To receive declarations of personal and prejudicial interest from Members/Officers in

accordance with the Members’ Code of Conduct adopted by Council from 1 September 2008. 

The following Declarations of Interest were made:-

Councillor  K Rowlands – Agenda Item 15, personal interest as she is an employee of Welsh Government

Councillor DBF White – Agenda Item 16, a prejudicial interest as an employee of Swansea City Council. Councillor White left the meeting whilst this item was considered.

Councillor JC Spanswick – Agenda item 16, a prejudicial interest as an employee of Rhondda Cynon Taff CBC. Councillor Spanswick left the meeting whilst this item was considered.

Councillor JE Lewis – Agenda Item 16, personal interest as a retired Member of Unison

Councillor G Thomas – Agenda Item 16, personal interest as a member of a trade union.

Councillor M Jones – Agenda Item 16, personal interest as a member of GMB

Councillor CA Green, Agenda Item 16, prejudicial interest as a close family Member worked for BCBC. Councillor Green left the meeting whilst this item was considered.

Councillor B Sedgebeer – Agenda Item 16, personal interest as a member of GMB

Councillor RE Young – Agenda Item 16, personal interest as a retired member of GMB

Councillor N Burnett – Agenda Item 16, personal interest as a member of GMB

Councillor HJ David – Agenda Item 16, personal interest as a member of Unite

Councillor J McCarthy – Agenda Item 16, personal interest as a member of Unite

Councillor G Howells – Agenda Item 16, personal interest as a member of GMB

Councillor T Beedle – Agenda Item 16, personal interest as a Honorary Life member of Unison

Councillor CE Smith – Agenda Item 16, personal interest as a member of Unison

Councillor C Webster – Agenda Item 16, personal interest as close members of her family are employed by the public sector

Councillor RM Granville – Agenda Item 16, personal interest as a member of GMB

Councillor J Gebbie – Agenda Item 16, personal interest as she works for a local authority and is a member of Unison

Councillor J Radcliffe – Agenda Item 16, personal interest as he is employed by the National Assembly for Wales

Councillor P Davies – Agenda Item 16, personal interest as a retired member of Unite

Councillor S Smith – Agenda Item 16, prejudicial interest as employee of Neath Port Talbot CBC

In terms of some general advice on Agenda Item 16, the Legal Officer informed those present that a personal interest should be declared if anyone present was a member of a Trade Union, or a prejudicial interest if someone worked for a local authority or a Trade Union. It was open to Members whether they wished to follow this advice however, she added.

The following Officers declared a prejudicial interest in Agenda Item 16, and left the meeting whilst this item was being discussed:-

D Mepham

L Kinsey

J Davies

M Shephard

R Hemingway

L Harvey 

To receive the minutes of a meeting of Council of 26 July 2017

RESOLVED:              That the Minutes of a meeting of Council dated 26 July 2017, be approved as a true and accurate record.

 (i) Mayor (or person presiding)

(ii) Members of the Cabinet

(iii) Chief Executive

The Mayor

The Mayor announced that she had the great pleasure recently of meeting with a wonderful lady, Warrant Officer First Class, Barbara McGregor.   Barbara is celebrating 40 years of active service in the Royal Navy, making her the Navy’s longest serving female. It was lovely to meet her and her family and listen to stories of her long and varied career.  Barbara is currently the Regional Development Manager for Wales and Western England and recently as part of the Wrens centenary celebrations, organised a fundraising 100 mile walk.  The walk was mapped out to engage with local groups and personalities en route and was a huge success. She advised that she looked forward to working with Barbara in the future as part of the Armed Forces Community Covenant and congratulated her on her 40 years in the above service.

The Mayor announced that as some of those present may be aware, she had worked for the South Glamorgan Ambulance Service for many years, and therefore, it was an honour to visit the Hazardous Area Response Team – HART in Bryncethin.  HART which is part of the Welsh Ambulance Service, provides clinical care in hostile environments like industrial accidents and natural disasters, as well as chemical, biological, radioactive, nuclear and terrorist incidents.  The team are highly trained professionals whose work takes them into hazardous and often distressing situations. They therefore had her complete support and admiration and she had been grateful to be able to convey her thanks to them in person.

