James Henton - Councillor  for Neath Port Talbot (Dyffryn)

Councillor James Henton

Independent Dyffryn

Council: Neath Port Talbot

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Special Appointments Committee Personnel Committee Licensing and Gambling Acts Sub Committee (Vice Chair) Registration and Licensing Committee (Vice Chair) Council (Committee Member) Licensing and Gambling Acts Committee (Vice Chair) Community, Finance and Strategic Leadership Scrutiny Committee Governance and Audit Committee Democratic Services Committee (Committee Member) Education, Skills and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee Statutory Licensing Sub-Committee (Vice Chair) General Licensing Committee (Vice Chair) Statutory Licensing Committee (Vice Chair) Standards Committee Joint Meeting of the Cabinet / Education Skills and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committees Annual Meeting of Council Cabinet Scrutiny Committee Cabinet Performance and Resources Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member) Joint Meeting of the Community Finance and Strategic Leaderhip / Environment, Regeneration and Streetscene Scrutiny Committees Joint meeting of the Education, Skills and Wellbeing / Environment, Regeneration and Street Scene Scrutiny Committees Education Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member) Culture, Connection and Place Scrutiny Committee (Vice Chair) Planning Committee (Committee Member)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

152 meetings · Page 1 of 31

Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday, 17th December, 2025 1.00 pm

December 17, 2025
Statutory Licensing Sub-Committee Vice Chair

Statutory Licensing Sub-Committee - Monday, 15th December, 2025 10.00 am

December 15, 2025
General Licensing Committee Vice Chair

General Licensing Committee - Monday, 15th December, 2025 10.00 am

December 15, 2025
Culture, Connection and Place Scrutiny Committee Vice Chair

Culture, Connection and Place Scrutiny Committee - Friday, 12th December, 2025 10.00 am

December 12, 2025
Statutory Licensing Sub-Committee Vice Chair

Statutory Licensing Sub-Committee (Special), Statutory Licensing Sub-Committee - Friday, 12th December, 2025 11.00 am

December 12, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

384 decisions · Page 2 of 77

Member Annual Report Scheme

From: Democratic Services Committee - Monday, 17th November, 2025 2.00 pm - November 17, 2025

... to promote transparency and accountability, the committee approved reminding all Members of the Members Annual Report Scheme and inviting them to complete an annual report if they wish.

Recommendations Approved

Multi Location Meeting Policy and Public Attendance at Meeting Guidance

From: Democratic Services Committee - Monday, 17th November, 2025 2.00 pm - November 17, 2025

...to approve the Multi Location Meeting Policy and Public Attendance at Meeting Guidance as detailed in Appendices 1 and 2, which aim to facilitate public participation through webcasting of public meetings using Microsoft Teams Live.

Recommendations Approved

Forward Work Programme 25/26

From: Democratic Services Committee - Monday, 17th November, 2025 2.00 pm - November 17, 2025

... to approve the recommendations within the noted Forward Work Programme for 2025/2026.

Recommendations Approved

Minutes of Previous Meeting

From: Democratic Services Committee - Monday, 17th November, 2025 2.00 pm - November 17, 2025

...the minutes of the meeting held on 21st July 2025 were approved as a true and accurate record, the Draft Members' Development and Training Programme (and Seminar Schedule) for 2025/26 was approved, the progress made on the Harassment, Abuse and Intimidation Action Plan was noted and progress will be monitored on a 6 monthly basis, elected members were granted access to the Vivup platform and its full suite of services, and the Forward Work Programme 2025-2026 was noted.

Recommendations Approved

Urgent Items

From: Democratic Services Committee - Monday, 17th November, 2025 2.00 pm - November 17, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 152

Average per Month: 6.6

Decisions Recorded: 384