Lauren Heard - Councillor for Neath Port Talbot (Neath East)

Councillor Lauren Heard

Welsh Labour / Llafur Cymru Neath East

Council: Neath Port Talbot

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Education, Skills and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee Council (Committee Member) Registration and Licensing Committee (Committee Member) Licensing and Gambling Acts Committee (Committee Member) Annual Meeting of Council Joint meeting of the Education, Skills and Wellbeing / Environment, Regeneration and Street Scene Scrutiny Committees Education Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

56 meetings · Page 1 of 12

Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday, 28th January, 2026 1.00 pm

January 28, 2026, 1:00 pm
Licensing and Gambling Acts Committee Committee Member

Licensing and Gambling Acts Committee - Monday, 19th January, 2026 10.05 am, PROVISIONAL

January 19, 2026, 10:05 am
Registration and Licensing Committee Committee Member

Registration and Licensing Committee - Monday, 19th January, 2026 10.00 am, PROVISIONAL

January 19, 2026, 10:00 am
Education Scrutiny Committee Committee Member

Education Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 8th January, 2026 2.00 pm

January 08, 2026
Registration and Licensing Committee Committee Member

Registration and Licensing Committee - Monday, 22nd December, 2025 10.00 am, PROVISIONAL

December 22, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

140 decisions · Page 3 of 28

Chair's Announcements

From: Education Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 27th November, 2025 2.00 pm - November 27, 2025

Recommendations Approved

School Maintenance and Improvements

From: Education Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 16th October, 2025 2.00 pm - October 16, 2025

...the committee noted the report on school maintenance and improvements, which provided information on the Strategic School Improvement Programme, the school building estate, and planned improvements.

Recommendations Approved

Urgent Items

From: Education Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 16th October, 2025 2.00 pm - October 16, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Selection of items for future scrutiny

From: Education Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 16th October, 2025 2.00 pm - October 16, 2025

...to determine the items for future scrutiny, the committee selected items from the Cabinet Forward Work Programme, the Welsh in Education Annual Report, School Maintenance and Improvements, Curriculum for Wales Update, Performance Monitoring, Heads of Service Business Plans, and Performance Monitoring 2025/2026 – Quarter 1 for discussion.

Recommendations Approved

Minutes of Previous Meeting

From: Education Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 16th October, 2025 2.00 pm - October 16, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 56

Average per Month: 2.7

Decisions Recorded: 140