CARDIFF COUNCIL CYNGOR CAERDYDD

COUNCIL: 18 DECEMBER 2008 AGENDA ITEM:

REPORT OF THE CLERK TO THE COUNCIL

CRITERIA AND PROCESS FOR AWARDING THE FREEDOM OF THE CITY OF

Reason for this Report

1. To allow the consideration of potential criteria, and process, for future nominations and applications for the Freedom of the City of Cardiff.

Background

2. Historically, the Freedom of the City has been an award made by towns and cities to esteemed members of its community. However, in contemporary society, the award of Freedom of the City tends to be entirely ceremonial, given by local government to those who have served in some exceptional capacity, or upon those whom the City wishes to bestow an honour. The conferring of the honour of Freedom of the City is a means of acknowledging the contribution made by an individual, association or organisation to the life of the City of Cardiff.

3. The City of Cardiff has bestowed the Honorary Freedom of the City to 60 individuals and 9 organisations since its inception in 1886 (see Appendix A).

Issues

4. Historically, there has been no set formal criterion for the nomination of a person or organisation for such an honour. It is now recognised that modern local government needs to build in formal criteria to support decision making, scrutiny and transparency. It is proposed that future successful nominations should meet at least one of the following criteria:

a. An individual or organisation of outstanding and acknowledged merit, with close links to the City and County of Cardiff;

b. An individual or organisation who has made an outstanding and acknowledged contribution to the development of Cardiff, the Capital City for ;

c. An individual or organisation who demonstrates outstanding and acknowledged achievements on the international stage that have served to benefit the international community.

5. Nominations for the Freedom of the City have previously been received in one of two ways:

• Emerging from the Council itself as a Corporate body • Nominations from outside the Council by interested individuals or organisations

6. It is proposed that a formalised nomination process be established and, to that end, a draft nomination form is attached for consideration (Appendix B). It is further proposed that all future nominations should be submitted by a Member, or Members, of Cardiff Council to the Clerk of the Council who will make the necessary administrative arrangements to ensure that nominations that meet the Council’s approved criteria are duly considered by the Council.

7. All political Groups represented on the Council have been involved in the formulation of both the draft process and the criteria set out in this report, and have agreed that it is vital that no information regarding potential nominations be made public prior to such nominations gaining cross Party/Group support. Information relating to any future nomination should, therefore, be kept confidential prior to inclusion on a Council Agenda.

8. The awarding of the Freedom of the City of Cardiff is an exceptional and unusual award and, it is recognised, therefore, that the frequency and timing of such future awards cannot be prescribed.

Legal Implications 9. There are no legal implications arising from this report.

Financial Implications 10. There are no financial implications arising from this report.

RECOMMENDATIONS It is recommended that the process for receipt and consideration of nominations for the award of the Freedom of the City of Cardiff, as set out in this report, be approved.

MIKE DAVIES Clerk to the Council

9 December 2008

Appendix A

HONORARY FREEMAN OF THE CITY OF CARDIFF

Alderman Andrew Fulton (Mayor, 1834-35) 31 March 1886 Alfred Thomas Esquire (Lord ) (Mayor 1880-81) 13 August 1888

The Rt Hon William Ewart Gladstone MP 6 July 1889 His Royal Highness Albert Victor Christian Edward, Duke of Clarence and Avondale 17 Sept 1890

Sir Henry M Stanley 27 March 1891 The Rt Hon David Evans (Lord Mayor of London 1881-82) 1 July 1892

General The Rt Hon Lord Roberts 26 Jan 1894

Sir Edward James Reed, Knight Commander of 28 Sept 1895 the Bach, MP His Royal Highness Albert Edward, The Prince of Wales, Knight of the Garter 27 June 1896 The Rt Hon Robert George Windsor-Clive, Lord Windsor, PC, Lord Lieutenant County 3 June 1897 of (Mayor 1895-96)

Alderman David Jones, JP (Mayor 1888-89) 18 April 1898 General The Rt Hon Lord Kitchener 2 Dec 1897 Lord Baden Powell 29 May 1903 Sir William Thomas Lewis, Bart, KCVO (Lord Merthyr of Senghenydd) 10 March 1905 His Royal Highness George Frederick Ernest Albert, The Prince of Wales, KG (King ) 29 June 1905

The Rt Hon O. Lloyd George, MP 24 June 1908 The Rt Hon Viscount Tredegar 25 October 1909 Alderman Francis John Bearan, JP (Mayor 1901- 02) 10 October 1910 Charles Thompson, Esquire of Penhill Close, 28 Oct 1912 Sir William James Thomas, Kt 12 April 1915 The Rt Hon Williams Morris Hughes 24 March 1916

