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Notice of Meeting COUNCIL
Date and time
of Meeting MONDAY, 1ST DECEMBER, 2025 AT 6.05 P.M.
Venue HYBRID MEETING
MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO NOTE THE TIME OF THE MEETING.
A MOMENT OF REFLECTION WILL TAKE PLACE AT 6.00 P.M.
Agenda
PART I
1. Apologies for absence.
2. To receive declarations of interest and the nature of such interests under the Council’s Code of Conduct.
(Note: Members seeking advice on this item are asked to contact the Monitoring Officer or Democratic Services at least 48 hours before the meeting.)
3. To approve the minutes of the meetings held on:
(i) 29th September, 2025; and
(ii) 3rd November, 2025 (Special).
4. To receive any announcements from the Mayor, Leader, Members of the Cabinet and the Chief Executive and to receive any petitions submitted by Members.
5. Questions from the Public –
1 question has been received.
Reference –
6. Draft Governance and Audit Committee Annual Report 2024/25 – Governance and Audit Committee: 15th September, 2025.
7. Audited Statement of Accounts 2024/25.
8. To consider the following proposal(s) from the Executive in relation to the Council’s Policy Framework and Budget.
N.B. The reports which are the subject of the references in respect of Agenda Item 8(a) – (e) above have already been circulated to Members with the Cabinet agenda for the date specified above.
**** Further copies are available from the Democratic Services Office if required**.
9. To inform the Council of the Use of the Urgent Decision Procedure under Article 15.14 of the Constitution.
10. To consider the following Notice of Motion [submitted by Councillors L. Burnett and E. Goodjohn] –
White Ribbon Day – Gender Based Violence
This Council notes:
- A vigil was held on the Forecourt of the Civic Office on 21st November 2025 in recognition of White Ribbon Day 2025 and the United Nations’ Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
- The significance of the following 16 Days of Activism in raising awareness about gender-based violence against women and girls, and the importance of prioritising primary prevention to stop violence from happening in the first place.
Council further notes:
- The critical role that we, as decision makers, play in shaping and implementing policies that prioritise preventing gender-based violence and helping to create a more equal society where all individuals, regardless of gender, can live freely without the fear of violence.
Council recognises:
- The ongoing need to address and prevent gender-based violence, and the need to engage men and boys throughout society. This includes in education, in workplaces, communities and online.
Council believes that
- Every woman and girl has the right to live free from violence, fear and intimidation.
- Tackling violence against women and girls requires prevention, education, early intervention, and properly funded specialist services.
Council therefore resolves to
- Adopt a zero-tolerance approach to gender-based violence across all policies and public spaces and:
- Strengthen training so staff can identify and respond to abuse and coercive control.
- Support education on consent, healthy relationships and gender equality. Ensure safe and accessible reporting routes.
- Call for sustainable national funding for VAWG support services.
- Renew White Ribbon accreditation to demonstrate commitment to positive change, supporting gender equality and ending gender-based violence.
11. To receive questions and answers pursuant to Section 4.19.2 – 4.19.9 of the Council’s Constitution (i.e. questions on any matter in relation to which the Council has powers or duties or which affects the Vale of Glamorgan).
12. Any items which the Mayor has decided are urgent (Part I).
PART II
THE PUBLIC AND PRESS MAY BE EXCLUDED FROM THE MEETING DURING CONSIDERATION OF THE FOLLOWING ITEM(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 100A(4) OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1972.
13. Any items which the Mayor has decided are urgent (Part II).
Rob Thomas
Chief Executive
25th November, 2025
A version of this Agenda is also available in Welsh
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PLEASE NOTE: Council meetings will be held in line with the Council’s Multi-Location Meetings Policy which details at paragraphs 21.2 and 21.3 which meetings will be held on a hybrid and remote only basis.
Meetings of the Vale of Glamorgan Council will also be livestreamed, except where Part II matters are wholly or in part being considered, in accordance with the Council’s Multi-Location Meetings Policy.
If taking part, this means that you are being recorded both visually and in sound with the meeting being transmitted on the internet. This is done for the purposes of supporting and promoting democratic engagement and public interest. We will retain the data for 6 years and then offer it to the archivist at the Glamorgan Records Office for permanent retention. You have the right to apply to access, rectify, restrict, object or erase this data. The Information Regulator is the Information Commissioner who can be contacted https://ico.org.uk/. The Data Protection Officer for the Council can be contacted at DPO@valeofglamorgan.gov.uk.
Meetings that are held on hybrid basis will take place in the Council Chamber and online. Generally the public gallery in the Chamber is not filmed. However, by entering the meeting room and using the public seating area you are consenting to being filmed and to the possible use of those images and sound recordings for livestreaming and/or training purposes.
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