Agenda

To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting of the Cabinet held on 13 November 2024.

To note the following Minutes of meetings of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee and Select Committees:

Community Select Committee – 4 November 2024

Environment and Economy Select Committee – 12 November 2024

To highlight the Council’s performance across key priorities and projects for Quarter 2 2024/25 and provide an update on progress against Cost-of-Living support for residents and current strategic risks.

To seek approval of the Council Tax Base for 2025/26.

Report to follow.

To receive the findings of the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) inspection and to confirm the actions required to support outcomes for tenants across all aspects of the Consumer Standards.

To receive a final version of the Responsive Repairs and Maintenance Policy for approval following consultation with tenants and leaseholders.

To consider the final version of the Homelessness & Rough Sleeper Strategy 2025-2030 and associated action plan for approval, following consultation with residents and key stakeholders.

To consider any Part 1 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 paragraphs1 – 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.

That in accordance with Financial Regulations, the Cabinet is asked to consider writing off Sundry Debt and Housing Benefit overpayment debt deemed irrecoverable which is properly due to the Council and is more than £10,000.

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