On the subject of our emergency services, the Mayor advised that she had recently paid visits to a number of local police and fire stations to look at the work that they do.  She wished to thank both services for taking time out of their normal working day to show her around. It had been great to have the opportunity to meet the staff and see “behind the scenes” she added.

On a more sombre note, the Mayor was sure that those present were all aware of the recent sad and sudden passing of Councillor Janice Dudley, the Mayor of Neath Port Talbot. The Mayor had the pleasure of meeting Janice during her short time as Mayor, and attended her funeral last Friday to convey the respects of the Council. On behalf of Council, she confirmed that thoughts be extended to her family at this difficult time, and the Mayor therefore asked that a minutes silence be given in her honour.

All those present stood for a minutes silence as a mark of respect to Councillor Dudley.

Deputy Leader

The Deputy Leader advised that together with Swansea City Council, BCBC have signed a 15 year contract with the new Agrivert plant at Stormy Down so that our food waste will be recycled locally in future. The plant will handle around 18,000 tonnes every year to generate both electricity and organic fertiliser, which will also be used on 3,000 acres of nearby farm land.

The scheme is being supported  ...  view the full minutes text for item 51.

The Leader advised that the Council amongst others, were expecting more details soon about the proposal by the Cabinet Secretary for Local Government and Finance regarding the Health Board that will serve the communities of Bridgend.  The Council had been busy over the summer preparing the ground for any potential change. The Leaders of Swansea, Neath Port Talbot, himself and Cabinet Members had met with the Chair of the Health Board and we were all clear that although we will plan for the future we will also continue to work closely together on our joint and integrated services. Also, himself, the Cabinet Member Social Services and Early Help, the Chief Executive, appropriate Director and BCBC’s Heads of Service had also met with the Chair and Chief Executive of Cwm Taf Health Board. Cwm Taf were very keen to talk about practical ways to develop a very close partnership with Bridgend. The Leader asked about their initial thoughts about the Princess of Wales Hospital, and the Chief Executive without hesitation confirmed their commitment to the A&E unit at the Hospital, and in fact said they would consider ways to increase the specialist services offered there.

Back in July, the Leader advised that he had informed Members of a meeting held with the Lifelong Learning and Welsh Language Minister, Alun Davies AM, to ensure that Bridgend County Borough benefits from the ‘Our Valleys, Our Future’ proposals, and he had promised to bring back to Members further details regarding this.

He was therefore pleased to report that a Valleys Taskforce event will be held at Maesteg Town Hall tomorrow evening between 6pm - 7.30pm, and people will be able to find out more about the plans to create thousands of new jobs and get an extra 7,000 people into work by 2021.

A number of Council initiatives were also exhibiting at the event, including the Upper Llynfi Valley Heat Energy project, the transformation of Maesteg Town Hall and the Bridges into Work 2 programme. This was a significant event and he hoped that Members would offer this their full support as we continued to make the case for a strategic hub for investment in the Bridgend Valleys.

Alun Michael, Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales, this week announced his intention to appoint Matt Jukes as the new Chief Constable of South Wales Police from 1st January 2018. This followed the announcement by the current Chief Constable, Peter Vaughan QPM, of his intention to retire at the end of December.

As part of a comprehensive appointment process, the Leader was invited together with Council Leaders and Chief Executives from across South Wales to be a member of one of no less than four separate expert panels that interviewed Matt Jukes who was the current Deputy Chief Constable at South Wales Police. The feedback from the panels and the final interview panel was unanimous in supporting his appointment the Leader added.

The decision was subject to scrutiny by the Police and Crime Panel  ...  view the full minutes text for item 52.

The Head of Adult Social Care presented a report, that requested Council’s approval of the Director of Social Services Annual Report 2016/17, following the Presentation on this topic having been considered by Council at its July meeting.

