To receive any apologies for absence.

To receive declarations of interests in respect of Table A, Table B or Other Interests from members of the committee in respect of items on the agenda.

To approve and sign the minutes of the meeting held on 26 March 2026.

The deadline for submission of questions for this meeting is:

5pm on Friday 24^th April 2026. 

Questions must be submitted to councillorservices@herefordshire.gov.uk Questions sent to any other address may not be accepted.

Accepted questions and the response to them will be published as a supplement to the agenda papers prior to the meeting. Further information and guidance is available at https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/getinvolved

To receive questions from members of the public.

To receive questions from councillors.

To receive reports from the Council’s scrutiny committees on any recommendations to the Cabinet arising from recent scrutiny committee meetings.

-        Recommendations from Connected Communities Scrutiny Committee on ‘Hereford Western Bypass Phase One – Assessment Criteria’.

To seek approval from Cabinet on the set of criteria from the Phase One Full Business Case which will be used to assist Cabinet in its assessment of the scheme; and to set out the scheme requirements which need to be in place before the start of construction.