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Proposed Climate Innovation programme 2026 to 2027 workplan
16 July 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability has approved the proposed Climate Innovation Work Programme for 2026 to 2027.
2026 to 2027 capital grant awards for local museums, libraries and archives
16 July 2026
The Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport has agreed to lift the embargo and allow successful local museum, library and archive organisations to publicly announce their 2026 to 2027 capital grant awards.
Programme of Work – Safeguarding in Education
16 July 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language, Deputy Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education and the Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women’s Health have agreed to a safeguarding governance review across education, faith and sport settings, revisions to Keeping Learners Safe guidance and Handling Allegations of Abuse against Teachers and Other Staff guidance. The Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language has also agreed the funding package for Gwynedd for 2026 to 2027 and 2027 to 2028 and for the continued development of associated professional learning and Relationships and Sexuality Education resources.
Building Safety (Wales) Act - Implementation Planning
15 July 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning has agreed the indicative timeline for implementation of the Building Safety (Wales) Act 2026 and the approach to transitional funding being made available to local authorities working towards implementation of the Act.
Welsh Fisheries Funding Schemes 2026 to 2027
15 July 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability has agreed the 118 Welsh Marine and Fisheries Scheme applications that passed stage one assessment proceed to stage two, accepting a managed overcommitment at this stage and approve two further Coastal Capacity Building projects, noting an over commitment.
Increase to Natural Resources Wales Approved Mileage Allowance Rates
15 July 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability has agreed for Natural Resources Wales to implement an increase in its business mileage rate from 6 April 2026, in line with the updated HM Revenue and Customs Approved Mileage Allowance Payments rates.
South Wales Fire and Rescue Authority Intervention
15 July 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning has agreed that the intervention in the South Wales Fire and Rescue Authority (FRA) should remain in place until after the 2027 local government elections and that a role should be developed for FRA members alongside, aimed at developing arrangements and conditions that will provide for a smooth and effective transition out of the intervention in due course and agreed that a replacement Commissioner should be sought and appointed to replace Commissioner Carl Foulkes who will leave that role on 31 July and also agreed that lawyers should be instructed to amend the South Wales Fire and Rescue Authority (Exercise of Functions) (Wales) Directions 2024 to reflect the change in Commissioners (SLR-1022). In addition, the Cabinet Minister has agreed funding of £3,000 for independent advice from Cardiff University on options to mitigate the risk of an ineffective transition, and £3,562 to meet final costs associated with the Welsh Local Government Association producing new FRA member role descriptions and a training and development package.
Establishing a Homelessness Reform Delivery Partnership
14 July 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning has agreed to establish a national Homelessness Reform Delivery Partnership as the primary mechanism for engagement with local authorities and wider delivery partners to support implementation of the Homelessness and Social Housing Allocation (Wales) Act 2026.
Transforming Towns funding
14 July 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Local Government, Housing & Planning has approved to open a call for applications for Transforming Towns Loan funding in 2026 to 2027.
UK Government Cultural Schemes - Delegated Authority
14 July 2026
The Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport has agreed the delegation of authority to the Deputy Director of Culture to consider any recommendations made by Arts Council England relating to the acquisition of items within Wales.
Delivery of social homes by 2030
14 July 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning has agreed the definition of the 20,000 social homes by 2030 target.
Management of the Welsh Government Enterprise Property Portfolio
14 July 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy has approved the delegation of routine property transactions and expenditure.
Cycling grant scheme
13 July 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy has approved funding for cycling infrastructure through the Brilliant Basics capital fund for 2026 to 2027 and 2027 to 2028.
Croeso i Bawb
13 July 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy has approved funding for a small grants scheme to support accessibility improvements in tourism and hospitality businesses in 2026 to 2027.
Expert Advisory Panel
13 July 2026
The Prif Weinidog and the Cabinet Minister for Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy have agreed the next steps with regards to establishing the expert advisory panel for a new national development agency, including the appointment of the preferred candidate for Chair.
Sustainable Communities for Learning Programme: Business Case – May 2026
13 July 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Education and Welsh Language has approved the Full Business Case for Neath Port Talbot’s Pre-16 Skills and Vocational Hub (Trefelin Pupil Referral Unit).
Part 6 Code of Practice and Special Guardianship Order Code
9 July 2026
The Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental health and Women’s Health has agreed to the publication of the summary report on the Part 6 Code of Practice and Special Guardianship Order Code.
School Holiday Enrichment Programme
9 July 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language has agreed to provide support so that all eligible Food and Fun School Holiday Enrichment Programme schemes can run in Summer 2026.
British Association of Social Workers (BASW) Cymru Consultant Social Worker Funding
9 July 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Health and Care and the Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women’s Health have agreed continued funding for BASW Cymru to host a national Consultant Social Worker specialising in matters relating to race to support delivery of the Anti-racist Wales Action Plan. They have also approved funding of up to £110,000 for the period 2026 to 2027.
