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Innovation, Technology and Partnerships Programme
14 January 2026
The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care has agreed, subject to the Welsh Government’s final budget, to fund the Innovation, Technology and Partnerships Programme for 2026 to 2027 financial year.
AI Awareness and Adoption
14 January 2026
The Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy & Planning has approved funding for dedicated artificial intelligence (AI) support for businesses in 2025 to 2026 and 2026 to 2027 including Business Wales delivery of an AI awareness and adoption programme for Welsh micro-businesses and SMEs, and an AI pollination project and sector specific AI training for businesses in the tourism and events sector.
Reallocation of Equalities budget to the Supporting Communities budget
14 January 2026
The Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip has agreed to allocate additional funding to support emergency fuel poverty action through the Fuel Bank Foundation.
Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales’ Annual Report and Accounts
14 January 2026
The Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership has approved the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales’ Annual Report for 2024 to 2025.
End of year capital schemes
13 January 2026
The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care has agreed funding for a range of equipment, digital and minor works proposals to be delivered by 31st March 2026.
The Seren Academy Budget 2025 to 2026
13 January 2026
The Cabinet Secretary for Education has approved the proposals for the allocation of the Seren Academy budget for the financial year 2025 to 2026, except for £200,000 that requires further discussions.
The Seren Academy Budget 2025 to 2026
13 January 2026
The Cabinet Secretary for Education has approved the proposals for the outstanding allocation of the Seren Academy budget for the financial year 2025 to 2026.
Delivery Contract Retendering
13 January 2026
The Cabinet Secretary for Education has agreed the retendering of the Seren Academy’s Delivery Contract.
Reappointment of Chair to the Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust
12 January 2026
The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care has reappointed Colin Dennis for 4 years from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2030.
Plant protection product
12 January 2026
The Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs has agreed to Health and Safety Executive exercising the decision-making function on the approval of aqueous extract from the germinated seeds of sweet Lupinus albus, a new low-risk active substance used in plant protection products, in relation to Wales.
Real Living Wage increase April 2026
12 January 2026
The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care Services has agreed an increase to the minimum Agenda for Change NHS staff hourly rate to reflect the increase of the Living Wage Foundation rate to £13.45 per hour. This is a temporary increase ahead of the annual pay award for 2026 to 2027.
Reappointment of a Member of Careers Choices Dewis Gyrfa Ltd Board
12 January 2026
The Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership has reappointed Joni Alexander for 3 years from 9 January 2026 to 8 January 2029.
LGBTQ+ learners and youth work support
12 January 2026
The Cabinet Secretary for Education and the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip have agreed to the provision of additional funding which will be distributed to local authorities over financial years 2025 to 2026 (£100,000) and 2026 to 2027 (£200,000) for the provision of additional funding to local youth support services via the Youth Support Grant to work with schools and education providers in their local area to boost support for LGBTQ+ learners.
Wales Union Learning Fund and TUC Cymru Funding Approval
12 January 2026
The Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning and the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership have agreed funding to support delivery of Wales Union Learning Fund and TUC Cymru activities in 2026 to 2027 financial year.
NHS Wales
12 January 2026
The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care has agreed to fund a range of estates, equipment, and digital proposals to be delivered by the end of the financial year 2025 to 2026.
Government Indemnity Scheme Artificial intelligence in NHS Wales clinical settings
8 January 2026
The Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing has agreed support for initiatives to implement the introduction and adoption of artificial intelligence in NHS Wales clinical settings.
Homelessness Support Pilot
8 January 2026
The Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip, Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government and Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language have agreed to fund a pilot for homelessness support in 2025 to 2026 and 2026 to 2027.
Government Indemnity Scheme
7 January 2026
The Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language, The Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning, and the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership have agreed that the process for removing GIS clauses in Wales should follow the model used by Arts Council England. They have also agreed that this process should be used for the forthcoming Gwen John Exhibition.
Household Notification Letter
7 January 2026
The Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government and the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language have agreed to support sending a Household Notification Letter to homes in Wales before the 2026 Senedd election. This letter will inform those who wish to vote by post or proxy of their registration status and the process for applying for a postal or proxy vote.
Health Board allocation
7 January 2026
The Cabinet Secretary for Health & Social Care has agreed the 2026 to 2027 Health Board allocation.
Competent Persons Scheme - Review of the Conditions of Authorisation
7 January 2026
The Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning has agreed a joint Call for Evidence with the Building Safety Regulator in England on the review into the Competent Persons Scheme Conditions of Authorisation.
Letters of Comfort – Migration and Nation of Sanctuary
7 January 2026
The Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip has agreed to issue letters of comfort to third sector organisations totalling £831,350 of funding for 2026 to 2027 from the Cohesive Communities.
School Health Research Network
6 January 2026
The Cabinet Secretary for Education, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, and Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing agreed the funding of the School Health Research Network’s work for a further two financial years.
Sustainable Communities for Learning
6 January 2026
The Cabinet Secretary for Education has approved the following projects to proceed to the next stage of the business process: Pembrokeshire, Milford Haven Schools Redevelopment; Rhondda Cynon Taff, Penrhys Primary; Wrexham, St Mary’s RC; Neath Port Talbot, Pre-16 Skills and Vocational Hub. Furthermore, Neath Port Talbot’s YGG Rhosafan project has been awarded funding through the Sustainable Schools Challenge; and Cardiff’s Ysgol Mynydd Bychan project and Denbighshire’s Ysgol Bro Elwern project have been awarded funding through the Welsh Medium Captial Grant.
