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Funding approval for the Improving Economic Statistics budget
10 September 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and Constitution has approved the spending of up to £1.8million from the Improving Economic and Labour Market Statistics budget in 2026 to 2027 to undertake the Trade Survey for Wales, to boost the Annual Population Survey and the Family Resources Survey and continue work on Input-Output tables.
Review of the VAWDASV national strategy
10 September 2026
The Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice and Equality has agreed the review of the Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (VAWDASV) national strategy 2022 to 2026 report. The Minister has also agreed to replace the existing Blueprint governance arrangements with an alternative governance structure, that will allow for more effective monitoring and accountability for progress of Welsh Government and partners’ actions to deliver on the objectives and actions in a new national strategy.
National Participation Standards Kitemark
10 September 2026
The Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice and Equality has agreed to the closure of the National Participation Standards Kitemark scheme.
Strengthening Hwb cyber assurances
10 September 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language has agreed the procurement of new cyber monitoring and management services for the Hwb Cloud ecosystem to strengthen cyber security, enhance threat detection and response capabilities, and ensure the continued resilience and protection of Hwb services and data.
School and Community-Based Counselling Operational Toolkit
10 September 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Education and Welsh Language has agreed to the updating of the current Toolkit guidance and a public consultation in 2026 to 2027.
Non-disclosure and privileged information agreement
10 September 2026
The Deputy Minister for Public and Preventative Health has agreed the proposal for a non-disclosure and privileged information agreement between the Welsh Government and the Food Standards Agency.
Lease and Option to Purchase of Property in Swansea
10 September 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Enterprise Connectivity and Energy has approved a lease with an option to purchase of Land and Buildings in Swansea and consent to an underlease.
Investment Panel Meeting of 23rd June 2026
10 September 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Government Effectiveness and the Constitution has agreed Economy Futures Funding for a project in Carmarthenshire.
Investment Panel Meeting of 21st July 2026
10 September 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Enterprise, Connectivity & Energy and the Trefnydd, Chief Whip & Cabinet Minister for Culture & Sport have agreed Economy Futures Fund Creative Production Funding for a project in Cardiff.
Disposal of Property in Powys
9 September 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Enterprise Connectivity and Energy has approved the disposal of a building in Powys.
Sale of land at Parc Cybi, Holyhead
9 September 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy has approved the sale of land at Parc Cybi, Holyhead.
Sale of land at Newtown, Powys
9 September 2026
The Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning has approved the sale of land at Newtown, Powys.
Sale of land at Parc Bryn Cegin, Bangor
9 September 2026
The Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning has approved the sale of land at Parc Bryn Cegin, Bangor.
Forfeiture of lease at Harbour House, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion
9 September 2026
The Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning has approved the forfeiture of a lease at Harbour House, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion.
Stationary vehicle idling guidance
9 September 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability has agreed to consult on draft stationary engine idling guidance to local authorities.
Integration and rebalancing capital funding
9 September 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Health and Care and Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women’s Health has approved capital funding, from the Integration and Rebalancing Capital Fund (IRCF), for Plas Y Bryn. The Deputy Minister for Public and Preventative Health has approved IRCF funding for Barn Farm Children’s Residential Home and Cylch Caron Health and Wellbeing Centre.
Sale of land
9 September 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy has agreed to the sale of land at St Athan.
Settlement of overage for land
9 September 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy has agreed overage and release of charges over land in Cardiff.
Appointment of employers agent for property projects
9 September 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy has agreed to expenditure to appoint consultants to support a property project delivery.
Physician Associate education programmes
9 September 2026
The Deputy Minister for Public and Preventative Health, on behalf of the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care, has agreed to negotiate a second fallow year for Physician Associate education programmes in Wales for the 2027 intake.
Housing with Care Fund (HCF) projects
9 September 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning has approved £2,164,524 of HCF capital funding for four projects across two regions within Wales.
Natural Resources Wales
9 September 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability has approved Natural Resources Wales’ determination of the remuneration range for its Executive Director posts.
Creative Wales Business Plan
9 September 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy and Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport have agreed proposals for the Creative Wales Business Plan 2026 to 2027.
Registration of new independent school
27 August 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Education & Welsh Language has determined under section 161 of the Education Act 2002 on 20 August 2026 that Clare House School’s application for independent school status is agreed.
Steering Group to support the establishment of a Welsh Flood Forum charity
27 August 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability has agreed to publish the terms of reference for a steering group who will assist in the establishment of an independent charity to support flood impacted residents in Wales – the Welsh Flood Forum.
