To receive any apologies for absence.

To receive declarations of interests in respect of Schedule 1, Schedule 2 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 5 and 26 October 2023. 

The minutes are to follow.

The deadline for submission of questions for this meeting is:

9:30am on Monday 20 November 2023.

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.

Reports from Connected Communities Scrutiny Committee:

a)     Local Transport Plan

b)     Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan

To agree the option to commission a single Supplier, through a competitive tender exercise, to deliver two, two bedded children’s residential homes within Herefordshire to increase local sufficiency in line with Herefordshire Council’s Placement Sufficiency Strategy for Children and Young people.

To report the forecast position for 2023/24, including explanation and analysis of the drivers for the material budget variances, and 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.

To approve the proposals for the Delivery Plan for 2023/24.  Each year Cabinet is required to produce a delivery plan which sets out how the strategic ambitions for the year will be achieved.

To recommend to Council for approval the revised cabinet proposals for the proposed capital investment budget for 2023/24 onwards.