Nicholas Simons - Councillor for Torfaen ( Pontnewynydd & Snatchwood)

Councillor Nicholas Simons

 Labour  Pontnewynydd & Snatchwood

Email: nicholas.simons@torfaen.gov.uk

Council: Torfaen

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Members Seminar (Committee Member) Council (Committee Member) Education Overview & Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member) Joint Meeting of Children & Families and Education Overview & Scrutiny Committiee (Committee Member) Cross-Cutting Resources and Business Overview & Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member) General Licensing Committee (Committee Member) Statutory Licensing Committee (Committee Member)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

80 meetings · Page 1 of 16

Education Overview & Scrutiny Committee Committee Member

Education Overview & Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 11th December, 2025 10.00 am

December 11, 2025
Council Committee Member

Council - Tuesday, 9th December, 2025 10.00 am

December 09, 2025
Members Seminar Committee Member

Homelessness Pressures & Response / Pwysau Digartrefedd ac Ymateb, Members Seminar - Monday, 8th December, 2025 2.00 pm

December 08, 2025
Statutory Licensing Committee Committee Member

Statutory Licensing Committee - Thursday, 27th November, 2025 2.30 pm

November 27, 2025
General Licensing Committee Committee Member

General Licensing Committee - Thursday, 27th November, 2025 2.00 pm

November 27, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

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Caring for the Deceased / Gofalu am yr Ymadawedig

From: Council - Tuesday, 28th October, 2025 10.00 am - October 28, 2025

...to note the update on the implementation of the Caring for the Deceased initiative, which aims to establish a volunteer network to attend public health funerals for Torfaen residents with no known family or friends.

Recommendations Approved

Torfaen Local Development Plan Annual Monitoring Report 2025 / Adroddiad Monitro Blynyddol CDLl Torfaen 2025

From: Council - Tuesday, 28th October, 2025 10.00 am - October 28, 2025

... to approve the Torfaen Local Development Plan Annual Monitoring Report 2025 for submission to the Welsh Government and to delegate any final minor amendments to the Team Leader - Planning Policy & Implementation prior to submission and publication.

Recommendations Approved

Review Of The Council's Statement Of Licensing Policy / Adolygu Datganiad Polisi Trwyddedu'r Cyngor

From: Statutory Licensing Committee - Thursday, 25th September, 2025 2.30 pm - September 25, 2025

... to be put before the Council in October 2025, the committee approved the revised draft version of the Statement of Licensing Policy.

Recommendations Approved

Review of Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Vehicle Age Limits and Signage Requirements / Adolygu Terfynau Oedran Cerbydau Hacni a Cherbydau Llogi Preifat a’r Gofynion o ran Arwyddion

From: General Licensing Committee - Thursday, 25th September, 2025 2.00 pm - September 25, 2025

...the committee withdrew the report on the review of Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Vehicle Age Limits and Signage Requirements, with the intention of bringing it back for consideration at a later date.

Recommendations Approved

Wales Pension Partnership (WPP) Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) Fit for the Future Business Case / Achos Busnes Fit for the Future Cynllun Pensiwn Llywodraeth Leol Partneriaeth Pensiwn Cymru

From: Council - Tuesday, 22nd July, 2025 10.00 am - July 22, 2025

Report seeking Council approval to progress implementation of the Wales Pension Partnership's Fit for the Future Business Case following its approval by HMT and MHCLG in April 2025

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 80

Average per Month: 3.3

Decisions Recorded: 81