Councillor Lynda Thorne
Email: lynda.thorne@cardiff.gov.uk
Council: Cardiff
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
52 meetings · Page 1 of 11
Annual Meeting, Council - Thursday, 21st May, 2026 4.30 pm
Cabinet - Thursday, 19th March, 2026 10.00 am
Cardiff Council's Cabinet is scheduled to convene on Thursday, 19 March 2026, with a packed agenda covering a range of significant local issues. Key discussions are expected to revolve around the city's transport infrastructure, including the proposed Cardiff Active Travel Network Map and the awarding of a construction contract for Cardiff Crossrail Phase 1A. The Cabinet will also consider the Child Friendly Cardiff UNICEF Reaccreditation Assessment, school admission arrangements for the upcoming academic year, and the Council's Pay Policy Statement for 2026/27. Further topics include the Housing Revenue Account Business Plan, a new Tenant Engagement Strategy, the potential purchase of a block of apartments in Cathays, and proposals for a new green crematorium. Additionally, the Cabinet will review the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system replacement, the International Sports Village project, and the renewal ballot for the Business Improvement District. Finally, a consultation on a proposed Visitor Levy for Cardiff will be discussed, alongside plans for soft plastic collections and changes to absorbent hygiene product collections.
Cabinet Trust Committee - Thursday, 19th March, 2026 11.00 am
Decisions from Meetings
155 decisions · Page 25 of 31
Co-ordination of School Admission Arrangements 2027/28
From: Cabinet - Thursday, 12th December, 2024 2.00 pm - December 12, 2024
...the Council's draft Coordinated Admissions Scheme 2027/2028 was determined, establishing a formal process for school admission applications using a common application form and mandatory dates, ensuring applicants receive only one offer of admission to a maintained school.
Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)
New Housing Partnership Approval
From: Cabinet - Thursday, 12th December, 2024 2.00 pm - December 12, 2024
At the Cabinet Meeting of the 17th November 2022 the Cabinet received a report outlining proposal for a second Cardiff Housing Partnership, it was resolved at that meeting that: • approval in principle be given to the implementation of a second Cardiff Housing Partnership Programme including the commencement of a procurement exercise to appoint a development partner. • Approval be given to the list of development sites currently proposed to be included within a second partnership programme and approval that more suitable sites can be added into the programme, subject to complying with financial parameters including viability assessments and working within the HRA Business plan. • authority be delegated to the Corporate Director for People and Communities in consultation with the Cabinet member for Housing and Communities, to manage all matters relating to the procurement process including agreeing the procurement route, agreeing the parameters and delivery model of a second partnership programme, agreeing the procurement documents, agreeing the evaluation criteria and the evaluation of the bids. • It be noted that a subsequent report will be presented to Cabinet following the conclusion of the procurement process seeking approval to appoint the preferred Bidder
Recommendations Approved
Minutes of Cabinet Meetings of 24 October and 21 November 2024
From: Cabinet - Thursday, 12th December, 2024 2.00 pm - December 12, 2024
Recommendations Approved
Corporate Risk Register - Mid Year Review 2024/25
From: Cabinet - Thursday, 12th December, 2024 2.00 pm - December 12, 2024
The report will inform the Cabinet of the key risks facing the Council. The Cabinet will have last sighted the Corporate Risk Register (CRR) at a Cabinet Meeting in September 2024 (this was the Q4 2023/24 update). Senior officers review the document quarterly and the Cabinet once every 6 months. Corporate Risk owners are at a Director level, and they each input to the review of this document.
Recommendations Approved
Shared Regulatory Services - Delegation Of 'Special Procedures' (& Other Regulatory) Functions Introduced By The Public Health (Wales) Act 2017
From: Cabinet - Thursday, 12th December, 2024 2.00 pm - December 12, 2024
...to delegate executive functions related to smoke-free premises, special procedures licensing, and intimate piercing on children, as outlined in the Public Health (Wales) Act 2017, to the Shared Regulatory Services Joint Committee, while noting the Licensing Committee's statutory responsibilities for special procedures hearings.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 52
Average per Month: 1.9
Decisions Recorded: 155