This was the eighth Annual Report of the Director Of Social Services and was based on the Authority’s self-assessment of the performance and delivery of social services. The report was attached to the covering report at Appendix 1.

She explained that from October 2016, the Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales (CSSIW) changed how they inspected Children’s and Adult Social Services. Following the implementation of the Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014, CSSIW had developed a new framework which would ensure that authorities are inspected using the wellbeing outcomes of the Act. This placed an emphasis on hearing the views and voices of people and their carers who required care and support.

The Head of Adult Social Care advised that there were hyperlinks throughout the Annual Report that supported the information obtained within it, as well as providing a glossary of terms.

Paragraph 4.4 confirmed that the guidance for the report included a template, as well as setting out the sections in relation to the national quality standards for wellbeing, as referred to in this part of the report.

She added that the report demonstrated that services were generally effective in meeting the needs of people who require the support of social care. The report identified that services were improving overall, although areas had been identified where improvement was required and these were identified in the priorities for 2017/18.

As part of the CSSIW annual review of performance for 2016/17, quarterly review meetings were held with the Director of Social Services and herself and the Head of Children’s Social Care. CSSIW had also visited several service areas, joined specific meetings and completed short reviews on adult safeguarding and carers plus, a significant inspection of Children’s Services. The outcome was set out in the CSSIW Annual Performance Letter attached at Appendix 2 to the report.

The Head of Adult Social Care further added that on 20 July 2017, Subject Overview and Scrutiny Committee 2 received a report on the inspection of Children’s Services and associated action plan. As part of the inspection, which took place in January/February 2017, the Inspectors looked closely at the quality of outcomes achieved for children in need of help, care and support or protection. The findings showed that Bridgend is working hard to implement the Act and had achieved a lot during a time of significant change. They also reported that some of the practice they had seen varied and that more needs to be done in the areas of decision making, risk assessment, quality assurance and multi-agency engagement.

The remainder of the report confirmed the Head of Adult Social Care, outlined the whole service and more specific Priorities for Adult Social Care and Children’s Social Care for 2017/18. These reflected the analysis of performance, as well as  ...  view the full minutes text for item 53.

The Head of Finance and Section 151 Officer presented a report, the purpose of which, was to comply with the requirement of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy ‘Treasury Management in the Public Services: Code of Practice’ (the Code) to report an overview of treasury activities from the preceding financial year, and also to report on the actual Treasury Management and Prudential Indicators for the above period.

The report gave some background information, following which it covered the following areas for the year 2016/17

• The Council’s treasury position
• Treasury Risk Management
• External Context
• Borrowing Strategy and Outturn
• Investment Strategy and Outturn
• Performance Management
• Review of the Treasury Management Strategy
• Reporting Arrangements
• Treasury Management and Prudential Indicators

The Head of Finance and Section 151 Officer then gave a resume of the current position regarding each of these, for the benefit of Members.

With regard to long term borrowing, he advised Council that there was no change to that of previous, whilst the amount of £10m for a number of short term loans, were all paid off a month after the loan was borrowed.

The Head of Finance and Section 151 Officer advised that the Treasury Management Code and Prudential Code required the Council to set and report on a number of Treasury Management and Prudential Indicators. Details in Appendix A to the report, included estimated indicators for 2016-17 as detailed in the Treasury Management Strategy (TMS) 2016-17 previously approved by Council, the revised projection (where applicable) as set out in the Treasury Management Strategy 2017-18 approved by Council on March 2017, and the actual indicators for 2016-17.

A Member asked the Head of Finance and Section 151 Officer, if he could confirm as to what exposure of risk the Council faced through borrowing and give an explanation on the rates returned.

