Agenda for Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee on Monday, 29th June, 2026, 10:00

Agenda

Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Monday, 29th June, 2026 10:00

Venue: Hybrid in the Council Chamber - Civic Offices, Angel Street, Bridgend, CF31 4WB

Contact: Democratic Services

Media

Items
No.	Item
1.	Apologies for Absence To receive apologies for absence from Members.
2.	Declarations of Interest To receive declarations of personal and prejudicial interest (if any) from Members/Officers in accordance with the provisions of the Members Code of Conduct adopted by Council from 1 September 2008 (including whipping declarations).
3.	Approval of Minutes PDF 150 KB To receive for approval the minutes of 16/03/26.
4.	Revenue Budget Outturn 2025-2026 PDF 480 KB View the declarations of interest for item 4. Invitees: Councillor John Spanswick - Leader Councillor Jane Gebbie - Deputy Leader / Cabinet Member for Social Services and Wellbeing Councillor Hywel Williams - Cabinet Member for Finance and Transformation Councillor Martyn Jones - Cabinet Member for Education and Young People Councillor Eugene Caparros - Cabinet Member for Communities and Environment (Job Share) Councillor Gary Haines - Cabinet Member for Communities and Environment (Job Share) Councillor Melanie Evans - Cabinet Member for Corporate Services Councillor Colin Davies - Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Housing Jake Morgan - Chief Executive Carys Lord - Corporate Director – Finance and Transformation Lindsay Harvey - Corporate Director - Education, Early Years & Young People Claire Marchant - Corporate Director - Social Services and Wellbeing Janine Nightingale - Corporate Director - Communities Kelly Watson - Chief Officer - Legal, Regulatory and Electoral Services Additional documents: 4a - Appendix 1 - Prior Year Budget Reductions Monitoring , item 4. PDF 130 KB 4b - Appendix 2 - 2025-26 MTFS Budget Reductions Risk Tracker March 2026 , item 4. PDF 195 KB 4c - Appendix 3 Revenue Budget Monitoring 2025-26 , item 4. PDF 124 KB 4d - Appendix 4 - Earmarked Reserves Quarter 4 , item 4. PDF 256 KB
5.	Age Friendly Baseline PDF 182 KB Invitees: Councillor Jane Gebbie - Deputy Leader / Cabinet Member for Social Services and Wellbeing Claire Marchant - Corporate Director - Social Services and Wellbeing Martin Morgans - Head of Service – Public Realm Sophie Moore – Group Manager – Prevention and Wellbeing Additional documents: 5a - Appendix 1 - Age Friendly Bridgend Baseline Assessment , item 5. PDF 8 MB
6.	Play Sufficiency PDF 167 KB Invitees: Councillor Jane Gebbie - Deputy Leader / Cabinet Member for Social Services and Wellbeing Claire Marchant - Corporate Director - Social Services and Wellbeing Sophie Moore – Group Manager – Prevention and Wellbeing Additional documents: 6a - Appendix 1 - Bridgend Play Sufficiency Assessment , item 6. PDF 764 KB 6b - Appendix 2 - Bridgend Play Sufficiency Action Plan , item 6. PDF 320 KB
7.	Conclusions and Recommendations
8.	Scrutiny Budget Working Group PDF 123 KB Additional documents: 8a - Appendix 1 - SBWG Terms of Reference , item 8. PDF 79 KB 8b - Appendix 2 - Summary of Proposed Changes , item 8. PDF 93 KB 8c - App 3 - Proposed Amended Structure of Scrutiny Budget Working Group , item 8. PDF 99 KB
9.	Cwm Taf Morgannwg Public Service Board (PSB) Joint Overview and Scrutiny Committee (JOSC) Nomination PDF 142 KB
10.	Corporate Parenting Champion Nomination PDF 129 KB
11.	Forward Work Programme Update PDF 175 KB Additional documents: 11a - Appendix A - COSC Draft FWP 2026-27 , item 11. PDF 137 KB 11b - Appendix B - Action Sheet COSC 2025-26 , item 11. PDF 224 KB 11c - Appendix C - FWP EYS OSC , item 11. PDF 161 KB 11d - Appendix D - FWP SSHWB OSC , item 11. PDF 139 KB 11e - Appendix E - FWP - CEH OSC , item 11. PDF 149 KB
12.	Urgent Items 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.