Sustainable Communities for Learning - Business Cases - Colleges
6 January 2026
The Minister for Further and Higher Education and the Cabinet Secretary for Education approved the following projects to proceed to the next stage of the business process: Pembrokeshire College, revised Strategic Outline Programme; St David’s College, revised Strategic Outline Programme; St David’s College, Main Building Internal Refurbishment Phase 3.
Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence
6 January 2026
The Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip has agreed for the issue of “letters of comfort” to third sector organisations funded from the Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence revenue budget, to assist in planning for 2026 to 2027.
Gypsy and Traveller Sites Capital Grant
6 January 2026
The Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip approves capital funding proposals: from Pembrokeshire County Council to a value of £105,619 in 2025 to 2026; £551,516k in 2026 to 2027 and £131,408 in 2027 to 2028; from Denbighshire County Council for £4,076 in 2025 to 2026; and, from Flintshire County Council for £368,330 in 2025 to 2026.
Social Business Wales
6 January 2026
The Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning has approved the delivery of the Social Business Wales service and core funding for Cwmpas and Social Firms Wales for 2026 to 2027.
Employability Programmes
6 January 2026
The Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning has agreed funding for the Jobs Growth Wales+, ReAct+, and Communities for Work+ programmes, and funding to support the development of the ESP single digital service from draft budget 2026 to 2027.
Immigration legal advice provision
6 January 2026
The Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip has agreed to the repurposing of £60,000 to support activity to improve immigration legal advice provision in Wales.
Community-led Housing
6 January 2026
The Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government has agreed to award revenue funding to continue supporting Cwmpas in bringing forward and assisting Community-led Housing in 2026 to 2027.
Rural Housing Enabler projects
6 January 2026
The Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government has agreed £146,382 in revenue funding for Rural Housing Enabler projects in 2026 to 2027.
Cohesive Communities underspend
6 January 2026
The Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip has agreed to the repurposing of £1.482 Million from underspends to provide additional support for local authorities.
Strategy for an Ageing Society
6 January 2026
The Minister for Children and Social Care and The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care have agreed funding to Age Cymru in 2026 to 2027.
Warren Hall development
6 January 2026
The Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning has approved expenditure for proposed infrastructure works at Warren Hall, Flintshire.
Social Housing Regulator and Strategic Business Division indicative grant awards
6 January 2026
Subject to agreement of the final budget for 2026 to 2027 by the Senedd, the Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government has agreed revenue grant awards totalling £652.300 to Tai Pawb, TPAS Cymru, Chartered Institute of Housing, LEASE and Cardiff Community Housing Association.
Fuel poverty
6 January 2026
The Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip agreed to utilise existing budgets to fund Administrative Data Research Wales carrying out work to gather Welsh fuel poverty Evidence.
Restricted children’s services
6 January 2026
The Minister for Children and Social Care and Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care have approved proposals for follow up study to inform evaluation of eliminating profit from restricted children’s services.
Help to Buy-Wales
6 January 2026
The Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government has agreed a budget for a Help to Buy-Wales publicity campaign, and to align the governance procedures for minor decisions regarding housing schemes being delivered by the Development Bank of Wales.
Investment Panel Meeting of 14th October 2025
6 January 2026
The Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning has agreed Economy Futures Funding for a project in Pembrokeshire.
Funding to support Real Living Wage promotion and accreditation
6 January 2026
The Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning and the Minister for Culture, Skills and Social Partnership have agreed, subject to the Welsh Government’s final budget, to continue funding for Cynnal Cymru to promote and support Real Living Wage accreditation. This will ensure continuity of activity from the 2025 to 2026 financial year into 2026 to 2027.
Housing with Care Fund – Project Proposals for 2025 to 2026
6 January 2026
The Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government has approved £3,068,863 in Housing with Care Fund capital funding for eight schemes across three regions of Wales. The First minister has approved £70,283 in Housing with Care Fund capital funding for two schemes in one region of Wales.
Independent Living Programme
6 January 2026
The Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government has agreed the draft grant allocations for the Independent Living Programme for 2026 to 2027.
Net Zero Industry Wales
6 January 2026
The Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning has agreed to write to Net Zero Industry Wales to confirm the continuation of Net Zero Industry Wales, a trade body, to support industrial decarbonisation activity in Wales.
Independent Appeals Process for Rural Grants and Payments
6 January 2026
The Deputy First Minister / Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs has agreed to reject an appeal against the decision to apply an over declared penalty and recover payments under Glastir Woodland Creation, Glastir Woodland Premium, and Glastir Woodland Management schemes, following the completion of administrative checks.
Independent Appeals Process for Rural Grants and Payments
6 January 2026
The Deputy First Minister / Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs has agreed to reject an appeal against the decision to reject a 2020 Glastir Advanced Capital Works claim, as it was submitted after deadline date.
Independent Appeals Process for Rural Grants and Payments
6 January 2026
The Deputy First Minister / Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs has agreed to accept an appeal against the decision to apply a payment reduction to a Sustainable Production Grant claim following an inspection.
Net Zero Industry Wales
6 January 2026
The Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning has agreed that officials take the required steps for the Welsh Government to replace Industry Wales as the company guarantor for Net Zero Industry Wales, in parallel to other options being explored as necessary.