The Head of Finance and Section 151 Officer advised that borrowing initiatives were prioritised above yield, and that favourable cash flows had provided positive cash balances for investment, and as reflected in paragraph 4.5.5 of the report, the balance on investments as at March 2017 was £33.75m made up of £4m long term investments, £26.50m short term investments and £3.25m in Cash and Cash Equivalents. The Table in paragraph 4.5.6 of the report summarised the credit risk exposure of the Council’s £33.75m investments at March 2017 by credit rating, (based on the lowest long term rating) maturity profile (remaining duration from 31 March 2017) and counterparty type.

He added that due to there being a lot of diversity in the type of borrowing and investments the Council were involved in, overall there was a positive credit rating with a low level of risk associated with any of the Council’s borrowing initiatives.

RESOLVED:               That Council:-

(1)  Approved the Treasury Management activities for 2016-17.

Further approved the actual Treasury Management and Prudential Indicators for 2016-17.  

The Democratic Services Committee submitted a report to Council, requesting that it considers proposals for the Authority to achieve the WLGA Charter for Member Support and Development.

The report gave some background information on what the Charter was, and that it aimed to provide a broad framework for local planning, self-assessment, action and review together with networking and comparison amongst authorities, and the sharing of good and innovative practice. Its wide adoption had raised the overall amount and standard of support given to Members in Wales.

The report highlighted that there were 2 levels of award, with the first level (Standard) normally requiring to be achieved before progressing to the next level (Advanced).

The Charter was awarded for a period of 3 years, after which an Authority was able to relinquish, maintain or improve its charter status, whilst there was no requirement to wait the full 3 year period between achieving the Standard Charter award before progressing to the Advanced Charter Level.

The Group Manager Legal Services advised Council, that there were a number of factors which needed to be considered when determining the most suitable option for the Authority to undertake in respect of the WLGA Charter for Member Support and Development, and details of these were shown in paragraph(s) 4 of the report.

In terms of meeting the requirements, she explained that the full criteria for the achievement of the WLGA Charter for Member Support and Development at Standard and Advanced level, was shown at Appendix 1 to the report. Paragraph 4.5.2 of the report detailed in table format, the initial assessment of the implications of achieving the Charter at Standard level.

Paragraph 4.6 of the report then outlined the cost of achieving the WLGA Charter, whilst paragraph 4.7 advised of the timescales involved for this.

The Group Manager Legal Services then gave some Options available to Members to consider going forward, prior to advising of the financial implications of any options that may be pursued in respect of the Charter.

A Member was of the opinion that it was important to ensure that all components shown in paragraph 4.5.2 of the report (in the Table) were showing either Green or Amber in the Traffic Light Status, as opposed to Red.

RESOLVED:           That Council:

(1)    Noted the content of the report and the recommendation of the Democratic Services Committee, as set out in paragraph 4.7.2 of the report.

Approved application for the Welsh Local Government Charter for Member Support and Development (Standard Level) in 2018, and remain at that level (Option 2).   

The Corporate Director Operational and Partnership Services presented a report, the purpose of which, was to present Council with a review of work undertaken by Overview and Scrutiny during the period September 2016 – September 2017.

Paragraph 3.1 of the report, gave a resume of the Scrutiny Function, and advised that Overview and Scrutiny Committees in BCBC overseen the decision making of the Cabinet Members, and supported the work of both Cabinet and Council. This led to reports and recommendations which advised Cabinet and the Council as a whole, on its policies, budget and service delivery.

The Group Manager Legal Services referred to paragraph 4.2 of the report headed Outcomes and Achievements, the sub-paragraphs of which gave information on progress made for the above period.

She then added that Scrutiny Officers had undertaken an assessment of the function using the Characteristics of Good Scrutiny, to determine its performance during 2016-17. This Assessment was attached at Appendix A to the report.

The remainder of the report gave some supplementary information in respect of Webcasting of meetings and Scrutiny Review and Development.

The financial implications of the report confirmed that the cost of webcasting, translation of webpages, the Scrutiny survey and any future development needs, would be met from within existing budgets.

A Member pointed out that the Overview and Scrutiny process was very well regarded in Bridgend, and he welcomed a more cross-cutting approach than previous, as was proposed in the report.