Funding approval - Social Care Champion
27 August 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Health and Care has agreed funding to support the establishment of a Social Care Champion role within Llais.
Initiatives to Strengthen Marine Licensing Delivery
27 August 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability has agreed to conduct a review of marine license fees and charges, alongside an expenditure of £120,000 to strengthen marine licensing delivery.
Consultation on Regulations for Designating Building Safety Authorities
27 August 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning has agreed to consult on proposed regulations to be made under section 122(1) of the Building Safety (Wales) Act 2026, that will designate three local authorities in Wales as ‘building safety authorities’ for the purposes of the Act.
Climate Communications and Social Research
25 August 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability has approved the development and outline delivery approach for communications and social research in 2026 to 2027 in support of the Carbon Budget 3 plan. Also approved the revenue budget allocation of £942,000 and agreed the campaign approach recommendation
Children Not in School provisions under the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026
25 August 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language agreed to progress the Children Not in School provisions under the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026, including the development of supporting regulations and guidance.
Approval of the Hybu Cig Cymru Operational Plan
24 August 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability has approved the Hybu Cig Cymru, Meat Promotion Wales Operational Plan for 2026 to 2027.
Appointment as Commissioner for South Wales Fire and Rescue Authority
24 August 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning has appointed Claire Parmenter for 11 months from 31 July 2026 to 1 June 2027.
Celebrate and Participate Guidance
24 August 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language has agreed to the refresh of Celebrate and Participate: education guidance to support Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children and young people. In addition to this, wider work will include stakeholder engagement and developing curriculum and professional learning resources.
The Promoting Awareness of Air Pollution Delivery Plan
24 August 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability has approved expenditure of £500,000 for the 2026 to 2027 financial year to implement priority actions under The Promoting Awareness of Air Pollution Delivery Plan.
Climate and Nature Action Plan
20 August 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability has agreed to the approach for the engagement and delivery of the Climate and Nature Action Plan, including the formation of a Ministerially-chaired engagement board and that the Climate and Nature Action Plan will be the vehicle to deliver the statutory duty to publish a Natural Resources Policy.
Ban of biodegradable waste to landfill
20 August 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability has agreed to progress work to ban biodegradable waste from being sent to landfill in Wales.
Additional funding for the Toyota Lean Clusters Programme expansion
20 August 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy agreed to expand the Toyota Lean Clusters Programme for the 2026 to 2027 financial year, to include additional courses for Wales based businesses to improve operational performance and productivity.
Registered Social Landlord Development Loans
20 August 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning has agreed to open Registered Social Landlord Development Loan Scheme, for 2026 to 2027, and invite expressions of interest.
Disabled People’s Rights
20 August 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Social Justice and Equality has agreed to commission an evaluation of the Disabled People’s Rights Plan.
Visitor accommodation licensing
20 August 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy has agreed to begin discussions with local authorities about the national delivery model for the licensing scheme for self-catering visitor accommodation.
Health and Social Care (Quality and Engagement) (Wales) Act 2020
20 August 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Health and Care has approved expenditure of £275,000 spread across financial years 2027 to 2028 and 2028 to 2029 to continue the evaluation of the Health and Social Care (Quality and Engagement) (Wales) Act 2020.
Cohesion and Hate policy allocations
20 August 2026
The Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice and Equality has agreed the remaining allocations of the previously agreed Cohesive Communities budget for 2026 to 2027.
Disposal of Land/Property
20 August 2026
The Deputy Minister for Transport agreed the disposal of a property in Powys.
Commission a comprehensive health data audit
20 August 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Health and Care has agreed to establish a commission to undertake a health and care data audit for Wales.
Proposal for a follow-up study to inform evaluation of removing profit policy
20 August 2026
The Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women’s Health and the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care have agreed the funding of up to £30,000 for a follow-up review of the 2024 Delphi study on removing profit be allocated in the 2026 to 2027 financial year.
Disposal of a property
18 August 2026
The Deputy Minister for Transport agreed the disposal of a property in Powys.
Childcare
18 August 2026
The Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice and Equality has agreed that officials may begin to undertake the annual review of the hourly rate for government funded childcare for three and four year olds during 2026 to 2027.
Irish Sea Cooperation projects
18 August 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy agreed that a Developing Irish Sea Cooperation 2 application should be completed by officials and submitted to the PEACEPLUS programme.
Seren delivery
18 August 2026
The Deputy Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education and the Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language have agreed to the award of an initial 12-month contract to Equal Education Partners to deliver Academi Seren.
