Councillor Huw Thomas
Email: huw.thomas@cardiff.gov.uk
Council: Cardiff
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
59 meetings · Page 1 of 12
Annual Meeting, Council - Thursday, 21st May, 2026 4.30 pm
Appointment Committee - Director of Strategy & Transformation - Wednesday, 25 March 2026 - 10.30 am
Cabinet - Thursday, 19 March 2026 - 10.00 am
Cardiff Council's Cabinet is scheduled to convene on Thursday, 19 March 2026, with a packed agenda covering a range of significant local issues. Key discussions are expected to include the proposed renewal of the Business Improvement District (BID) for the city centre and Cardiff Bay, alongside plans for a new green crematorium and wake facility. The Cabinet will also consider the Housing Revenue Account Business Plan for 2026-27 and a new Tenant Engagement Strategy for 2026-2030, as well as proposals for recladding works at Beech House and Sycamore House. Further topics on the agenda include the procurement of an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, the development of the Ely Youth Zone, and the potential introduction of a visitor levy. Additionally, the Cabinet will review the draft school admission arrangements for 2027/28 and a variation to the 2026/27 arrangements for St Mellons Church in Wales Voluntary Controlled Primary School. The meeting will also address the delivery of the Path to 70% plan to improve recycling performance, including changes to absorbent hygiene product collections and the introduction of a soft plastic collection service. Finally, an update on the International Sports Village project and the proposed Core Office strategy will be presented.
Decisions from Meetings
155 decisions · Page 25 of 31
Co-ordination of School Admission Arrangements 2027/28
From: Cabinet - Thursday, 12th December, 2024 2.00 pm - December 12, 2024
...the Council's draft Coordinated Admissions Scheme 2027/2028 was determined, establishing a formal process for school admission applications using a common application form and mandatory dates, ensuring applicants receive only one offer of admission to a maintained school.
Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)
New Housing Partnership Approval
From: Cabinet - Thursday, 12th December, 2024 2.00 pm - December 12, 2024
At the Cabinet Meeting of the 17th November 2022 the Cabinet received a report outlining proposal for a second Cardiff Housing Partnership, it was resolved at that meeting that: • approval in principle be given to the implementation of a second Cardiff Housing Partnership Programme including the commencement of a procurement exercise to appoint a development partner. • Approval be given to the list of development sites currently proposed to be included within a second partnership programme and approval that more suitable sites can be added into the programme, subject to complying with financial parameters including viability assessments and working within the HRA Business plan. • authority be delegated to the Corporate Director for People and Communities in consultation with the Cabinet member for Housing and Communities, to manage all matters relating to the procurement process including agreeing the procurement route, agreeing the parameters and delivery model of a second partnership programme, agreeing the procurement documents, agreeing the evaluation criteria and the evaluation of the bids. • It be noted that a subsequent report will be presented to Cabinet following the conclusion of the procurement process seeking approval to appoint the preferred Bidder
Recommendations Approved
Minutes of Cabinet Meetings of 24 October and 21 November 2024
From: Cabinet - Thursday, 12th December, 2024 2.00 pm - December 12, 2024
Recommendations Approved
Corporate Risk Register - Mid Year Review 2024/25
From: Cabinet - Thursday, 12th December, 2024 2.00 pm - December 12, 2024
The report will inform the Cabinet of the key risks facing the Council. The Cabinet will have last sighted the Corporate Risk Register (CRR) at a Cabinet Meeting in September 2024 (this was the Q4 2023/24 update). Senior officers review the document quarterly and the Cabinet once every 6 months. Corporate Risk owners are at a Director level, and they each input to the review of this document.
Recommendations Approved
Shared Regulatory Services - Delegation Of 'Special Procedures' (& Other Regulatory) Functions Introduced By The Public Health (Wales) Act 2017
From: Cabinet - Thursday, 12th December, 2024 2.00 pm - December 12, 2024
...to delegate executive functions related to smoke-free premises, special procedures licensing, and intimate piercing on children, as outlined in the Public Health (Wales) Act 2017, to the Shared Regulatory Services Joint Committee, while noting the Licensing Committee's statutory responsibilities for special procedures hearings.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 59
Average per Month: 2.2
Decisions Recorded: 155