Agenda

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meetings of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee held on 16 December 2025.

Members are invited to receive a presentation to consider the Committee’s work programme item regarding the Council’s Workforce.

To consider the decision of the Cabinet on the proposals for the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) budgets and rent setting for 2026/27, to be considered by Council on 21 January 2026.

Notice of Decisions to follow in separate document.

To consider the decision of the Cabinet on the Council's draft 2026/27 General Fund Budget, Council Tax Support Scheme and draft proposals for the 2025/26 Council Tax.

To consider the decision of the Cabinet to approve revisions to the 2025/26 Capital Programme and Strategy and approve the draft 2026/27 Capital Programme.

To consider the decision of the Cabinet on an overview of the key findings from the 2025 Residents Survey, which was undertaken independently by an external research agency over a five-week period between May and June 2025.

To consider the decision of Cabinet on the potential postponement of their local election in May 2026 following the publication of the English Devolution White Paper.

To consider any urgent Part I Decisions authorised by the Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee

To consider any Part I business accepted by the Chair as urgent

To consider the following motions:

1.       That under Section 100(A) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as described in paragraphs 1 – 7 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act as amended by Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006.

2.       That Members consider the reasons for the following reports being in Part II and determine whether or not maintaining the exemption from disclosure of the information contained therein outweighs the public interest in disclosure.

To approve as a correct record the Part II Minutes of the meeting of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee held on 16 December 2025.

To consider any urgent Part II Decisions authorised by the Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee

To consider any Part II business accepted by the Chair as urgent