Climate Change Committee, Adaptation Committee
14 August 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability has agreed an extension to the term of the current chair of the Climate Change Committee, Adaptation Committee up to 30 June 2027.
Wet wipes
14 August 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability has approved revisions to the statutory guidance accompanying the Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Act 2023 to include the ban on wet wipes containing plastic and approved up to £125,000 in 2026 to 2027 for a targeted communications campaign to support implementation of the ban.
Appointments to the Seafish Board
14 August 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability has agreed the Seafish 2027 campaign to recruit Chair, Deputy Chair and 2 industry members.
Transforming Towns
14 August 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning has approved funding in 2026 to 2027 to support the continued development and delivery of Transforming Towns priorities across Wales.
Land Unit budget
12 August 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning has agreed to utilise the Land Unit's budgets to continue the Land and Buildings Development Fund, acquire and prepare land for development, and delegate routine funding and land transaction decisions to officials within approved financial limits.
Agricultural law
12 August 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability issued his interim response to the Law Commission’s scoping report on agricultural law in Wales.
Housing Support Grant
12 August 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning has agreed to pause consideration of changes to the Housing Support Grant funding distribution formula and agreed to officials keeping options under review when the future budget position is clearer.
Cadw funding
12 August 2026
The Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport has agreed to reprioritise Cadw capital funding of £1.1 Million to deliver current priorities.
Noise mapping
12 August 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability has agreed to the commissioning of noise mapping for Wales.
Independent Appeals Process for Rural Grants and Payments
7 August 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability has agreed to accept an appeal against the Welsh Government’s decision to reject two Glastir Small Grants claims on the grounds the standard of work did not meet the technical specifications, as outlined in the Small Grants - Environment - window 7 water contracts
Maternity and Neonatal Programme
6 August 2026
The Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women’s Health and the Cabinet Minister for Health and Care have agreed the 2026 to 2027 funding requirements for the Maternity and Neonatal Programme.
Support for sports events
6 August 2026
The Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport has agreed to award Event Wales funding in 2027 towards staging the Wrexham Open tennis championship, a para table tennis Futures International and the International Six Day Enduro.
Supporting Service Children in Education
6 August 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Education and Welsh Language has approved the commissioning of an independent review of SSCE Cymru in 2026 and plans to strengthen the existing SSCE Cymru data collection.
Appointment of Wales Board Member of the Consumer Council for Water
6 August 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability has agreed to the commencement of a public appointment campaign for a Wales Board member to the Consumer Council for Water’s Board. The campaign will be live from Tuesday 4th August to Tuesday 1st September 2026.
Town centres
6 August 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Housing, Local Planning and Government has approved the appointment of the Taskforce Co-Chairs and proposed membership. Approval was also granted to commission support to assist with delivery of the Taskforce's work due to its time-limited nature.
Discover Economics
6 August 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Finance has agreed to provide £6,000 in 2026- to 2027 to support Discover Economics’ programme of activity in Wales. The Minister also agreed officials may approve additional related activity up to a total of £20,000 (including VAT).
Telehealth Transformation Framework for Wales
6 August 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Health and Care, the Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women’s Health and the Deputy Minister for Public and Preventative Health have agreed to engage on a Telehealth Transformation Framework for Wales as part of the 100-day plan
Credit and Qualifications Framework for Wales
6 August 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language and the Deputy Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education have approved funding for the 2026 to 2027 financial year for ongoing maintenance and delivery of the Credit and Qualifications Framework for Wales.
Reappointment to Hywel Dda University Health Board
6 August 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Health and Care has reappointed Rhodri Evans as Independent Member (Local Authority) for 4 years from 15 November 2026 to 14 November 2030.
Transforming Towns
6 August 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning has approved development funding to support the latest Design Phase of the Rhiw Shopping Centre Re-development in Bridgend town centre, and to extend the time period for delivering the Kings Chambers Project, Newport to 31 March 2027.
Perthyn Grant Scheme
6 August 2026
The Cabinet Secretary for Education and the Welsh Language has agreed to award £400k to Perthyn Grant Scheme, which opens on 17 August.
Urdd Gobaith Cymru
6 August 2026
The Cabinet Secretary for Education and the Welsh Language has agreed to award Urdd Gobaith Cymru £2.707 million in capital funding to support improvements at its three residential centres.
Ministerial Headteacher Advisory Group
3 August 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Education and Welsh Language has agreed to the continuation of the Ministerial Headteacher Advisory Group and the extension of its membership.
