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Minutes of the meeting held on 7 November 2023 Additional documents: Minutes: 28.1 The minutes of the Cabinet meeting held on 7 November 2023 were agreed as a correct record. |
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reports Additional documents: Minutes: 29.1 Copies of the reports referred to below are included in the minute book. |
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Council Monitoring: Quarter 2 2023/2024 Report by the Chief Executive. Additional documents:
Minutes:
30.1 The Cabinet
considered a report by the Chief Executive.
30.2 It was RESOLVED
to: 1) Note the latest monitoring position for the Council;
2) Approve a further and final annual extension of the Additional Measures Scheme for specialist money advice services through 2024/25, funded from the Contain Outbreak Management Fund (COMF) with a total value of £363,000, as set out in Appendix 9 of the report; and 3)
Approve the use of the unused carried forward Contain Outbreak
Management Fund (COMF) underspend in 2023/24 to fund any residual
pressures in Children’s Services arising from the COVID-19
pandemic, as set out in the Funding of Children’s Services
Pressures table at 3.1 of the report. Reason 30.3 The report sets out the Council’s position and year-end projections for the Council Plan targets, Revenue Budget, Capital Programme, and Savings Plan, together with Risks at the end of September 2023.
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Scrutiny Review of School Exclusions - Report of the People Scrutiny Committee Report by the Assistant Chief Executive. Additional documents:
Minutes:
31.1
The Cabinet considered a report by the Assistant Chief Executive
and a report by the Director of Children’s Services with
observations on the Scrutiny Committee’s report.
31.2
It was RESOLVED to:
1) Note and
welcome the report of the Scrutiny Committee;
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Recommend the County Council to welcome the report of the scrutiny
committee and to agree the response of the Director of
Children’s Services to the recommendations and their
implementation as set out in the action plan attached as Appendix 1
to the Director’s report. Reason 31.3 The Scrutiny review has been welcomed as it provided an opportunity to review School Exclusions and the Council’s role in developing understanding amongst schools of appropriate responses to children at risk of permanent exclusion, including vulnerable pupils, as well as whole school approaches and targeted preventative measures. |
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The Looked After Children Annual Report 2022 - 2023 Report by the Director of Children’s Services. Additional documents: Minutes:
32.1 The Cabinet
considered a report by the Director of Children’s
Services.
32.2 It was RESOLVED
to note the annual progress report of Looked After Children’s
Services in 2022/23. Reason 32.3 The report summarises the performance of Looked After Children’s Services in 2022/23. |
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Treasury Management Annual Report & Mid-Year Report Report by the Chief Operating Officer. Additional documents:
Minutes:
33.1 The Cabinet
considered a report by the Chief Operating Officer.
33.2 The Cabinet
RESOLVED to note the Treasury Management performance in 2022/23,
incorporating the Mid-Year Review for the first half of
2023/24. Reason 33.3 The report fulfils the requirement to submit an annual/half yearly report in the form prescribed in the Treasury Management Code of Practice. The key principles of security, liquidity and yield are still relevant. Officers are currently investigating further opportunities within the strategy to increase investment income whilst minimising costs and maintaining security. |
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To agree which items are to be reported to the County Council Additional documents: Minutes: 34.1 It was agreed that items 5, 6 and 7 should be reported to the County Council. [Note: The items being reported to the County Council refer to minute number 30, 31 and 32.] |