Decisions
05/10/2026 - Building a Strategic Partnership between Herefordshire and Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine
To agree the outcomes for the proposed
Memorandum of Understanding, the implementation plan and resource
requirements to support the long-term Herefordshire-Zhytomyr
Strategic Partnership
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 17/12/2026
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Hilary Hall
Notice of decision: 05/10/2026
Anticipated restriction: Open
05/10/2026 - Empty Property Strategy 2026-2029
To approve the Empty Property Strategy
2026-2029 and associated Grant Scheme Overview.
To delegate authority for Grant Scheme approvals and operational
decisions to the Head of Housing Services.
Decision Maker: Cabinet member adults, health and wellbeing
Decision due date: 31/01/2027
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Michelle Powell
Notice of decision: 05/10/2026
Anticipated restriction: Open
22/09/2026 - Q2 Performance Report 2026-27
To review performance for Quarter 2 (Q2)
2026/27 and to report the performance position across all
Directorates for this period.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 26/11/2026
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Jessica Karia-Fitzgerald
Notice of decision: 22/09/2026
Anticipated restriction: Open
21/09/2026 - 2025/26 External Audit Findings Report
To consider the external audit findings report
for the year ended 31 March 2026.
Decision Maker: Audit and Governance Committee
Decision due date: 29/09/2026
Lead officer: Rachael Sanders
Notice of decision: 21/09/2026
Anticipated restriction: Open
21/09/2026 - Internal audit update report Q2 2026/27
To update members on the progress of internal
audit work and to bring to their attention any key internal
control issues arising from work recently completed.
To assure the committee that action is being taken on risk related
issues identified by internal audit.
This is monitored through acceptance of agreed management actions
and progress updates in
implementing the action plans. In addition, occasions where audit
actions not accepted by
management are documented if it is considered that the course of
action proposed by management
presents a risk in terms of the effectiveness of or compliance with
the council’s control environment.
Decision Maker: Audit and Governance Committee
Decision due date: 29/09/2026
Lead officer: Rachael Sanders
Notice of decision: 21/09/2026
Anticipated restriction: Open
21/09/2026 - Annual Governance Statement 2025/26
To seek the view of the committee as to
whether the Annual Governance Statement (AGS) for 2025/26 properly
reflects the internal control environment the council is operating
in and the appropriateness of actions identified to improve
governance arrangements.
Decision Maker: Audit and Governance Committee
Lead officer: Rachael Sanders
Notice of decision: 21/09/2026
Anticipated restriction: Open
21/09/2026 - External Auditor's Annual Report 2025/26
To present to the Audit and Governance
Committee the External Auditor’s Annual Report 2025/26
for
information and discussion.
Decision Maker: Audit and Governance Committee
Decision due date: 29/09/2026
Lead officer: Rachael Sanders
Notice of decision: 21/09/2026
Anticipated restriction: Open
17/09/2026 - Better Care Fund (BCF) Quarter 1 report 2026-2027
To update the Health and Wellbeing Board (HWB)
members on the Herefordshire’s Better Care Fund (BCF) quarter
1 performance template 2026-27 and seek formal Health and Wellbeing
Board approval.
Decision Maker: Health and Wellbeing Board
Decision due date: 26/10/2026
Lead officer: Marie Gallagher
Notice of decision: 17/09/2026
Anticipated restriction: Open
17/09/2026 - Individual Service Funds
To seek approval to establish a controlled
pilot Individual Service Fund function for adults with assessed
eligible social care needs.
Decision Maker: Corporate Director - Community Wellbeing
Decision due date: 23/10/2026
Lead officer: Wendy Dyer
Notice of decision: 17/09/2026
Anticipated restriction: Open
10/09/2026 - Parking Enforcement Policy 2026
To approve the implementation of a revised
Parking Enforcement Policy to include the policies relating to the
implementation of virtual permits.
