Chris Weaver - Councillor for Cardiff ( Cathays)

Councillor Chris Weaver

 Welsh Labour / Llafur Cymru  Cathays  Cabinet Member for Finance, Modernisation & Performance

Email: Christopher.Weaver@cardiff.gov.uk

Council: Cardiff

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Appointments Committee - Principal Solicitor (Litigation), OM2 Pensions Committee (Chair) Prosiect Gwyrdd Joint Committee (Deputy Chair) Cabinet (Committee Member) Council (Committee Member) Appointments Committee - Principal Solicitor (Litigation) OM2 Employment Conditions Committee (Committee Member) Cabinet Trust Committee (Committee Member) Appointment Committee - Chief Officer - Human Resources (Committee Member) Appointments Committee - Principal Solicitor OM1 (Chairperson)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

63 meetings · Page 1 of 13

Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Thursday, 18th December, 2025 2.00 pm

December 18, 2025
Committee Committee Member

Remote Teams, Appointment Committee - OM1 Legal Services (Property, Planning and Procurement ) and Deputy Monitoring Officer - Tuesday, 9th December, 2025 2.00 pm

The Appointment Committee is scheduled to meet to discuss the shortlisting of candidates for the position of Operational Manager Legal Services (Property, Planning and Procurement) and Deputy Monitoring Officer, and to approve the minutes of their previous meeting. The public may be excluded from part of the meeting.

December 09, 2025
Prosiect Gwyrdd Joint Committee Deputy Chair

Remote Meeting Teams, Prosiect Gwyrdd Joint Committee - Tuesday, 9th December, 2025 11.00 am

The Prosiect Gwyrdd Joint Committee is scheduled to meet to discuss an update report and the 2025/26 month 6 monitoring position, as well as the projected outturn of the 2026/27 budget.

December 09, 2025
Council Committee Member

Council - Thursday, 27th November, 2025 4.30 pm

The Cardiff Council met on 27 November 2025, and approved sending the Replacement Local Development Plan to the Welsh Government for independent examination. Councillors also agreed to launch a public consultation on introducing a visitor levy in the city.

November 27, 2025
Pensions Committee Chair

Remote - Teams, Pensions Committee - Monday, 24th November, 2025 5.00 pm

The Cardiff Council Pensions Committee met on Monday 24 November 2025 to discuss the Wales Pension Partnership, the fund's investments, and the Pension Fund's Risk Register. The committee was also scheduled to discuss a divestment motion, the fund's annual report, and the minutes of the Local Pension Board and Investment Advisory Panel. Councillor Chris Weaver, Cabinet Member for Finance, Modernisation & Performance, chaired the meeting.

November 24, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

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Council Tax Base

From: Cabinet - Thursday, 12th December, 2024 2.00 pm - December 12, 2024

Section 33 of the Local Government Act 1992 requires each billing authority to calculate the Council Tax Base each year. The Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base)(Wales) Regulations 1995, as amended, contain rules for this calculation, which in essence, are as follows: a)      Determine the number of chargeable dwellings in each valuation band, taking account of exemptions and anticipated changes during the year. b)      Adjust the numbers in each band to take account of the disablement reductions. c)      Allow for discounts in respect of disregarded individuals and those occupied by one person only. d)      Adjust for premiums on long term empty properties and second homes e)      Weight the adjusted total for each band to equate it to band D. f) Repeat the calculation for each of the six Community Councils that issue precepts.

Recommendations Approved

Shared Regulatory Services Annual Report 2023-24

From: Cabinet - Thursday, 21st November, 2024 2.00 pm - November 21, 2024

... the Cabinet of Cardiff decided to note the Shared Regulatory Services Annual Report for 2023-24.

For Determination

Accommodation Strategy Phase 2: Placement Commissioning and Eliminating Profit from Care

From: Cabinet - Thursday, 21st November, 2024 2.00 pm - November 21, 2024

The Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill was introduced into the Senedd on 20th May.  The Bill will restrict the making of profit in the provision of care home services to children, secure accommodation services and fostering services. It will place a requirement on all Welsh local authorities to secure sufficient accommodation provided by not-for-profit entities either within or near to its area. New providers of children’s residential care seeking to register with Care Inspectorate Wales, will be required to have not-for-profit status from 1st April 2026.  Existing for-profit providers will need to transition to not-for-profit status by 1st April 2027.  

For Determination

Child Friendly Cities Annual Report

From: Cabinet - Thursday, 21st November, 2024 2.00 pm - November 21, 2024

To provide the Cabinet with an Annual Child’s Rights Report at Council, to capture progress and areas for improvement annually alongside the Council’s Wellbeing report.to demonstrate progress to date in working towards delivery of the Unicef Child Friendly City Sustainability Plan,.

For Determination

Fields in Trust

From: Cabinet - Thursday, 21st November, 2024 2.00 pm - November 21, 2024

At a Cabinet meeting held on 23rd May 2024, recommendations to, in principle, protect eleven parks and green spaces by entering into Deeds of Dedication with Fields In Trust, and carry out a stakeholder engagement exercise, from which the outcomes be reported back to Cabinet for a final decision were approved.  

For Determination

Summary

Meetings Attended: 63

Average per Month: 2.7

Decisions Recorded: 114