He was also pleased to note from paragraph 4.4.6 of the report, the areas that had been identified for future development in 2017-18, particularly the issue regarding increased public engagement going forward.

RESOLVED:           That Council noted the report. 

The Corporate Director Operational and Partnership Services submitted a report, so as to provide details of the proposed Scrutiny Budget Consultation Process under the new Scrutiny Committee structure

The Monitoring Officer submitted a report in order to approve the appointments to a Panel responsible for the appraisal and performance review of the Chief Executive.

This Panel had been established in the last term of office in May 2010, and in view of the recent local government Elections, there was now a requirement to re-introduce such a Panel.

The report confirmed that a provisional date for a meeting of the Panel had been convened for 10 October 2017 at 10.00am.

The Leader welcomed the report, which reflected BCBC’s ‘One Council’ approach to the way in which it approached and conducted his business.

RESOLVED:           That Council:

(1)  Appointed a Panel responsible for the appraisal and performance review of the Chief Executive, comprising of:-

·       The Leader

·       The Deputy Leader

·       A Labour Group member (Cllr M Jones)

·      Leader of Conservative Group/nominated  representative

·      Leader of Independent Alliance Group/nominated representative

·      Leader of Plaid Cymru Group/nominated representative

·      Leader of Llynfi Independent Group/nominated representative

Noted that a provisional date for a meeting of the Panel had been established as 10 October 2017 at 10.00am

The Monitoring Officer submitted a report, the purpose of which, was to inform Council of any Information Reports for Noting since its last ordinary meeting, as detailed in paragraph 4.1 of the report.

RESOLVED:               That Council noted the content of the report.

The Chief Executive presented a report (on behalf of the Corporate Director Operational and Partnership Services), the purpose of which, was to seek agreement from Council, to make a change to the existing Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Policy in relation to DBS checks for elected Members, to ensure that the public can have trust and confidence in their elected Members.

He advised Council, that under the current DBS Policy, elected members were not subject to a DBS check.

Paragraph 4.2 detailed the different types of criminal records checks, with the eligibility criteria for these, set out immediately below them. These were as follows:-

a)    Basic Disclosure

b)    Standard Check

c)    Enhanced Check

d)    Enhanced Check with check of Barred Lists

The Chief Executive proposed that all elected Members were the subject of a Basic Disclosure, in order to demonstrate to the public that they can have trust and confidence in their elected representatives.

In addition to this and with reference to paragraph 3.3 of the report, it was also proposed that Cabinet Members and Scrutiny Chairs, in line with their responsibilities to “discharge functions” relating to the social care of vulnerable people and children, are subject to an Enhanced Check, in order to reflect the important role they play in scrutinising services that are delivered in relation to safeguarding and education functions.

The Chief Executive concluded his submission, by referring to the report’s financial implications should the proposals be agreed upon.

A Member asked if consideration had been given to Enhanced Checks being considered for those Members who undertook Rota Visiting of Care establishments etc.

The Chief Executive replied that this could be looked at in the future, and similarly too for those Members who were also School Governors.

RESOLVED:            That Council:

(1)    Approved the amendment of the Council’s DBS Policy to reflect the proposals outlined in paragraph 4.3 and 4.4 of the report

(2)    Seeks individual consent from all Members to undertake DBS checks

Approved that if consent is received, it arranges for DBS checks for elected Members, in line with proposals contained in paragraph 4.3 and 4.4 of the report. 

Question from Councillor C Webster to the Cabinet Member Wellbeing & Future Generations

“What communication have Cabinet Members had with BCBC officers, Halo and Awen with regard to the provision of disabled access to the facilities and services they provide”?

“What communication have Cabinet Members had with BCBC officers, Halo and Awen with regard to the provision of disabled access to the facilities and services they provide”?

Response from the Cabinet Member Wellbeing & Future Generations to Councillor C Webster

Whilst I welcome the time taken to submit this question, I must admit I consider it to be a broad question, and thus am not entirely clear what the specific concern is nor what information is being sort.  I would like to take this opportunity to remind members that I am more than willing to meet with you regarding queries or concerns you have, at any time, so please don’t feel the need to have to wait until a monthly meeting to resolve any concerns.