Transforming Towns funding
8 July 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Local Government, Housing & Planning has approved Transforming Towns funding to support the demolition and redevelopment of Friar’s Park, Carmarthen.
Welsh Housing Monitor 2026
8 July 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning has agreed funding to be awarded to the Chartered Institute of Housing Cymru to co-produce the Welsh Housing Monitor 2026.
Ministry of Justice Youth Justice Core Grant in Wales
8 July 2026
The Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice and Equality agreed to provide consent for the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) Youth Justice Core Grant, for the purposes of youth justice services, to be ring-fenced. The nature of consent is time-limited for 2026 to 2027 only.
Ministerial Assurance Group - Gwynedd
7 July 2026
The Prif Weinidog, Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language and the Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women’s Health have agreed to continue with the Gwynedd Ministerial Assurance Group (MAG) and that the future focus of the MAG should be broadened to consider Gwynedd’s strategic implementation of safeguarding procedures across education services.
Anti-racist Wales Action Plan (ArWAP)
7 July 2026
The Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice and Equality has agreed to a light-touch review of the Anti-racist Wales Action Plan to ensure it remains aligned with the Government's priorities, and to continue the External Accountability Group, alongside a review of its governance arrangements.
Funding for Adult Learners' Week 2026 Campaign
7 July 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language and the Deputy Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education have approved £48,000 funding to deliver an Adult Learners’ Week 2026 campaign and £2,000 to undertake an evaluation of Adult Learners’ Week 2026.
Independent Specialist Post-16 Institution
7 July 2026
The Deputy Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education has approved an application from one Independent Specialist Post-16 Institution (ISPI) to be included on the published ISPI List.
Independent Special Post-16 Institutions
7 July 2026
The Deputy Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education has rejected an application from an Independent Special Post-16 Institution (ISPI) to be included on the published ISPI List.
Judicial pay award
6 July 2026
The Deputy First Minister has authorised a pay award of 3.5% for 2026 to 2027 for all members of the Welsh Tribunals. The award is backdated to April 2026.
Wales Resilience Framework
6 July 2026
The Prif Weinidog has agreed to retain the Wales Resilience Framework and Delivery Plan and agreed a set of actions to further enhance Wales’ resilience, including the creation of an independent resilience advisory panel. In addition, he agreed to annual dedicated Cabinet on resilience, strengthened cyber resilience, working cooperatively with the UK Government for the benefit of Wales and engaging with senior leaders of the Wales Resilience Forum to confirm the government’s commitment to strengthening Wales’ resilience.
Donation to Disasters Emergency Committee - Venezuela Earthquake Appeal
6 July 2026
The First Minister has agreed to gift £50,000 to the Disasters Emergency Committee for their Venezuela Earthquake Appeal which was launched on 1 July 2026.
Letter of Understanding between Welsh Government and Osaka Prefectural Government
6 July 2026
The Prif Weinidog has given agreement for the Welsh Government to sign a Letter of Understanding with the Osaka Prefecture Government that will encourage greater collaboration and partnership in the fields of Life Sciences, Clean Energy, Start-ups and Energy Efficiency.
Teaching Wales Recruitment Campaign: Summer 2026
1 July 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Education and Welsh Language has agreed to support the continuation of the existing Teaching Wales campaign during the summer.
Review of superfast broadband availability across Wales
1 July 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy has agreed to commence an open market review of superfast broadband availability across Wales.
Welsh Government Directed Level 5 Intervention at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
1 July 2026
The Minister for Health and Care has approved a Welsh Government directed level 5 intervention at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, including additional operational improvement support and the establishment of an expert group to oversee a review of the quality of care, leadership, governance and culture.
Research on young carers in education
30 June 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language has agreed to commission further research to strengthen the evidence base on young carers in education, building on published Welsh Government analysis of School Health Research Network (SHRN) data, including analysis of anonymised data on educational outcomes and exploratory work to inform longer-term approaches to data collection.
Agile Cymru grant award
30 June 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy has agreed to the issuing of Agile Cymru grant award letters to stakeholders.
Funding approval for the Welsh Housing Survey
30 June 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning has approved funding of up to £3.5 million, profiled across three financial years, for the delivery of a Housing Survey for Wales in 2027 to 2028. The Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice and Equality has approved the funding of £50,369 to support the development of the fuel poverty elements of the Welsh Housing survey for 2027 to 2028. This cost will be incurred in 2026 to 2027.
COVID-19 Vaccination Programme and National Influenza Immunisation Programme
30 June 2026
The Deputy Minister for Public and Preventative Health agreed to the issuing of updated legislative directions and service specification for the COVID-19 Vaccination Programme and amending legislative directions for the National Influenza Immunisation Programme from autumn 2026.
