Decisions
21/01/2025 - Shire Hall Phase 2 Refurbishment Work
Approval to spend allocated capital budget to
deliver phase 2 of the planned Shire Hall refurbishment
Decision Maker: Cabinet member community services and assets
Decision due date: 19/03/2025
Wards affected: Central;
Lead officer: Johnathan Pritchard
Notice of decision: 21/01/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
21/01/2025 - Q3 2024/25 Budget Report
To report the forecast position for 2024/25 at
Quarter 3 (December 2024).
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 27/02/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Rachael Sanders
Notice of decision: 21/01/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
21/01/2025 - Update to Risk Management Arrangements
To provide an update on the council’s
approach to risk management arrangements.
Decision Maker: Audit and Governance Committee
Decision due date: 28/01/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Rachael Sanders
Notice of decision: 21/01/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
20/01/2025 - Annual Governance Statement Progress Update
To provide an update on progress in respect of
actions identified to deliver continuous improvement in governance
arrangements.
Decision Maker: Audit and Governance Committee
Decision due date: 28/01/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Rachael Sanders
Notice of decision: 20/01/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
17/01/2025 - Dental services in Herefordshire
To provide information to the Health, Care and
Wellbeing Committee in order to support their work to:
- identify the responsibilities of the local authority in respect
of oral health, and the responsibilities of NHS England, in respect
of dentistry.
- examine Hereford’s oral health outcomes and the work being
undertaken to improve the oral health of the local
population.
- investigate the pressures and challenges faced by dental care
services and the work being undertaken to improve access to dental
care.
- examine the local population’s views and experiences of
accessing and using NHS dental services and
- identify potential recommendations to improve the oral health of
Herefordshire’s population and access to dental care.
Decision Maker: Health, Care and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee
Decision due date: 27/01/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Danial Webb
Notice of decision: 17/01/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
17/01/2025 - SEND inspection update (formerly known as Education Update and Overview)
To update Cabinet
on the outcome of the SEND Inspection carried out by Ofsted and
CQC.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 27/02/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Liz Farr, Hilary Jones, Louise Tanner
Notice of decision: 17/01/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
15/01/2025 - 2025-26 budget – recommendations from Scrutiny Management Board
To notify Cabinet of the recommendations from
Scrutiny Management Board’s scrutiny of:
• 2025-26 Draft Revenue Budget
• 2025-26 Proposed Savings Plans
• 2025-26 Proposed Directorate Base Budgets
• 2025-29 Medium Term Financial Strategy
• 2025-26Treasury Management Strategy
• 2025-26 Draft directorate Fees and Charge
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 23/01/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Danial Webb
Notice of decision: 15/01/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
13/01/2025 - Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee 21.01.25 Work Programme
To consider the work programme for
Herefordshire Council’s Children and Young People Scrutiny
Committee for the municipal year 2024/25.
Decision Maker: Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee
Decision due date: 21/01/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Simon Cann
Notice of decision: 13/01/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
13/01/2025 - Environment and Sustainability Scrutiny Committee 20.01.25 Work Programme
To consider the work programme for
Herefordshire Council’s Environment and Sustainability
Scrutiny Committee for the municipal year 2024/25.
Decision Maker: Environment and Sustainability Scrutiny Committee
Decision due date: 20/01/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Simon Cann
Notice of decision: 13/01/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
13/01/2025 - Herefordshire Safeguarding Children Partnership - Yearly Review of Effectiveness Report 2023-24
To provide the committee with the safeguarding
children's partnership's annual review of effectiveness.
Decision Maker: Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee
Decision due date: 21/01/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Danial Webb
Notice of decision: 13/01/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
13/01/2025 - Scrutiny Management Board 14.01.25 Work Programme
To consider the draft work programme for
Herefordshire Council’s scrutiny committees for the municipal
year 2024/25.
