Decisions
14/03/2025 - Q4 2024/25 Budget Report
To report the provisional financial outturn
position for 2024/25 for revenue and capital budgets, subject
to external audit.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 05/06/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Rachael Sanders
Notice of decision: 14/03/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
13/03/2025 - Appointment of Director of Finance
To appoint to the post of Director of
Finance
Decision Maker: Employment Panel
Decision due date: 07/04/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Tracey Sampson
Notice of decision: 13/03/2025
Anticipated restriction: Fully exempt - view reasons
Explanation of anticipated restriction:
Information relates to an individual
13/03/2025 - Herefordshire Council’s Digital, Data and Technology Strategy
To update the Scrutiny Management Board on
Herefordshire Council’s Digital, Data and Technology
Strategy
Decision Maker: Scrutiny Management Board
Decision due date: 26/03/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Simon Basran
Notice of decision: 13/03/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
12/03/2025 - Bus Service Improvement Plan capital funding
The purpose of this report is to set out how
the £1.1 million of Bus Service Improvement Plan capital
spend is proposed to be spent and to seek the necessary approvals
to do so.
Decision Maker: Cabinet member transport and infrastructure
Decision due date: 30/04/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: David Land
Notice of decision: 12/03/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
12/03/2025 - Environment and Sustainability Scrutiny Committee - Recyclables and Waste Collection Contract
Provide an update to the Environment and
Sustainability Scrutiny Committee regarding the delivery of the new
recyclables and waste collection contract.
Decision Maker: Environment and Sustainability Scrutiny Committee
Decision due date: 24/03/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Nicola Percival
Notice of decision: 12/03/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
04/03/2025 - External auditor's draft annual plan 2024/25
To review and agree the external auditor's
plan for 2024/25.
Decision Maker: Audit and Governance Committee
Decision due date: 25/03/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Rachael Sanders, Judith Tranmer
Notice of decision: 04/03/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
04/03/2025 - Statutory accounts 2024/25 progress, accounting policies and estimates
To provide an update on progress made against
the 2024/25 statutory accounts workplan and present the accounting
policies and estimates which inform the financial
statements.
Decision Maker: Audit and Governance Committee
Decision due date: 25/03/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Rachael Sanders, Judith Tranmer
Notice of decision: 04/03/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
03/03/2025 - Capital Investment in CCTV equipment upgrades
To authorise the spend/investment of CCTV
equipment upgrades to support the upgrades required due to the
service relocation from the Shire Hall to Maylord Orchards.
This decision follows the council's resolution at the full council
budget meeting held on 7th February 2025 to approve the Capital
Programme for 2025/26.
Decision Maker: Corporate Director – Economy & Environment
Decision due date: 28/03/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Michelle Price
Notice of decision: 03/03/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
03/03/2025 - Highways Winter Maintenance
Review of winter maintenance of highways
following the 2024-25 winter period.
Decision Maker: Connected Communities Scrutiny Committee
Decision due date: 12/03/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Ed Bradford
Notice of decision: 03/03/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
28/02/2025 - Debt Enforcement Contract Award
To award the debt enforcement
contract
Decision Maker: Cabinet member finance and corporate services
Decision due date: 31/03/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Rachael Sanders
Notice of decision: 28/02/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
28/02/2025 - Capital Investment in School Route Planning Software
To authorise the spend/investment of a new
School Route Planning Software to support home to school, SEN and
college transportation.
This decision follows the council`s resolution at the full council
budget meeting 7th February 2025 to approve the Capital Programme
for 2025/26.
Decision Maker: Corporate Director – Economy & Environment
Decision due date: 04/04/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Danielle Pyemont
Notice of decision: 28/02/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
28/02/2025 - Ofsted Monitoring Visit Feedback
To share the feedback letter from Ofsted
following their sixth monitoring visit conducted on 18 and 19
February 2025.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 27/03/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Maxine David, Tina Russell
Notice of decision: 28/02/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
26/02/2025 - Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) Summary 2024
The Health and Wellbeing Board is asked to note formally the publication of the three-yearly Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) Summary, which collates the latest understanding of the health and wellbeing of Herefordshire's population.
Decision Maker: Health and Wellbeing Board
Decision due date: 17/03/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Cate Carmichael, Charlotte Worthy
Notice of decision: 26/02/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
26/02/2025 - Update to the board on the implementation of the Physical Activity Strategy
To provide an update on the progress and the
actions taken to work towards delivering the Physical Activity
Strategy and next steps.
