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Joint Committees, Other Groups and Forums

The Council is also a member of a number of joint Committees alongside other Public Bodies, with further information surrounding these available below.

Joint Committe Table
Cardiff Airport Consultative Committee	Visit Website	Find out more about Cardiff Airport Consultative Committee meetings	Vale Representative Cllr. E. Williams
Cardiff Capital Region City Deal	Visit Website	Find out more about minutes, reports and agendas for the Cardiff Capital Region City Deal.	Vale Representative Cllr. L. Burnett
Cardiff Capital Region City Deal Joint Scrutiny	Visit Website	Find out more about Cardiff Capital Region City Deal Joint Scrutiny meetings [previously administered by Bridgend County Borough Council] [now administered by Rhondda Cynon Taff - July 2021]	Vale Representative Cllr. S. Lloyd-Selby
Central South Consortium – Joint Education Service Joint Committee	Visit Website	The Central South Consortium has been established for local authorities to work in partnership for the delivery of Education services on behalf of Bridgend, Cardiff, Merthyr Tydfil, Rhondda Cynon Taf and the Vale of Glamorgan Councils.	Vale Representative Cllr. R. Birch
Coychurch Crematorium Joint Committee	Visit Website	The Coychurch Crematorium Joint Committee met to discuss the business plan and fees, financial performance and proposed revenue budget, and the programme of meetings for the upcoming year relating to Coychurch Crematorium.	Vale Representative Cllr. G. John Cllr. C. Stallard Cllr. J. Lynch-Wilson
Glamorgan Archives Joint Committee	Visit Website	The Glamorgan Archives is administered by the Glamorgan Archives Joint Committee (GAJC), a Committee of Councillors’ and co-opted members which meets four times a year. The Committee’s remit is to develop and run a joint archive service for the six local authorities of Bridgend, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Merthyr Tydfil, Rhondda Cynon Taf and the Vale of Glamorgan.	Vale Representative Cllr. G. John Cllr. R. Birch
National Joint Committeefor the National Adoption Service and Foster Wales	Visit Website	The National Adoption Service for Wales was established to deliver and improve adoption services in Wales. In 2024, a National Joint Committee was established to provide oversight on behalf of all 22 local authorities in Wales.	Vale Representative Cllr. E. Williams
Prosiect Gwyrdd Joint Committee	Visit Website	Prosiect Gwyrdd is a partnership between, Caerphilly Borough County Council, The County Council of the City and County of Cardiff, Monmouthshire County Council, Newport Council and Vale of Glamorgan Council The combined municipal waste of the five authorities makes up 40% of the total municipal waste of Wales. Prosiect Gwyrdd is committed to looking for the best environmental, cost effective and practical solution for waste after recycling and composting has been maximised in each area.	Vale Representative Cllr. M. Wilson Cllr. R. Sivagnanam
Shared Regulatory Services Joint Committee	View Meetings	This Committee focuses on delivering the Environmental Health, Trading Standards and Licensing functions across the Bridgend, Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan areas.	Vale Representative Cllr. R. Sivagnanam Cllr. P. Drake

The Council also has a number of Other Groups and Forums to support the discharging of its functions:

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Joint Consultative Forum	This Committee works alongside Trade Unions in Social Partnership to make recommendations to the Cabinet and on the application of the terms and conditions of service and the education, training and welfare of employees of the Council and any other thinks referred to the Forum for consideration.	Vale Representative Cllr. S. Campbell Cllr. J. Charles Cllr. M. Cowpe Cllr. P. Drake Cllr. W. Hennessy Cllr. N. Thomas Cllr. S. Perkes
Appointment of Local Authority Governors Advisory Panel	The Advisory Panel for the Appointment of Local Authority Governors will be responsible for making recommendations to the Cabinet regarding the appointment and removal of Local Authority Governors in line with the approved criteria contained within this policy.	Vale Representative Cllr. R. Birch Cllr. A. Asbrey Cllr. N. Marshallsea Cllr. S. Campbell Cllr. W. Hennessy Cllr. M. Wilkinson
Glamorgan Heritage Coast Advisory Group	This meeting brings together major interest groups to promote awareness and interest in the Heritage Coast	Vale Representative Cllr. C. Stallard Cllr. Em. Goodjohn Cllr. S. Hanks
Equalities Consultative Forum	This forum acts as a consultative forum in relation to the equalities policy and procedures developed by the Council, facilitates the promotion of equal opportunities and the elimination of discrimination both within the Council and the wider community, and to advise the Council of the views and concerns of equality organisations and of the residents of the Vale.	Vale Representative Cllr. R. Sivagnanam Cllr. L. Burnett Cllr. A. Collins Cllr. Em. Goodjohn Cllr. S. Haines Cllr. I. Perry
Local Authority Trading Company “The Big Fresh Catering Company”	The Shareholder Committee has authority to undertake all the functions of the Council as shareholder under the Companies Act 2006, and all relevant legislation and associated guidance in respect of its shareholder duties.	Vale Representative Cllr. L. Burnett