Agenda

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Contact: Karon Hadfield 

Items
No. Item

1.

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

2.

MINUTES pdf icon PDF 250 KB

Minutes of the meeting of Cabinet held on 11 January 2022, as circulated, to be confirmed as a true record and signed by the Chair.

 

3.

DISCLOSURE OF MEMBERS' INTERESTS

Unless already entered in the Council’s Register of Members’ interests, members are required to disclose any personal interest (which includes any disclosable pecuniary interest) they may have in any of the items included on the agenda for the meeting in accordance with the Code of Conduct adopted by the Council on 4 July 2012, and are reminded that if they have any personal interests of a prejudicial nature (as defined under paragraph 17 of the Code Conduct) they must not participate in any discussion or vote on the matter and must leave the room. NB Any member needing clarification must contact monitoringofficer@northumberland.gov.uk. Please refer to the guidance on disclosures at the rear of this agenda letter.

4.

REPORT OF THE INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND S151 OFFICER pdf icon PDF 1 MB

Budget 2022-23 and Medium Term Financial Plan 2022-26

 

The purpose of this report is to enable the Cabinet to make formal budget

recommendations to the County Council.

The report provides the Revenue Budget for 2022-23 and Revenue Medium-Term Financial Plan (MTFP) 2022-26 and the Capital Budget for 2022-23 and Capital MTFP  2022-26, following the Government’s Spending Round Announcement 2021 (SR 2021), on 27 October 2021, and the publication of the provisional Local Government Finance Settlement on 16 December 2021.

 

It is important to note that there may need to be some revisions to the figures following receipt of the Government’s February 2022 Final Local Government Finance Settlement figures. It is proposed that any changes to the figures as a result of this announcement, which impact on the Budget 2022-23 and MTFP 2022-26 are delegated to the Council’s Section 151 Officer in consultation with the Portfolio Holder

Additional documents:

5.

REPORT OF THE INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND S151 OFFICER pdf icon PDF 155 KB

Approval of Revenues and Benefits Policies for 2022-23

 

The purpose of this report is to update Members on the policies governing the administration of Revenues and Benefits and seek approval for the updates and amendments highlighted (Appendix B).

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6.

REPORT OF THE DEPUTY LEADER pdf icon PDF 373 KB

Budget Consultation Report 2022-23

 

This report provides a summary of results of the budget consultation undertaken between 10th December 2021 and 21st January 2022.  The budget consultation helps to inform the Council’s Budget and Medium-Term Financial Plan (Appendix C). 

7.

REPORT OF THE REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ADULTS AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES pdf icon PDF 749 KB

School Admission Arrangements for Community and Voluntary Controlled Schools for the 2023/2024 Academic Year

 

This report informs Cabinet of the outcomes of the consultation on School Admission Arrangements for Community and Voluntary Controlled Schools for the 2023/24 Academic Year as required by the School Admissions Code 2021.  Approval (determination) of these admission arrangements is also sought (Appendix D).

8.

REPORT OF THE CHIEF FIRE OFFICER pdf icon PDF 147 KB

Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service: Community Risk Management Plan 2022-26 Consultation

 

The NFRS Community Risk Management Plan 2022-26 is being presented as part of the consultation process which opens on 5 January 2022 and closes on 16 February 2022 (Appendix E).

Additional documents:

9.

REPORT OF THE INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND S151 OFFICER pdf icon PDF 164 KB

Summary of New Capital Proposals considered by Officer Capital Strategy Group

 

The report summarises proposed amendments to the Capital Programme considered by the officer Capital Strategy Group via email on 7 January 2022 (Appendix F).

 

 

10.

RECORD OF DECISION TAKEN IN CONSULTATION WITH THE LEADER ON GROUNDS OF URGENCY pdf icon PDF 136 KB

Use of Further Covid Related Grants for Adult Social Care

 

To note a decision taken by the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Leader of the Council (Appendix G).

11.

URGENT BUSINESS

To consider such other business as, in the opinion of the Chair, should, by reason of special circumstances, be considered as a matter of urgency.

PART II

It is expected that matters included in this part of the Agenda will be dealt with in private.  Reports referred to are enclosed for members and officers only, coloured pink and marked "Not for Publication".

12.

EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC

The Committee is invited to consider passing the following resolution:

 

(a)    That under Section 100A (4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item on the Agenda as it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Part I of Schedule 12A of the 1972 Act, and

 

(b)    That the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosure for the following reasons:-

 

Agenda Items          Paragraph of Part I of Schedule 12A

 

12-13                        3

Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).  

 

AND                         The public interest in maintaining this exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosure because disclosure at this stage may prejudice the ongoing Transport and Works Act Order process (Item 12), and disclosure could adversely affect the business reputation or confidence in the person/organisation and could adversely affect commercial revenue (Item 13) .

 

 

                               

13.

REPORT OF THE INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF REGENERATION

The Northumberland Line

 

To provide Cabinet with an update on progress on the Northumberland Line project and accept receipt of the final tranche of government funding which will enable the project to move towards delivery (Appendix H).

 

14.

REPORT OF THE INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITIES AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Leisure Review: Extension of Active Northumberland Contract

 

The report seeks approval to extend the existing contract