Decision Maker: Scrutiny Management Board
Decision due date: 14/01/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Simon Cann
Notice of decision: 13/01/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
13/01/2025 - Anti-Fraud, Bribery & Corruption Annual Report
This report is to provide an overview on all
counter fraud activity across the Council’s services
throughout the previous calendar year and represent an up-to-date
account of the work undertaken, including progress and outcomes
aligned with our strategy and core objectives.
Decision Maker: Audit and Governance Committee
Decision due date: 28/01/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Jonathan Nelson
Notice of decision: 13/01/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
13/01/2025 - Monitoring visit to Herefordshire children’s services: The protection of vulnerable children from extra-familial risk
To provide the committee with the summary
findings of the recent Ofsted monitoring visit.
Decision Maker: Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee
Decision due date: 21/01/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Danial Webb
Notice of decision: 13/01/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
10/01/2025 - Malvern Hills National Landscape Management Plan
To consider and adopt the new management plan
for the Malvern Hills National Landscape.
Decision Maker: Cabinet member environment
Decision due date: 14/02/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: James Bisset, Ben Boswell
Notice of decision: 10/01/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
10/01/2025 - Care Quality Commission (CQC) Assurance visit preparation
To scrutinise preparation for an anticipated
visit from the Care Quality Commission
Decision Maker: Health, Care and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee
Decision due date: 27/01/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Emma Evans
Notice of decision: 10/01/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
08/01/2025 - Update to Finance and Contract Procedure Rules
To review and approve the proposed updates to
the Contract Procedure Rules, the Financial Procedure Rules and the
Financial Procedure Rules Guidance Notes. To ensure council
financial and contract procedure rules are up-to-date following the
introduction of the Procurement Act 2023 and Procurement
Regulations 2024, which is new legislation due to come into effect
on 24 February 2025 in order to ensure transparency about how
public resources are used and controlled to mitigate the potential
for fraud and ensure compliance with relevant
legislation.
Decision Maker: Audit and Governance Committee
Decision due date: 28/01/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Rachel Capon, Rachael Sanders
Notice of decision: 08/01/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
07/01/2025 - Hoople Ltd Update February 2025
To provide an update to the shareholder
committee in respect to the operation of Hoople over the last 4
months
Decision Maker: Shareholder Committee
Decision due date: 24/02/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Rachael Sanders
Notice of decision: 07/01/2025
Anticipated restriction: Fully exempt - view reasons
Explanation of anticipated restriction:
the report will include commercial sensitive operational and financial information about Hoople
07/01/2025 - Cyber Quarter Ltd Update February 2025
To provide an update to Shareholder Committee
on the operation of Cyber Quarter Ltd over previous 4
months
Decision Maker: Shareholder Committee
Decision due date: 24/02/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Rachael Sanders
Notice of decision: 07/01/2025
Anticipated restriction: Fully exempt - view reasons
Explanation of anticipated restriction:
the report will contain information on the operation costs and expenses of the company and potentially the decisions that will need to be made about the main asset
07/01/2025 - Work programme 2024/5
To consider the draft work programme for
Connected Communities Scrutiny Committee for the municipal year
2024/25.
Decision Maker: Connected Communities Scrutiny Committee
Decision due date: 15/01/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Danial Webb
Notice of decision: 07/01/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
07/01/2025 - contract and procedure rules test
To provide the committee with an update
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Decision Maker: Audit and Governance Committee
Decision due date: 28/01/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Jenny Preece
Notice of decision: 07/01/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
07/01/2025 - contract and procedure rules
To provide the committee with an
update.
Decision Maker: Audit and Governance Committee
Decision due date: 28/01/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Rachel Capon, Carrie Christopher, Jenny Preece
Notice of decision: 07/01/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
03/01/2025 - Code of Conduct for Councillors Update 2024/25
The 6 monthly update report on the
arrangements and operation of the Code of Conduct process for
Councillors.
Decision Maker: Audit and Governance Committee
Decision due date: 28/01/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Sean O'Connor
Notice of decision: 03/01/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open