Decision Maker: Health and Wellbeing Board
Decision due date: 17/03/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Luke Bennett
Notice of decision: 26/02/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
25/02/2025 - Yazor Flood Alleviation Scheme Reinstatement Works
Yazor Flood Alleviation Scheme was completed
in 2012 but suffered an extreme flood event very soon after opening
that caused extensive damage to the outfall zone. Remedial works
were carried out that involved installing large boulders to
stabilise the ground and create a track using hardcore material to
allow vehicles access to the outfall. These works involve
reinstating the ground to an acceptable level and making the ground
safe for walking.
Decision Maker: Corporate Director – Economy & Environment
Decision due date: 10/03/2025
Wards affected: Credenhill; Stoney Street;
Lead officer: Laurence Butterworth
Notice of decision: 25/02/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
18/02/2025 - 2025/26 Council Tax Setting Report
To set the council tax and precepts for
2025/26.
Decision Maker: Council
Decision due date: 07/03/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Rachael Sanders
Notice of decision: 18/02/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
17/02/2025 - Progress on the Best Start in Life action plan
Progress on the best start in life action
plan
Decision Maker: Health and Wellbeing Board
Decision due date: 17/03/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Julia Stephens
Notice of decision: 17/02/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
14/02/2025 - Procurement of a professional services supplier to support Highways & Infrastructure
To assist with the delivery of highways,
transport and infrastructure work the Council requires the services
of an external consultant possessing specialist technical skill to
provide specialist design, project management and transport
planning services to supplement and support Herefordshire’s
in-house teams
Decision Maker: Cabinet member transport and infrastructure
Decision due date: 28/03/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: David Jones, Tina Pugh, Scott Tompkins
Notice of decision: 14/02/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
14/02/2025 - Herefordshire Council Plan delivery plan working group terms of reference
To determine whether to form a committee
working group to scrutinise the action plan supporting the
Herefordshire All-Age Carers’ Strategy 2024-29.
Decision Maker: Health, Care and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee
Decision due date: 17/02/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Danial Webb
Notice of decision: 14/02/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
12/02/2025 - ICT systems upgrades & server replacements
Draw down of funds to perform ICT Systems
upgrades and replace servers.
Decision Maker: Cabinet member finance and corporate services
Decision due date: 31/03/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Simon Basran
Notice of decision: 12/02/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
11/02/2025 - Garden Waste Collection Service
Following the successful award and
mobilisation of the new waste collection service this report is to
consider the business case for the introduction of a new chargeable
garden waste collection service.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 01/05/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Ben Boswell
Notice of decision: 11/02/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
11/02/2025 - Food Waste Collection Service
Following the successful award and
mobilisation of the new waste collection service this report is to
consider the business case for the introduction of a new food waste
collection service.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 01/05/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Ben Boswell
Notice of decision: 11/02/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
10/02/2025 - Re-procurement of Unit 4 Business World
Re-procurement of our ERP system - Unit 4
Business World
Decision Maker: Cabinet member finance and corporate services
Decision due date: 24/03/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Simon Basran
Notice of decision: 10/02/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
10/02/2025 - Hereford Enterprise Zone Retained Business Rates – Herefordshire Growth Programme
To approve the expenditure of the retained
business rates from the Hereford Enterprise Zone, to deliver a
county wide business growth, skills and inward investment
programme
Decision Maker: Cabinet member economy and growth
Decision due date: 31/03/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Roger Allonby
Notice of decision: 10/02/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
06/02/2025 - Property Services Estate Capital Building Improvement Programme 2025/28
To agree the proposed programme of works as
set out in appendices incorporating a series of planned project
works to enable Council to deliver on its obligations to
maintain buildings fit for purpose.
Decision Maker: Cabinet member community services and assets
Decision due date: 19/03/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Michael Griffin, Anthony Oliver
Notice of decision: 06/02/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
31/01/2025 - Education Strategy
To endorse the Education Strategy
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 27/03/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Liz Farr
Notice of decision: 31/01/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
31/01/2025 - Wye Valley National Landscapes - acceptance of grant funding
This report seeks approval to accept a number
of confirmed and indicative funding awards, allocations and bids
from National Grid, DEFRA, Welsh Government and Natural Resources
Wales for the future management and duties of the Wye Valley
National Landscape, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).
This report also seeks approval to delegate the review of the AONB
Management Plan and the renewal of a Memorandum of Understanding
between the 4 constituent local authorities, on account of the
complex nature of the cross-border designation.
Decision Maker: Cabinet member environment
Decision due date: 10/04/2025
Wards affected: Backbury; Birch; Dinedor Hill; Kerne Bridge; Llangarron; Old Gore; Ross East; Ross North; Ross West;
Lead officer: Ben Boswell
Notice of decision: 31/01/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
30/01/2025 - Play Area Investment
The purpose of this report is to set out how
the £1 million for Play Area Investment is proposed to be
spent and to seek the necessary approvals to do so.
