Agenda and draft minutes

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It was RESOLVED to confirm as a true record of the minutes of the meeting

held on 16 October 2024 subject to minor amendments as follows:-

• To amend chaired excellent to excellently by the Leader in the statement by Councillor Elizabeth Evans on page 2
• To change the code of conduct to capital letters so reads Code of Conduct in relation to the statement by Councillor Keith Evans on page 2 and amend Councils to Councillors to attend the Code of Conduct training
• To amend and add the line of the top of the third page of the minutes The Chair thanked the respective Group Leaders  for attending and being open in relation to and offered the Leaders support in the future to The Chair thanked the respective Group  Leaders  for attending and being open in relation to their work and the Committee offered the Leaders their future support
• To remove of from the minute of item 5, 6, and 7

It was RESOLVED to confirm as a true record of the minutes of the meeting held on 15 November 2024.

Matters arising- Minutes 16/10/24

Minute 4-The Chair enquired if the attendance of the Group Leaders at the 15 November meeting was in addition to their annual attendance. It was reported that it had been agreed that the Group Leaders would now attend the October meeting annually rather than January due to diary commitments.

Minute 13- It was reported that the training for Town and Community Council would also be recorded in order to circulate to Councillors that had not attended via the Clerk to Town and Community Councils.

Minute 16- It was reported that the Political Group leader’s compliance assessment template would be reviewed at the July meeting.

Matters arising- Minutes 15/11/24

It was reported that a meeting had been arranged for the 17 January 2025 to review the Hearing Procedure following the recent hearing held.

It was AGREED to note the content of the Action Log as presented.

It was AGREED to note the content.

It was AGREED to note the content.

It was AGREED to note the content together with the note from Public Services Ombudsman for Wales dated 9th December 2024 that deals with the approach to sharing PSOW decisions not to investigate Code of Conduct complaints received based on the provisions of S69(2) of the Local Government Act 2000.

This information would also be circulated by the Monitoring Officer to the Group Leaders.

Consideration was given to the PSOW consultation and the responses received.

It was AGREED that:

i) the responses would be referred to the Corporate

Consultation Members Panel in order that a collective response from the Council would be presented to PSOW.

Consideration was given to the ESC self-evaluation.

It was AGREED that :

i)Members would send amended questions/support notes for the questionnaire to the Scrutiny Support and Standards Officer; for consideration by the Committee

It was AGREED to note the content of the Forward Work Programme as presented subject to noting that additional dates for future meeting were now available on the 21 May, 16 July and 15 October 2025.

Items to be considered as follows:-

 21 May 2025 - Ethics and Standards Annual Report 2024/25

16 July – Review of Group Leaders compliance template

15 October – Attendance of Group Leaders at meeting and Self Evaluation

It was also reported that a Workshop with Political Group Leaders would be arranged prior to the AGM on the 16 May 2025, and a second held at the end of May, beginning of June. Dates would be arranged in due course.

CYTUNWYD nodi cynnwys y Blaenraglen Waith i’r Dyfodol fel y’i cyflwynwyd yn amodol ar nodi bod dyddiadau ychwanegol ar gyfer cyfarfod yn y dyfodol bellach ar gael ar 21 Mai, 16 Gorffennaf a 15 Hydref 2025.

Eitemau i’w hystyried fel a ganlyn:-

 21 Mai 2025 – Adroddiad Blynyddol Moeseg a Safonau 2024/25

16 Gorffennaf – Adolygu templed cydymffurfiaeth Arweinwyr Grŵp

15 Hydref – Presenoldeb Arweinwyr Grwpiau mewn cyfarfod a Hunanwerthuso

Adroddwyd hefyd y byddai Gweithdy gydag Arweinwyr Grwpiau Gwleidyddol yn cael ei drefnu cyn y Cyfarfod Cyffredinol Blynyddol ar 16 Mai 2025, a byddai ail weithdy yn cael ei gynnal ddiwedd mis Mai, dechrau mis Mehefin. Bydd dyddiadau’n cael eu trefnu maes o law.