Agenda and minutes

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In accordance with the Code of Conduct adopted by the City and County of Swansea, no interests were declared.

To approve & sign the Minutes of the previous meeting(s) as a correct record.

RESOLVED that the Minutes of the meeting(s) listed below be approved and signed as a correct record:

1)            Cabinet held on 20 October 2016.

There was no report.

Questions must relate to matters on the open part of the Agenda of the meeting and will be dealt within a 10 minute period.

No questions were asked.

No questions were asked.

The Cabinet Member for Finance and Strategy presented a report which outlined the financial position of the Council relating to the 2016-2017 Revenue and Capital budgets including the delivery of budget savings.  The report also noted any significant variations from the agreed budget 2016-2017 and savings plan and the actions planned to achieve a balanced budget.

RESOLVED that:

1)            The comments and variations within the report, and the actions in hand to address these be noted.

The Cabinet Member for Education presented a report which sought approval of the nominations submitted to fill Local Authority (LA) Governor vacancies on School Governing Bodies.

RESOLVED that:

1)           The following nominations be approved as recommended by the LA Governor Appointments Panel:

The Cabinet Member for Children and Young People and Cabinet Member for Adults and Vulnerable People jointly presented a report which proposed amendments to the current year’s Social Services Revenue budget.

RESOLVED that:

1)           Reductions to the Child and Family Services budget to enable the service to absorb Sustainable Swansea savings be approved;

2)                 The realignment of the Adult Services budget be approved.

The Cabinet Member for Education presented a report which sought approval to submit the draft statutory Welsh in Education Strategic Plan (WESP) 2017-2020 to Welsh Government by 20 December 2016.

RESOLVED that:

1)           The draft Welsh in Education Strategic Plan 2017-2020 be approved for submission to Welsh Government;

2)           The draft Welsh in Education Strategic Plan 2017-2020 incorporates the City and County of Swansea Welsh Language in Education Policy.

Cabinet were requested to exclude the public from the meeting during consideration of the item(s) of business identified in the recommendations to the report(s) on the grounds that it / they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as set out in the exclusion paragraph of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) (Wales) Order 2007 relevant to the items of business set out in the report(s).

Cabinet considered the Public Interest Test in deciding whether to exclude the public from the meeting for the item of business where the Public Interest Test was relevant as set out in the report.

RESOLVED that the public be excluded for the following item(s) of business.

(CLOSED SESSION)

The Cabinet Member for Transformation and Performance submitted a report which sought consideration of options for the disposal of Dan y Coed Training Centre.

RESOLVED that the recommendation(s) as set out in the report be approved.