Agenda and decisions

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Cabinet:

a)    Noted the KPI results and comments at Appendix A to the report and progress against Business Plan actions at Appendix B to the report.

b)    Noted that a review of the Council’s KPIs was due to take place, including input from Councillors, to inform a revised suite of KPIs as the Council moved towards the 2025-26 financial year.

Cabinet approved the Equality Scheme for 2024-2028.

Cabinet:

a)    Noted the 2024/25 revenue position against the approved revenue budget to date shown in Appendix B to the report, the projected major variances with reasons for these variances at Appendices C1 to C7 to the report, and the action being taken to address the underlying issues.

b)    Noted the latest Capital Programme 2024/25 position [and variances, if any] as shown in Appendix D to the report.

Cabinet:

a)    Acknowledged the projected changes in service spending and the overall resources available to the Council over the medium term to 2029/2030.

b)    Recommended to Full Council the refreshed Medium Term Financial Strategy at Appendix A to the report and updated financial forecast at Appendix B to the report.

Cabinet adopted the Corporate Fraud Strategy; acknowledging the governing body’s responsibility for ensuring that risks associated with fraud and corruption are managed effectively across all parts of the organisation.

Cabinet:

a)    Agreed the proposed Mobile and Community Warden 3-year funding scheme for 2025-28 in Appendix E to the report (subject to the Council’s normal annual budget setting processes) to include –

                                      i.        Tapered core funding allocations of £135,000 in year 1, £110,000 in year 2, and £100,000 in year 3.

                                     ii.        Ring-fenced funding within each annual allocation to support new or expanding schemes or to help existing schemes develop and become financially sustainable.

                                    iii.        One-off transition funding of £15,000 (included in the £135,000 of core funding) for 2025-26 to provide damping to those schemes that would otherwise receive less grant funding than provided in 2024-25.

b)    Noted the proposal of a 10-year grant plan that would be reviewed every three years, and which would see funding taper off to £0 for existing schemes and maintained at £20,000 per annum for new or expanding schemes (subject to inflation).

c)    Approved the Mobile and Community Warden grant scheme terms and conditions at Appendix F to the report, and delegated authority for any minor amends to the Lead Cabinet Member for Communities.

d)    Agreed the launch of the 2025-28 Mobile and Community Warden scheme in October 2024, with grant decisions to be made by the Lead Cabinet Member for Resources following recommendations by the Grants Advisory Committee in December 2024 (Timeline at Appendix F to the report).

Cabinet approved the Communications Charter produced for Tenants and Leaseholders of the South Cambs Housing Service at Appendix A to the report, and delegated authority to the Lead Member for Housing to approve any minor amendments.

Cabinet noted the report.

The press and public are likely to be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the appendix to the following item in accordance with the provisions of Section 100(a)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 (exempt information as defined in paragraph 3 of Schedule 12A (as amended) of the Act). Paragraph 3 relates to information about the financial or business affairs of any person, including the Authority holding that information.

Cabinet:

a)    Agreed to the recommended option 1 (redesigned 3C ICT and Digital, lead Authority remains HDC).

b)    Delegated the responsibility for finalising the scope and detailed nature of the new agreement and associated activities to the Chief Executives and respective Portfolio Holders for each partnership council, to report on progress through the revised member board.