Anti-bullying in schools
3 August 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language has agreed plans to update supporting materials for the revised ‘Rights, respect, equality’ anti-bullying guidance, including development of a practical toolkit, and agreed that officials examine options to enhance data collection on bullying incidents in schools.
Non-executive member roles
3 August 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning agreed to extend job-sharing provisions to facilitate and enable job-sharing arrangements of non-executive roles in principal councils.
Purchase of a property
30 July 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Finance has approved the purchase of a property.
Creating Sustainable Places Together Phase 2
30 July 2026
The Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning agreed additional expenditure on the update of sustainable development guidance .
Biodiversity Guidelines Update and Refresh
30 July 2026
The Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning agreed additional expenditure on the development of updated and refreshed Biodiversity Guidelines.
Digital Priorities Investment Fund Allocation
30 July 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Health and Care has agreed the indicative 2026 to 2027 Digital Priorities Investment Fund allocation of £32,297,665 revenue and £10,529,543 capital for national digital programmes.
Appointment of Board Members for the National Institute for Learning Welsh
29 July 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language has agreed to commence the appointments process of board members for the National Institute for Learning Welsh on 23 July 2026.
Opening of new application windows for local sector capital grant schemes
29 July 2026
The Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport has agreed to commence the Transformation Capital Grant Scheme 2027 to 2029 cycle, and to allocate funding for local museums, libraries and archives capital small grants for 2026 to 2027.
Commissioning research on reform of the GMS Global Sum allocation formula
29 July 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Health and Care has agreed to commission staged research on reform of the GMS Global Sum allocation formula, establish a formal research steering group, and respond to the previous Health and Social Care Committee’s recommendation confirming the Welsh Government’s commitment and proposed timescales.
Supporting the delivery of essential aviation and maritime policy work
28 July 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy has agreed funding of up to £73,000 including VAT to commission specialist legal and technical advice to continue to support the delivery of essential aviation and maritime policy work.
Statutory guidance on the preparation and implementation of VAWDASV strategies
28 July 2026
The Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice and Equality agreed to the development of final statutory guidance for local authorities and local health boards on the preparation and implementation of VAWDASV strategies.
Consultation with Medr on Strategic Priorities for Careers Services
28 July 2026
The Deputy Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education has agreed to undertake the statutory consultation with Medr on Welsh Ministers’ strategic priorities for careers services for the 2027 to 2028 financial year.
Transport for Wales Interim Remit Letter and Chair Remit Letter
28 July 2026
The Deputy Minister for Transport has approved the 2026 to 2027 Interim Remit Letter and Chair Remit Letter for Transport for Wales (TfW), setting out key priorities, objectives and governance expectations for the year ahead.
Funding for WorldSkills
28 July 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language and the Deputy Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education have approved £50,000 funding to deliver the 2026 to 202027 WorldSkills Wales campaign.
VAWDASV Capital Funding 2026 to 2027 - Further Allocation
28 July 2026
The Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice and Equality agreed to an exceptional deviation from the VAWDASV Capital funding process, and approved funding of £148,424 to Carmarthenshire Domestic Abuse Services.
Hate Hurts Wales
27 July 2026
The Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice and Equality has agreed to extend the delivery of Hate Hurts Wales until 31 March 2027 and that officials start work to procure a supplier to deliver a successor service from 1 April 2027.
Wales Hate Support Centre
27 July 2026
The Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice and Equality has agreed to ensure sustainable funding of the Wales Hate Support Centre for 2026 to 2027 and that officials start work to procure a supplier to deliver a successor service from 1 April 2027.
Advice services
27 July 2026
The Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice and Equality has approved funding for the provision of debt and income maximisation services during 2026 to 2029.
Support students in Gaza to take up fully funded scholarships in the UK
27 July 2026
The Deputy Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education has agreed to support the UK Government's 2026 to 2027 scheme to enable students currently in Gaza who hold fully funded scholarship places at UK universities to travel to the UK and commence their studies.
Online safety guidance for schools in Wales
27 July 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language has agreed funding in 2026 to 2027 to support the development of new non-statutory online safety guidance for schools in Wales and to scope a work programme to support its implementation across schools in Wales.
Sustainable Communities for Learning Programme: Business Case – June 2026
27 July 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Education and Welsh Language has approved the Full Business Case for Rhondda Cynon Taf’s Buarth y Capel project.
Delivery of the First 100 Days commitment on the local government funding formula review
27 July 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning has agreed to deliver the Welsh Government's First 100 Days commitment on the local government funding formula through the current review programme, alongside the commissioning of further work on wider approaches to distributing funding and the principles that underpin them.