I have set out an initial response to the question, which is based on my interpretation of the question. 

“What communications have Cabinet Members had” the phrasing of this appears to be a freedom of information request and if this is the case, members should note that there is an alternative route for this question.

Turning to the “provision of disabled access to the facilities and services” provided by (i) BCBC, (ii) Halo Leisure and (iii) Awen Cultural Trust, I have interpreted this to relate to individuals described as disabled under the Equality Act 2010 and set out below some information regarding the services that the three providers offer and have specifically tried to focus on the communication methods Cabinet Members are involved in.

(i)            BCBC

The main interaction between Cabinet Members and BCBC Offices regarding access to facilities and services has been via the Equalities Cabinet Committee meeting and the development of the Strategic Equality Plan 2016-2020 and it’s supporting Action Plan.  These plans were produced following an extensive consultation and engagement exercise in 2016 involving many disability groups, including Bridgend Coalition of Disabled People, Bridgend Visually Impaired Society, Bridgend Deaf Club, People First Bridgend and Stroke Association.  The Strategic Equality Plan contains a specific objective to support people with a protected characteristic, including people with disabilities, to access leisure and cultural services, including those operated on our behalf by Halo Leisure and the Awen Cultural Trust.  To support this, Cabinet Members and BCBC Officers have worked with both organisations to develop a plan that will progressively improve opportunities and activities for people with disabilities.  Updated plans were presented at the Equalities Cabinet Committee meeting earlier this month, and are available for on the BCBC website.

In addition to this, BCBC offers the Community Chest grants programme, which focusses on tackling inequalities and supports projects that benefit disabled people.  A network of “In-Sport” inclusive sports clubs has been developed linked to the Disability Sport Development programme.  Disability Inclusion Training (DIT) has been delivered to clubs and leisure providers to better integrate people with disabilities.  The “Calls 4 Action” programme has enabled groups of people with varied disabilities to establish clubs and associations.  Children and young people with disabilities do have regular access to After School  ...  view the full minutes text for item 61.

This Council, requests that the Leader write to the Secretaries of State and the relevant Welsh Government Cabinet Secretary outlining our concerns over the decision made by the UK Government not to proceed with full electrification of the South West Wales line between Cardiff and Swansea; and to call on the UK Secretary of State for Transport, to immediately reverse this decision.

This Council unequivocally condemns the announcement on the day that the UK Parliament went into summer recess without consultation not to proceed with electrification of the rail line to Swansea.  This decision will have a significant long term economic and environmental consequences for Bridgend.  It is a betrayal of the people of Bridgend.  This Council restates that it believes that Bridgend requires modern regional transport infrastructure investment to ensure the future prosperity of the region.

We note with dismay that since the announcement not to proceed with electrification to Swansea, that the UK Government has stated its support for a £30bn Cross rail 2 project. This demonstrates the London centric thinking of the UK Government. 

We also note the UK Government has announced that it is to ban petrol and diesel vehicles in the UK from 2040.  We believe this ban should extend to locomotives and that diesel trains should also be banned, and renewable energy schemes should be progressed as a matter of urgency, so that the electric vehicles of the future are powered by clean renewable energy.

Councillor DBF White made the following Notice of Motion to which he give an introductory speech, as to why he had proposed this. This Notice of Motion was duly seconded. He also asked that a Recorded Vote be taken on the Notice of Motion:-

“This Council, requests that the Leader write to the Secretaries of State and the relevant

Welsh Government Cabinet Secretary outlining our concerns over the decision made by the

UK Government not to proceed with full electrification of the South West Wales line between

Cardiff and Swansea; and to call on the UK Secretary of State for Transport, to immediately

reverse this decision.