Decision Maker: Cabinet member roads and regulatory services
Decision due date: 30/10/2026
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Michael Barnes
Notice of decision: 10/09/2026
Anticipated restriction: Open
10/09/2026 - To re-commission the Technology Enabled Care Service in Herefordshire
The existing contract for the Technology
Enabled Care Service (TECS), including call monitoring, ends on 31
March 2027. Therefore, any new service arrangements will need to
commence from 1 April 2027.
Decision Maker: Cabinet member adults, health and wellbeing
Decision due date: 03/12/2026
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Sharon Amery
Notice of decision: 10/09/2026
Anticipated restriction: Open
02/09/2026 - Procurement of Parking and Virtual Permitting Software
To approve the procurement of Parking
Enforcement and Virtual Permitting Software contract for a maximum
of 5 years with an estimated value in excess of £500k
.
Decision Maker: Cabinet member roads and regulatory services
Decision due date: 30/10/2026
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Michael Barnes
Notice of decision: 02/09/2026
Anticipated restriction: Open
01/09/2026 - Highway Infrastructure Asset Management Policy and Strategy
To seek approval from the Cabinet Member
(Roads and Regulatory Services) for the proposed revision of the
Policy and Strategy for the delivery of Highway Infrastructure
Asset Management. These documents establish the framework for the
principles which are applied to the maintenance of our highway
network.
Decision Maker: Cabinet member roads and regulatory services
Decision due date: 30/10/2026
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Mark Lewis
Notice of decision: 01/09/2026
Anticipated restriction: Open
03/08/2026 - Connect to Work Programme
To approve the procurement of the Connect to
Work Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Programme in
Herefordshire using the Open Procedure in accordance with the
Procurement Act 2023. The programme is fully funded through a grant
provided by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
To approve the award of a contract to the bidder achieving the
highest overall score against the published evaluation criteria for
a period of up to three years and six months, commencing in October
2026, with a total contract value of up to £1.22
million.
To delegate operational responsibility for the delivery of the
Connect to Work programme in Herefordshire to the Service Directors
for Economy and Growth and Education, Skills and Learning, acting
in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Economy and
Growth.
Decision Maker: Cabinet member economy and growth
Decision due date: 23/10/2026
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Alexia Heath
Notice of decision: 03/08/2026
Anticipated restriction: Open
27/07/2026 - Early Help Task and Finish Group - final report
To provide Cabinet with the final report of
the Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee's Early Help task
and group, looking at the provision of early help in
Herefordshire.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 22/10/2026
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Danial Webb
Notice of decision: 27/07/2026
Anticipated restriction: Open
17/07/2026 - Skills Bootcamps Herefordshire 2027/2028 Financial Year
To approve the submission of a delivery plan
to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) for Skills Bootcamps
funding of £1.5 million for the 2027/28 financial year.
To agree that Herefordshire Council will act as the accountable
body for the management, administration and commissioning of the
funding, once approved by DWP, including any subsequent Skills
Bootcamps allocations awarded to the council.
To delegate to the Service Director for Economy and Growth and
Service Director for Education, Skills and Learning, all
operational decisions necessary to implement and deliver the
programme, including the appointment of training provider(s) and
the management of associated funding and contractual
arrangements.
Decision Maker: Cabinet member economy and growth
Decision due date: 23/10/2026
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Alexia Heath
Notice of decision: 17/07/2026
Anticipated restriction: Open
14/07/2026 - High Needs Budget 2027/28
To propose the High Needs Budget for 2027/28
to the Cabinet Member Children and Young People.
Decision Maker: Cabinet member children and young people
Decision due date: 29/03/2027
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Stacey Carter
Notice of decision: 14/07/2026
Anticipated restriction: Open
14/07/2026 - Schools, Central School Services and Early Years Budget 2027/28
To approve School Forum’s recommended
budget proposals for school budgets, central school
services and early years within the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG)
for 2027/28.
