Decisions
03/07/2025 - 2024/25 Financial Statement Audit Progress
To report progress on the external audit of
the council's 2024/25 draft financial statements.
Decision Maker: Audit and Governance Committee
Decision due date: 15/07/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Rachael Sanders, Judith Tranmer
Notice of decision: 03/07/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
30/06/2025 - Work programme 2025-26
To consider the draft work programme for the
Connected Communities Scrutiny Committee until September
2025.
Decision Maker: Connected Communities Scrutiny Committee
Decision due date: 08/07/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Henry Merricks-Murgatroyd
Notice of decision: 30/06/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
30/06/2025 - Corporate Director Appointments
To agree an extension to the contract for the
temporary Corporate Director, Children and Young People and to
initiate the recruitment process for the Corporate Director,
Economy and Environment post.
Decision Maker: Employment Panel
Decision due date: 14/07/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Tracey Sampson
Notice of decision: 30/06/2025
Anticipated restriction: Fully exempt - view reasons
Explanation of anticipated restriction:
Information relating to an individual
25/06/2025 - Alternative Provision Procurement Framework
To approve proposals of an Alternative
Provision [AP] Framework of commissioned providers to deliver
alternative curriculum provision, for children who are not able to
attend school and those needing additional support, increasing
choice, quality and value for money.
Decision Maker: Cabinet member children and young people
Decision due date: 20/08/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Jane Morse, Jade Richards
Notice of decision: 25/06/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
25/06/2025 - Anti-fraud, Bribery and Corruption Policy and Fraud Response Plan
The updated Anti-Fraud, Bribery and Corruption
Policy and the new Fraud Response Plan and flowchart attached be
reviewed and the committee determine any recommendations it wishes
to make to ensure its effectiveness.
Decision Maker: Audit and Governance Committee
Decision due date: 15/07/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Jonathan Nelson
Notice of decision: 25/06/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
20/06/2025 - Gully Cleansing
To provide scrutiny committee with details of
the operation and management of gully cleansing activities across
Herefordshire.
Decision Maker: Connected Communities Scrutiny Committee
Decision due date: 08/07/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Ed Bradford
Notice of decision: 20/06/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
20/06/2025 - Local Transport Plan 5
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 23/10/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Ffion Horton
Notice of decision: 20/06/2025
20/06/2025 - Local Transport Plan 5
To seek approval for formal adoption of the
LTP5
Decision Maker: Council
Decision due date: 05/12/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Ffion Horton
Notice of decision: 20/06/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
19/06/2025 - Local Walking and Cycling Plan adoption
To seek Cabinet approval for the adoption of
the Local Walking and Cycling Plan
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 25/09/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Ffion Horton
Notice of decision: 19/06/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
18/06/2025 - West Midlands Safe Centre
To approve the establishment of a Special
Purpose Vehicle (SPV) and agrees for Herefordshire to join the SPV
and be part of a formal partnership with other local authorities in
the West Midlands in terms as set out in the report.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 25/09/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Tina Russell
Notice of decision: 18/06/2025
Anticipated restriction: Part exempt - view reasons
Explanation of anticipated restriction:
Appendix 1 is exempt as it is the business case for the Safe Centre.
17/06/2025 - Re-purposing of agreed capital funding to secure property from which overnight short breaks and outreach support for disabled children will be delivered (formally known as 'Purchase of accommodation and commissioning of outreach services')
To approve capital expenditure to source a
building from which a single provider, commissioned through a
competitive tender exercise, will deliver a registered overnight
and outreach short breaks service within Herefordshire. This will
increase local sufficiency in line with Herefordshire's Improvement
Plan for Children and Families, and Placement Sufficiency Strategy
for Children and Young People.
Decision Maker: Corporate Director - Children & Young People
Decision due date: 08/08/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Sandra Griffiths, Zoe Richards
Notice of decision: 17/06/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
13/06/2025 - Herefordshire Suicide Prevention Strategy
To approve, for publication, a new Suicide
Prevention Strategy (2024-2029) for Herefordshire
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 25/09/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Lindsay MacHardy, Kristan Pritchard
Notice of decision: 13/06/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
11/06/2025 - Reprocurement of Herefordshire Independent Adult Advocacy Services
To approve the reprocurement of Herefordshire
Independant Adult Advocacy Services, bhy way of an open tender
process.
Decision Maker: Cabinet member adults, health and wellbeing
Decision due date: 28/11/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: John Burgess
Notice of decision: 11/06/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open