Decision Maker: Cabinet

Outcome: For Determination

Is Key Decision?: Yes

Is Callable In?: No

Date of Decision: September 18, 2025

Purpose: This report is a statutory document that the Council must produce each year as a reflection of its performance and activities in the previous financial year (2023/24) in line with the Corporate Plan. A report on the council’s performance must be published and sent to the Welsh Ministers, the Auditor General for Wales (AGW), and Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education and Training in Wales (ESTYN)

Content: RESOLVED: that   the contents of the report and its appendices, including the observations and any recommendations made by: (i) the Performance Panel (Appendix 3a); (ii) the Governance and Audit Committee (Appendix 4a) and (iii) the Policy Review and Performance Scrutiny Committee (Appendix 5a – to follow) be noted.   authority be delegated to the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Finance, Modernisation & Performance, to make any consequential changes to the draft Annual Well-being Report 2024/25 arising from recommendation 1 above; and   the Annual Well-being Report 2024/25, including any agreed amendments under recommendation 2 above, be recommended to Council for approval.