Decisions

Forthcoming decisions

08/05/2025 - July 2025 Schools Forum report

update to Schools Forum. Main finance item with be the 2024/25 year end close results + other miscellaneous items.

Decision Maker: Herefordshire Schools Forum

Decision due date: 11/07/2025

Wards affected: (All Wards);

Lead officer: Clare Bellis-powley

Notice of decision: 08/05/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open


06/05/2025 - Cultural Strategy 2019-29

To review progress in delivering the cultural strategy.

Decision Maker: Connected Communities Scrutiny Committee

Decision due date: 03/06/2025

Wards affected: (All Wards);

Lead officer: Sarah Lee

Notice of decision: 06/05/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open


06/05/2025 - Risk Management Strategy (amended to non key)

To approve the Risk Management Strategy.

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision due date: 05/06/2025

Wards affected: (All Wards);

Lead officer: Rachael Sanders

Notice of decision: 06/05/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open


02/05/2025 - Herefordshire’s Better Care Fund (BCF) plan 2025-26

To update Health and Wellbeing Board members on Herefordshire’s Better Care Fund (BCF) Plan 2025-26 and seek formal Health and Wellbeing Board approval.

Decision Maker: Health and Wellbeing Board

Decision due date: 09/06/2025

Wards affected: (All Wards);

Lead officer: Hayley Doyle, Marie Gallagher

Notice of decision: 02/05/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open


02/05/2025 - Q4 Performance Report

Review performance for Q4 2024/25; and agree any outstanding key milestones in Appendix A to be carried forward to the Delivery Plan 2025/26.

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision due date: 05/06/2025

Wards affected: (All Wards);

Lead officer: Jessica Karia

Notice of decision: 02/05/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open


01/05/2025 - Domestic Abuse Strategy for Herefordshire 2025 to 2028

To approve the new strategy for reducing the prevalence of and preventing domestic abuse throughout the county.

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision due date: 17/07/2025

Wards affected: (All Wards);

Lead officer: Kayte Thompson-Dixon

Notice of decision: 01/05/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open


01/05/2025 - Code of Conduct for Councillors - Six Monthly Review

To enable the committee to be assured that high standards of conduct continue to be promoted and maintained. To provide an overview of how the arrangements for dealing with complaints are working together.

Decision Maker: Audit and Governance Committee

Decision due date: 15/07/2025

Wards affected: (All Wards);

Lead officer: Sean O'Connor

Notice of decision: 01/05/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open


28/04/2025 - Revised Review of Polling Places, Polling Districts and Polling Stations 2024

To approve a new scheme of polling districts, polling places and polling stations

Decision Maker: Council

Decision due date: 25/07/2025

Wards affected: (All Wards);

Lead officer: Amy Hallett

Notice of decision: 28/04/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open


25/04/2025 - Road Safety

To provide a review of road safety across Herefordshire, endorsing or otherwise the current arrangements and providing recommendations to the Cabinet Member for Roads and Regulatory Services.


Decision Maker: Environment and Sustainability Scrutiny Committee

Decision due date: 12/05/2025

Wards affected: (All Wards);

Lead officer: Ed Bradford

Notice of decision: 25/04/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open


16/04/2025 - Local Transport Grant allocation

To delegate authority to the Corporate Director, Economy and Environment to spend the Local Transport Grant, Local Transport Resource Fund and Integrated Transport Block funding from the Department for Transport

Decision Maker: Cabinet member transport and infrastructure

Decision due date: 23/05/2025

Wards affected: (All Wards);

Lead officer: Scott Tompkins

Notice of decision: 16/04/2025

This decision will be taken under urgency procedures.

Reason for urgency:
Authorities were informed about this funding in April 2025. The funding must be spent in-year, i.e. by the end of March 2026, otherwise the DfT will instigate their 'clawback' process.

Anticipated restriction: Open


15/04/2025 - Bromyard Employment Land and Leominster Business Hub Development

To seek approval to allocate and spend the Employment Land capital budget to bring forward detailed designs and accompanying business case for the development of business space on the former Bromyard Depot site, and to establish a business hub facility on the ground floor of the Buttercross Building in Leominster.

Decision Maker: Cabinet member community services and assets

Decision due date: 30/05/2025

Wards affected: Bromyard West; Leominster East;

Lead officer: David Wright

Notice of decision: 15/04/2025

Reason for urgency:
N/A

Anticipated restriction: Open

Explanation of anticipated restriction:
N/A