Decision Maker: Cabinet member children and young people
Decision due date: 27/01/2027
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Stacey Carter
Notice of decision: 14/07/2026
Anticipated restriction: Open
14/07/2026 - Risk Management Update Q2 2026/27
To provide an update on the status of
corporate risks at the end of Quarter 2 2026/27 (September 2026)
and
provide assurance that risks are being managed effectively across
the council.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 26/11/2026
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Stacey Carter, Rachael Sanders
Notice of decision: 14/07/2026
Anticipated restriction: Open
14/07/2026 - Q2 2026/27 Budget Report
To report the forecast position for 2026/27 at
Quarter 2 (September 2026), including explanation and
analysis
of the drivers for the material budget variances, and to outline
current and planned recovery activity to
reduce the forecast overspend.
To provide assurance that progress has been made towards delivery
of the agreed revenue budget and
service delivery targets, and that the reasons for major variances
are understood and are being
addressed to the cabinet’s satisfaction.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 26/11/2026
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Stacey Carter, Rachael Sanders
Notice of decision: 14/07/2026
Anticipated restriction: Open
13/07/2026 - South Bank Close and Ivy Close Lease Arrangements
To approve Midland Hearts request to rescind
their lease of South Bank Close and Ivy Close.
To approve the procurement of a new lease holder for these
properties.
Decision Maker: Cabinet member community services and assets
Decision due date: Before 30/10/2026
Wards affected: Eign Hill;
Lead officer: Hannah McSherry
Notice of decision: 13/07/2026
Anticipated restriction: Open
04/06/2026 - Recommissioning of Drugs & Alcohol Recovery Services
To obtain approval to recommission drug and
alcohol recovery services in Herefordshire for an initial five-year
period (2028–2033), with the option to extend the contract by
a further two years. (2033–2035).
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 17/12/2026
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Natalie Johnson-Stanley
Notice of decision: 04/06/2026
Anticipated restriction: Open
20/05/2026 - Public Notices
To approve a contract via a direct award
process for the placing of public notices in newspapers circulating
within Herefordshire.
Decision Maker: Cabinet member finance and corporate services
Decision due date: 30/10/2026
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Ed Bradford
Notice of decision: 20/05/2026
Anticipated restriction: Open
13/05/2026 - To re-commission the home care framework in Herefordshire
To approve the re-commissioning of the
council's home care framework, called Services In Your Home (SIYH),
in Herefordshire. The new SIYH framework needs to be operational by
1 May 2027.
Decision Maker: Cabinet member adults, health and wellbeing
Decision due date: 21/10/2026
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Sharon Amery
Notice of decision: 13/05/2026
Anticipated restriction: Open
08/05/2026 - Establish a new Alternative Provision Centre capital spend
To approve the spend of the capital allocation
to establish a new Alternative Provision Centre
Decision Maker: Cabinet member community services and assets
Decision due date: 21/10/2026
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Quentin Mee
Notice of decision: 01/05/2026
Anticipated restriction: Open
28/04/2026 - Travel Plan Strategy
The purpose of this report is to seek Cabinet
approval for an updated Travel Plan process for Herefordshire. The
updated approach sets out a clearer, more consistent and
outcome-focused process for the development, implementation and
monitoring of travel plans across new developments, existing
organisations and key trip-generating sites.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 22/10/2026
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Ffion Horton
Notice of decision: 25/04/2026
Anticipated restriction: Open
27/04/2026 - Relocation of Herefordshire Pupil Referral Units Capital Spend
To approve the spend of the capital allocation
to relocate Herefordshire Pupil Referral Units onto a single
site.
Decision Maker: Cabinet member community services and assets
Decision due date: 21/10/2026
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Quentin Mee
Notice of decision: 27/04/2026
Anticipated restriction: Open
30/01/2026 - Herefordshire Adult Social Care Prevention Strategy
The purpose of the report is to approve the
2026-2036 Herefordshire Adult Social Care Prevention
Strategy
Decision Maker: Cabinet member adults, health and wellbeing
Decision due date: 30/11/2026
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: David Collyer
Notice of decision: 30/01/2026
Anticipated restriction: Open
22/01/2026 - Update on the Phase 2 Phosphate Mitigation Schemes
To provide Cabinet with an update regarding
the Phosphate Mitigation Wetland schemes
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 26/11/2026
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Gemma Dando, Richard Vaughan
Notice of decision: 22/01/2026
Anticipated restriction: Open