Agenda

Cabinet - Wednesday, 4th December, 2024 10.00 am

Venue: via MS Teams (if you wish to view this meeting please contact deb.jones@blaenau-gwent.gov.uk or michelle.hicks@blaenau-gwent.gov.uk)

Items
No.	Item
1.	Simultaneous Translation You are welcome to use Welsh at the meeting a minimum notice period of 3 working days is required should you wish to do so. A simultaneous translation will be provided if requested.
2.	Apologies To receive any apologies for absence.
3.	Declarations of Interest and Dispensations To receive any declarations of interest or dispensations.
	Decisions
4.	Cabinet PDF 83 KB To receive the decisions of Cabinet held on 16^th October, 2024.
	Corporate and Performance Portfolio
5.	Forward Work Programme – 15th January 2025 PDF 86 KB View the background to item 5. To receive Additional documents: Appendix 1 , item 5. PDF 61 KB
6.	Grants Working Group Minutes PDF 78 KB View the background to item 6. To approve.
7.	Grants to Organisations PDF 127 KB View the background to item 7. To consider the report of the Corporate Director Corporate Services.
8.	Grants to Organisations (Retrospective Approval for Payments Made 18th June, 2024) PDF 76 KB To consider report of the Corporate Director Corporate Services.
9.	Health & Safety Annual Report - 1st April 2022 to 31st March 2023 PDF 139 KB View the background to item 9. To consider the report of the Head of Organisational Development. Additional documents: Appendix 1 , item 9. PDF 731 KB
10.	Employee Wellbeing and Sickness Absence PDF 542 KB View the background to item 10. To consider the report of the Head of Organisational Development.
11.	Revenue Budget Monitoring 2024/2025 – Forecast Outturn to 31 March 2025 (As at 30 September 2024) PDF 174 KB View the background to item 11. To consider the report of the Corporate Director Corporate Services. Additional documents: Appendix 1a , item 11. PDF 152 KB Appendix 1b , item 11. PDF 102 KB Appendix 1c , item 11. PDF 161 KB Appendix 1d , item 11. PDF 87 KB Appendix 1e , item 11. PDF 491 KB There are a further 4 documents.View the full list of documents for item 11.
12.	Capital Budget Monitoring, Forecast For 2024/2025 Financial Year (As at 30 September 2024) PDF 151 KB View the background to item 12. To consider the report of the Corporate Director Corporate Services. Additional documents: Appendix 1 , item 12. PDF 181 KB Appendix 2 , item 12. PDF 198 KB
13.	The Annual Letter of The Public Services Ombudsman for Wales 2023/2024 PDF 139 KB View the background to item 13. To consider the report of the Head of Legal and Corporate Compliance. Additional documents: Appendix 1 , item 13. PDF 128 KB
14.	Council Tax Base Rate PDF 146 KB To consider report of the Corporate Director of Corporate Services. Additional documents: Appendix 1 , item 14. PDF 2 MB
	People and Education Portfolio
15.	Improving Schools Programme PDF 151 KB View the background to item 15. To consider the report of the Corporate Director Education.
16.	Review of Inclusion Policies PDF 140 KB View the background to item 16. To consider the report of the Corporate Director Education. Additional documents: Appendix 1 , item 16. PDF 243 KB Appendix 2 , item 16. PDF 388 KB Appendix 3 , item 16. PDF 307 KB Appendix 4 , item 16. PDF 228 KB Appendix 5 , item 16. PDF 189 KB There are a further 5 documents.View the full list of documents for item 16.
	Place and Environment Portfolio
17.	Waste and Recycling Annual Performance 2023-24 PDF 318 KB View the background to item 17. To consider the report of the Corporate Director Regeneration and Community Services. Additional documents: Appendix 1 , item 17. PDF 1 MB
18.	Climate Change, Net Zero Annual Report 2023/24 PDF 185 KB View the background to item 18. To consider the report of the Service Manager Policy and Partnerships. Additional documents: Appendix 1 , item 18. PDF 2 MB
	Joint Portfolio - Place & Environment and Place & Regeneration & Economic Development
19.	Former Community Centre, Orchard Street, Brynmawr PDF 173 KB To consider report of the Corporate Director Regeneration & Community Services. Additional documents: Appendix 1 , item 19. PDF 3 MB Appendix 2 , item 19. PDF 2 MB Appendix 3 , item 19. PDF 65 KB Appendix 4 , item 19. PDF 83 KB Appendix 4. Bushido Well Being CIC Model-Articles-of-Association 2# , item 19. PDF 257 KB There are a further 2 documents.View the full list of documents for item 19.
	Exempt Item(s) To receive and consider the following report which in the opinion of the proper officer is/are an exempt item taking into account consideration of the public interest test and that the press and public should be excluded from the meeting (the reason for the decision for the exemption is available on a schedule maintained by the proper officer).
	People & Education Portfolio
20.	Implementing the recommendations from the Middle Tier Review View the reasons why item 20. is restricted View the background to item 20. To consider the report of the Corporate Director Education.