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 20 January 2026.

To follow. 

The deadline for submission of questions for this meeting is:

5pm on Friday 30^th January 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.

Scrutiny Management Board recommendations from 23^rd January 2026 are included at Appendix G for item 7: 2026/27 Budget, Medium  Term Financial and Treasury Management Strategy - Revenue

To recommend to Council the proposed 2026/27 revenue budget, Medium Term Financial Strategy and the Treasury Management Strategy. 

Appendices E, G and H to follow. 

To recommend to Council for approval the revised capital investment budget and capital strategy for 2026/27 onwards.

To recommend to Council the 2026/27 local Council Tax Reduction (CTR) scheme. 

The purpose of this report is to present cabinet with the outcome of the Inspection of Local Authority Children Services (ILACS) that took place 10-21 November 2025 and was published 12^th January 2026.