The Rt Hon Baron Rhondda of Llanwern. MA, Dt 27 Oct 1916 The Rt Hon Massey 8 May 1917 General The Rt Hon Jan Christian, Smuts, PC, KC, MP 27 Oct 1917 The Rt Hon Sir Robert Laird Borden 24 July 1918 The Maharaja of Patiala 24 July 1918 His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, KG (Duke of Windsor) 26 June 1919 Joseph Larke, Wheasley, Esquire, Town Clerk 1879-1919 13 Oct 1919 Alderman Sir Charles Hayward Bird, Kt, CBE, JP (Lord Mayor 1910-11) 5 July 1923 His Royal Highness Prince Albert Frederick Arthur George, Duke of York, KG (King George 22 Oct 1926 VI) The Rt Hon Lord Glanely 26 March 1928 Sir William Reardon Smith, Bart 26 March 1928 Ex-Alderman Herbert Metford Thompson, LLD, JP 14 April 1930 Lord Davies of Llandinam, MA, LLD 26 Oct 1931 Alderman Sir Illtyd Thomas, Kt, JP, OL 26 Oct 1931 His Royal Highness Prince George Edward Alexander Edmond, GCVO, KG (Duke of Kent) 25 Oct 1932

The Rt Hon John Viscount Sankey of Moreton, PC, CBE, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain. 5 March 1934 Sir Goscombe John, RA 26 Oct 1936 The Rt Hon The Earl of Plymouth, PC 26 Oct 1936 The Rt Hon Lord Nuffield of Nuffield, OBE, DCL 15 Oct 1937 The Rt Hon Lord Portal of Laverstoke, DSO, MVO 15 Oct 1937 Alderman F.H. Turnbull, OBE, JP 10 Feb 1947 Alderman R.G. Hill-Snook 10 Feb 1947 Her Royal Highness The Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary (HM The Queen) 27 May 1948 The Rt Hon Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, CH, MP (Sir Winston, L.S, KG, OM, CH, MP) 16 July 1948

Alderman Sir William Richard Williams, JP 11 May 1954 Alderman Sir Herbert Hiles, MBE, JP 11 May 1954 HRH Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh, KG 1 Dec 1954 The Rt Hon Gwilym Lloyd-George, TD, JP, MP (Viscount Tenby of Bulford) 26 Oct 1956 HRH Prince Charles, Prince of Wales 5 July 1969 The Rt Hon James Callaghan, MP 16 March 1975 The Rt Hon Viscount Tonypandy, George Thomas 16 March 1975 HRH The Princess of Wales 29 Oct 1981 His Holiness Pope John Paul II 2 June 1982 Sir Cenydd Treherne, KG, TD, MA, LLD, JP Lord Lieutenant of the Counties of Glamorgan 29 Jan 1985 Mr Philip Dunleavy, CBE, JP 25 Jan 1993 Nelson Mandela 16 June 1998 Lord Cledwyn of Penrhos 4 Dec 2000 Tanni Grey Thomson, OBE 27 November 2003 Colin Jackson, CBE 27 November 2003 Sir Tasker Watkins, VC, GBE, PC, DL 12 April 2006

The Freedom of The City had also been conferred upon the on the 10 June 1944; Her Majesties Welsh Regiment of Foot Guards on the 27 April 1957; The on the 11 June 1969; The on the 7 November 1963; The 1st The Queen’s Dragoon Guards on the 29 July 1985; HMS Cardiff on 3 February 1988; The National Union of Mine Workers (South Wales Area) on 1 April 1995 and The Merchant Navy Association (Wales) on 3 September 2002.

Appendix B

Information to be kept in confidence until formally considered by Cardiff Council

Cardiff Council Cyngor Caerdydd

Nomination for the Honorary Freedom of the City of Cardiff

In considering a nomination for the Honorary Freedom of the City of Cardiff a majority of the following agreed criteria must apply to the nominee:

a. An individual or organisation of outstanding and acknowledged merit, with close links to the City and County of Cardiff; b. An individual or organisation who has made an outstanding and acknowledged contribution to the development of Cardiff, the Capital City for Wales; c. An individual or organisation who demonstrates outstanding and acknowledged achievements on the international stage that have served to benefit the international community.

Recommended by (please include name, address and contact telephone number)

Supported by (please include names, addresses and contact numbers-if more than one supporter please detail on separate sheet)

Full name of nominee (please include full name, address and contact numbers)

Date of birth

Total length of service (if applicable denote length of service in position for which that nomination is made)

Leaving current post (if applicable denote when the nominee is leaving current post)

Previous honours and date of award (please denote on separate sheet if required)

Short citation (for example ‘for services to …………………’)

Long citation

(please include as much information about the nominee as possible to enable the Council to come to a decision as to the nominees’ appropriateness as considered against the agreed criteria shown above)

(continue on a separate sheet if required)

Signature: ______Date: ______