Funding for Results 2026 Campaign
30 June 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language and the Deputy Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education have approved funding of £50,000 to deliver a joint communications campaign with Careers Wales over the summer results period to support young people at a critical transition point.
Royal Collections Trust Loans to Amgueddfa Cymru
30 June 2026
The Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport has agreed to continue the process of indemnifying collections on loan from the Royal Collections Trust to Welsh national organisations such as Amgueddfa Cymru by undertaking, up to the agreed value of the items within the agreed indemnity ceiling, minus the first £25,000.00, to be set out in the Undertaking. Any requests for new undertakings will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Public Sector Delivery Programme
29 June 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability has agreed to deploy £38.7million for Public Sector Decarbonisation Programme and Projects in 2026 to 2027.
Sustainable Finance Strategy
29 June 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability has agreed to the development of a Sustainable Finance Strategy and Stakeholder engagement over the summer months with a view to formal consultation in the autumn (in line with COP17).
Governance Arrangement
29 June 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Enterprise, Connectivity & Energy has agreed to update governance arrangement relating to a company part owned by the Welsh Ministers.
Support for the education of care experienced learners
25 June 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language has agreed to publish the Personal Education Plans for children looked after: guidance for practitioners alongside related case studies, the children’s rights impact assessment and sections 1 and 8 of the Integrated Impact Assessment.
Adult Basic Skills Mapping-– Decision to Proceed
24 June 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language and Deputy Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education have agreed to continue the contract for the Learning and Work Institute to complete the modelling and mapping of estimated adult basic skills’ levels across Wales.
Commencement plan for the Homelessness and Social Housing Allocations (Wales) Act
24 June 2026
The Cabinet Secretary for Local Government, Housing and Planning has agreed the plan for bringing the Homelessness and Social Housing Allocations (Wales) Act into force, including the approach to commencement, the proposed timing for when different provisions will come into force, and the key priorities for local authorities in the period before Phase 1 of the Act comes into force.
Fuel Support for Gypsies and Travellers Living on a site
23 June 2026
The Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice and Equalities has agreed funding to support Gypsies and Travellers living on sites with energy costs. The funding will be provided through local authorities and the Fuel Bank Foundation during the 2026 to 2027 financial year.
Anti-Slavery Wales 2026 conference
22 June 2026
The Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice and Equality has agreed to staging the annual Anti-Slavery Wales 2026 conference.
Nature Networks Fund
22 June 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability has agreed to the continuation of the Nature Networks Programme for 2026 to 2027 and to the allocation of £10.398million to enable the National Lottery Heritage Fund to continue to deliver the Nature Networks Fund and open the next window by 9 July.
Biodiversity Targets Cost Benefit Analysis Procurement
22 June 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability has approved the procurement of the Theory of Change and Cost Benefit Analysis to support the subordinate legislation for biodiversity targets and the allocation of £200,000 to support the cost benefit analysis to support the Regulatory Impact Assessment.
Funding on a report on the extension of the franchise in Wales
18 June 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning has agreed funding to commission research and production of a report to Welsh Ministers on the extension of the franchise in Wales and the change to qualification for membership of the Senedd.
Initial Teacher Education Priority Subject incentive
18 June 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Education and Welsh Language has agreed an increase to the Initial Teacher Education Priority Subject incentive from September 2026.
Child Poverty
17 June 2026
The Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice and Equality has agreed to fund a Welsh Boost to the Child Poverty - Parents and Carers Longitudinal Study led by the UK Government.
Appointment of Chair of the independent review into the bureaucratic burden on family farms
17 June 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability has appointed Mr John Davies, via Direct Ministerial Appointment, as Chair of the independent review into the bureaucratic burden on family farms, for a term of nine months to 31 March 2027.
Productivity mission
15 June 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy has approved the adoption of a national productivity mission to halve the productivity gap with the UK within ten years, establish it as a central cross-government priority and progress development of supporting metrics, milestones and monitoring arrangements.
Police and School programme
15 June 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language has agreed funding of £1,000,000 in 2026 to 2027 to support a new collaboration between the Welsh Government and the four police forces in Wales to support and strengthen collaborative working with all four forces, the Police and Crime Commissioners, local authorities and schools in Wales to make a positive difference to children and young people’s lives.
Remediation of Building Safety Defects
11 June 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning has agreed to a consultation on Regulations on Remediation of Building Safety Defects and the Determination of Building Height and Number of Storeys.
Expansion of Childcare Expert Steering Group
9 June 2026
The Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice and Equality has agreed to establish an Expert Steering Group to support the phased expansion of childcare provision for children aged 9 months to 4 years across this Senedd term.