This Council unequivocally condemns the announcement on the day that the UK Parliament

went into summer recess without consultation not to proceed with electrification of the rail

line to Swansea. This decision will have a significant long term economic and

environmental consequences for Bridgend. It is a betrayal of the people of Bridgend. This

Council restates that it believes that Bridgend requires modern regional transport

infrastructure investment to ensure the future prosperity of the region.

We note with dismay that since the announcement not to proceed with electrification to

Swansea, that the UK Government has stated its support for a £30bn Cross rail 2 project.

This demonstrates the London centric thinking of the UK Government.

We also note the UK Government has announced that it is to ban petrol and diesel vehicles

in the UK from 2040. We believe this ban should extend to locomotives and that diesel

trains should also be banned, and renewable energy schemes should be progressed as a

matter of urgency, so that the electric vehicles of the future are powered by clean renewable energy.”

Councillor Watts whilst agreeing with the sentiment of this Notice of Motion, felt that it should be reworded as follows, and therefore moved an amendment to the original Motion which was also duly seconded:-

“This Council requests that the Leader write to the Secretary of State for Wales and the Secretary of State for Transport along with the relevant Welsh Government Cabinet Secretary outlining our concerns over the decision made by the UK Government not to proceed with the full electrification of the South Wales West line between Cardiff and Swansea and to call on both Secretaries of State to reverse their decision immediately.

This Council believes that Bridgend requires modern regional transport infrastructure investment to ensure the future prosperity of the region and condemns the announcement, without consultation, not to proceed with the electrification of the rail link to Swansea, as this decision will have significant long term economical and environmental consequences for the people of Bridgend for whom it is seen as a betrayal.”

Following comments made by a number of Members on both Notice of Motions, and after some due consideration, Councillor Watts advised that he wished to withdraw his amendment as detailed above in favour of Councillor White’s Notice of Motion. However, this was not supported by the seconder, and therefore  ...  view the full minutes text for item 62.

This Council calls upon the UK Government to remove the cap on public sector pay and to make financial resources available to fully fund nationally agreed pay awards.

Councillor DG Howells made the following Notice of Motion, to which he gave an introductory speech, as to why he had proposed this. He asked if a Recorded Vote could be taken on this Notice of Motion.

Councillor T Giffard advised Members that he did not support the Notice of Motion, and that this should not be considered until after the UK’s Autumn Budget.

An Electronic Vote was then taken to decide as to whether or not a Recorded Vote should be taken on this Notice of Motion, the result of which was as follows:-

For                                   Against                           Abstentions

32                                       2                                   0

Therefore, Council agreed that a recorded vote be taken on the Notice of Motion, the result of which was as follows:-

For                                    Against                             Abstentions                   

Cllr G Thomas                 Cllr A Pucella                                                            

Cllr N Burnett                   Cllr T Giffard                                                            

Cllr R Collins                    Cllr L Walters                                                            

Cllr R Granville                 Cllr C Webster                                                         

Cllr S Baldwin                  Cllr S Vidal

Cllr J Radcliffe                  Cllr K Rowlands

Cllr T Beedle                    Cllr K Watts

Cllr K Edwards

Cllr R Penhale-Thomas

Cllr J Williams

Cllr R Shaw

Cllr G Howells

Cllr B Sedgebeer

Cllr JP Blundell

Cllr M Jones

Cllr R Stirman

Cllr AJ Williams

Cllr D Owen

Cllr J McCarthy

Cllr M Kearn

Cllr D Lewis

Cllr JE Lewis

Cllr D Patel

Cllr HJ David

Cllr HM Williams

Cllr CE Smith

Cllr R Young

Cllr RM James

     28                                     7                                      0

RESOLVED:                          That Council agreed to accept the Notice of Motion made by Councillor DG Howells, as detailed in Agenda Item 16.

To consider any item(s) of business in respect of which notice has been given in

accordance with Part 4 (paragraph 4) of the Council Procedure Rules and which the person presiding at the meeting is of the opinion should by reason of special circumstances be transacted at the meeting as a matter of urgency. 

None