Decision Maker:

Outcome:

Is Key Decision?: No

Is Callable In?: No

Date of Decision: February 5, 2026

Purpose:

Content: The main points of the Meeting's discussion were confirmed as follows:   ·       To reiterate the request to the Welsh Government for a public inquiry, and share the Government's response to the request with the Members of the Full Council. ·       To emphasise the importance of the efficiency of Whistleblowing, Safeguarding and Reasonable Force Policies. ·       To ask for the wider distribution of Safeguarding Referral Forms rather than only to Headteachers and Chairs of Governing Bodies. ·       To share information about expenditure on support, therapy and counselling for victims to give assurance that we are spending enough on this support. ·       To emphasise the importance of the Reasonable Force Policy and that it is given due consideration in the response. ·       To consider how to ensure that the safeguarding policy is followed when the information is confidential and not known to all members of a school's governing body. ·       To give consideration to ensuring that concerns are taken seriously and that this is reinforced in culture. ·       To ensure that record keeping arrangements, and any relevant training, are reviewed and that a dedicated officer be considered to verify the quality of records. ·       The need for reassurance of what would be different if someone should raise concerns today. ·       The need to publish a concise and easy-to-read version of the document.   RESOLVED:   To ask the Cabinet to consider the above observations, as well as those from an Extraordinary Meeting of the Care Scrutiny Committee (13 January 2026), an Extraordinary Meeting of the Education and Economy Scrutiny Committee (19 January 2026) and the Governance and Audit Committee (15 January 2026), in adopting the new Response Plan.