Building Regulations Advisory Committee for Wales
23 July 2026
The Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning has agreed to invite BRACW members to extend their appointments and commence recruitment to fill vacant roles in the Committee.
Reappointment of Chair to Welsh Revenue Authority Board
23 July 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Finance has reappointed Ruth Glazzard for 4 years from 18 October 2026 to 17 October 2030.
Gypsy and Traveller guidance documents
23 July 2026
The Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice and Equality agreed the publication of four refreshed guidance documents to support local authorities in carrying out their duties in assessing Gypsy and Traveller accommodation needs, designing sites, managing sites, and responding to unauthorised encampments.
Multi Annual Budget for the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS)
23 July 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability has agreed to annually ring-fence £340 million of the agriculture budget for the next three (3) years (to the end of FY2029 to 2030) to provide a multi-year funding cycle for the SFS; identified £238 million for SFS Universal/legacy Basic Payment Scheme and communicate the decision at the Royal Welsh Agricultural Show on 20 July 2026.
Sustainable Farming Scheme Optional Categories
23 July 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability has agreed to the opening of the Sustainable Farming Scheme Optional Categories through 2026 and into 2027.
Re-appointment of Associate Member (Director of Social Services) to Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
23 July 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Health and Care has agreed the re-appointment of Fôn Roberts as Associate Board Member (Director of Social Services) to Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board for a period of six months, running from the 29 July 2026 until the 28 January 2027.
Call in Request
23 July 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning has resolved to call in a planning application by the Ministry of Defence for a radar installation in Pembrokeshire, for determination by the Welsh Ministers.
Integration and Rebalancing Capital Fund
23 July 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Health and Care, Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women’s Health and Deputy Minister for Public and Preventative Health have agreed funding for proposals under the Integration and Rebalancing Capital Fund for Eliminate Proposals in West Wales.
Additional learner wellbeing and mental health support
23 July 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Education and Welsh Language has approved the funding request for Pembrokeshire local authority for Milford Haven School and Carmarthenshire local authority for Ysgol Dyffryn Aman.
Land for Housing Loan scheme - Pipeline Loan Awards
21 July 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning approved the award of loans to the 3 remaining successful applications from the 2025 to 2026 Land for Housing Scheme pipeline.
Caerphilly Castle - refurbishment of public access bridges
21 July 2026
The Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport and the Cabinet Minister for Finance have agreed to action replacement of three access bridges across the moats and through the gatehouses of the eastern approaches to Caerphilly Castle.
Memorandum of Understanding
21 July 2026
The Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport has agreed and signed the Memorandum of Understanding between the Welsh Ministers and Cadw.
Cardiff Variation of Grant Award
20 July 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning has agreed to vary a grant award to Cardiff City Council to enable materials purchased for a specific scheme, which has stalled, to be used on alternative decarbonisation schemes, with all materials to have been used by 31 December 2028.
Recruitment of a Medr Associate Learner Board Member
20 July 2026
The Deputy Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education has approved the commencement of a recruitment exercise to appoint an Associate Learner Board Member to the Commission for Tertiary Education and Research (Medr).
Commencement of the rollout of Active Mile/Daily Mile in schools
20 July 2026
The Deputy Minister for Preventative and Public Health, Cabinet Minister for Education and Welsh Language and Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport have approved the rollout of preventative health programme in schools, specifically the Daily Mile which is a 100 day plan commitment.
Antimicrobial Resistance – Companion Animal & Equine sector Procurement
20 July 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability has agreed the procurement of a six-month contract for AMR delivery services focussed on the companion animal and equine sector and the allocation of £200,000 to £225,000 revenue funding from the OCVO Animal Health and Welfare Framework Budget for the 2026/27 financial year.
Audit of Sporting Facilities
20 July 2026
The Trefnydd, Chief Whip and Cabinet Minister for Culture and Sport has agreed to commission Sport Wales to undertake an audit and data capture exercise for all local, regional and national sporting facilities in Wales.
Government of Wales Act Section 83 Agreement with Joint Nature Conservation Committee
20 July 2026
The Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability has agreed to officials signing a new section 83 arrangement between Welsh Ministers and the Joint Nature Conservation Committee to ensure continuity in delivery of work to support target development and implementation from 2026 to 2028 and approved the revenue costs associated with the delivery of this work up to the value of £332,000, to be funded from Biodiversity and Evidence in 2026 to 2027.
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.