn report and actual prudential indicators for 2025/26. Treasury management covers how the Council borrows and invests money.

   Why

   The Council must report on its treasury activity to full Council each year, as the CIPFA code of practice requires. The Capital Financing Requirement, the amount the Council needs to borrow for capital spending, rose by £28.86m to £597.96m during the year, and total debt rose by £41.19m to £596.40m.

   Based on the minutes, Item 8, Appendix A

3. Annual report of the Standards Committee

   Proposed

   The report recommends that Council approves the Standards Committee's annual report for 2025/26. The Council must consider the report because the law requires a Standards Committee to produce one each year.

   Why

   The Standards Committee promotes high standards of conduct among councillors and co-opted members. The Committee considered one report from the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales, which led to a hearing into Community Councillor Gareth Baines of Chirk Town Council. The Committee found that he had breached the Code of Conduct and censured him, meaning formally rebuked him, the only sanction available because he had resigned. The report says all group leaders attended private meetings with independent members and showed a clear commitment to the Code of Conduct, with social media support identified as an area for development.

   Based on the minutes, Item 9, Appendix 1

4. Plaid Cymru seat on North Wales Police and Crime Panel

   Proposed

   The report recommends appointing a new Plaid Cymru member to the Panel for the rest of the term, until the next local elections in 2027, subject to Home Office approval.

   Why

   The seat fell vacant when former Councillor Carrie Harper became a Member of the Senedd. Wrexham is entitled to one Independent and one Plaid Cymru member, with seats shared across the six North Wales councils using the d'Hondt method, a formula that shares seats by group size.

   Based on the minutes, Item 10

5. Review of seats for political groups on committees

   Proposed

   The report recommends agreeing the seat numbers and political balance on committees, scrutiny committees, panels and groups, and the Chairs and Vice-Chairs, as set out in its appendices. Political balance means seats are shared in line with each group's size on the Council.

   Why

   Councillors Jon Billington, Richie Everall and Pol Wong won by-elections in the Acton and Maesydre, Grosvenor and Queensway wards in June 2026, and have joined the Plaid Cymru Group. Under Section 15 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989, seats must be shared by group size, and no single group can hold all of them. The current group sizes are Independent 23, Labour 14, Conservative 7, Plaid Cymru 7 and Progressive Independent 2, with 3 non-aligned members.

   Based on the minutes, Item 11, Appendix 1, Appendices 2-3

6. Scrutiny annual report for 2025/26

   Proposed

   The report recommends that Council notes the work of scrutiny between June 2025 and May 2026. Scrutiny means councillors checking the decisions and performance of the Council and its partners.

   Why

   The Council's constitution requires scrutiny committees to report to full Council each year. The report says there were 46 scrutiny committee meetings in 2025/26, and average attendance was 77.5%, compared with 85% in 2022/23. The Executive Board reaffirmed the decision, and the committee is monitoring the policy.

   Based on the minutes, Item 12, Appendix A., Appendix B.

Written by AI from the reports on the agenda, before the minutes are published. Reports say what council officers recommend; the meeting can decide differently. Once the minutes are out, this becomes a summary of what was decided.

1. 1

   Apologies for Absence:

2. 2

   Declarations of interests (including whipping declarations)

3. 3

   To answer any public questions or receive public statements or petitions under Standing Orders 10 and 11 of the Council's Standing Orders

4. 4

   Confirmation of Minutes

   Papers: Item 4i, Item 4ii
5. 5

   Mayor's Announcements

6. 6

   Minutes of the Executive Board and Committees

7. 7

   Notices of Motion

   Papers: Item 7(i), Item 7(ii), Item 7(iii), Addendum - Item 7(ii)
8. 8

   Treasury Management Outturn and Actual Prudential Indicators 2025/26

   Part of an issue followed across 2 meetings

   Papers: Item 8, Appendix A
9. 9

   Annual Report of the Standards Committee

   Papers: Item 9, Appendix 2i, Appendix 2ii, Appendix 2iii, Appendix 2iv, Appendix 2v, Appendix 1
10. 10

    Appointment of Members to the North Wales Police and Crime Panel

    Papers: Item 10
11. 11

    Review of Allocation of Seats to Political Groups

    Papers: Item 11, Appendix 1, Appendices 2-3
12. 12

    Scrutiny Annual Report 2025/26

    Papers: Item 12, Appendix A., Appendix B.

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