Decision Maker: Cabinet member community services and assets
Decision due date: 07/04/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Ed Bradford
Notice of decision: 30/01/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
27/01/2025 - Herefordshire Flood Risk Mitigation
The purpose of this report is to set out how
the £2.055 million for Herefordshire Flood Risk Mitigation is
proposed to be spent and to seek the necessary approvals to do
so.
Decision Maker: Cabinet member transport and infrastructure
Decision due date: 18/03/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Ed Bradford
Notice of decision: 27/01/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
27/01/2025 - Road Safety Schemes
The purpose of this report is to set out how
the £3.0 million for Road Safety Schemes is proposed to be
spent and to seek the necessary approvals to do so.
Decision Maker: Cabinet member roads and regulatory services
Decision due date: 01/04/2025
Wards affected: Bromyard Bringsty; Wormside;
Lead officer: Ed Bradford
Notice of decision: 27/01/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
27/01/2025 - Highways Infrastructure Investment - Additional Funding
The purpose of this report is to set out how
the £5.0 million additional Highways Infrastructure
Investment is proposed to be spent and to seek the necessary
approvals to do so.
Decision Maker: Cabinet member roads and regulatory services
Decision due date: 26/03/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Ed Bradford
Notice of decision: 27/01/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
27/01/2025 - Resurfacing Herefordshire Highways - Additional Funding
The purpose of this report is to set out how
the £5.0 million additional investment in Resurfacing
Herefordshire Highways is proposed to be spent and to seek the
necessary approvals to do so.
Decision Maker: Cabinet member roads and regulatory services
Decision due date: 26/03/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Ed Bradford
Notice of decision: 27/01/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
21/01/2025 - Shire Hall Phase 2 Refurbishment Work
Approval to spend allocated capital budget to
deliver phase 2 of the planned Shire Hall refurbishment
Decision Maker: Cabinet member community services and assets
Decision due date: 09/04/2025
Wards affected: Central;
Lead officer: Johnathan Pritchard
Notice of decision: 21/01/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
17/01/2025 - SEND inspection update (formerly known as Education Update and Overview)
To update Cabinet
on the outcome of the SEND Inspection carried out by Ofsted and
CQC.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 27/03/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Liz Farr, Hilary Jones, Louise Tanner
Notice of decision: 17/01/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
10/01/2025 - Malvern Hills National Landscape Management Plan
To consider and adopt the new management plan
for the Malvern Hills National Landscape.
Decision Maker: Cabinet member environment
Decision due date: 11/04/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: James Bisset, Ben Boswell
Notice of decision: 10/01/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
18/12/2024 - UKSPF Allocation 2025/2026
To accept and spend Herefordshire’s
UKSPF allocation for 2025/26, totalling £2,172,966, made up
of £401,198 capital and £1,771,768 revenue.
Decision Maker: Cabinet member economy and growth
Decision due date: Before 25/03/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Nadine Kinsey
Notice of decision: 18/12/2024
Anticipated restriction: Open
05/12/2024 - Delivery Plan 2025-26
To approve the council’s Delivery Plan
2025-26. Cabinet is required to produce a delivery plan which sets
out how the strategic priorities within the Herefordshire Council
Plan will be delivered and monitored.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 27/03/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Michelle Price, Helun Sandifort, Rosie Thomas-Easton
Notice of decision: 05/12/2024
Anticipated restriction: Open
20/11/2024 - High Needs Budget 2025/26
To approve the Dedicated Schools Grant
(DSG)
high needs budget for 2024/25 as recommended
by Schools Forum.
Decision Maker: Cabinet member children and young people
Decision due date: 28/03/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Clare Bellis-powley
Notice of decision: 20/11/2024
Anticipated restriction: Open
06/11/2024 - Warm Homes: Local Grant
We are seeking approval to apply for and spend
funding under the new Warm Homes: Local Grant funding
scheme
Decision Maker: Cabinet member environment
Decision due date: 31/03/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Bernadette Muldowney
Notice of decision: 06/11/2024
Reason for urgency:
N/A
Anticipated restriction: Open
Explanation of anticipated restriction:
N/A
03/08/2023 - Herefordshire and Worcestershire Group Training Association Ltd (HWGTA) Investment Partnership Model
To develop a business case outlining options
for a preferred investment model and;
to approve the preferred investment model option for the HWGTA Ltd
and Herefordshire Council partnership to enable the development of
a vocational centre of excellence on Skylon Park.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 05/06/2025
Wards affected: Dinedor Hill;
Lead officer: Joni Hughes, Gabriela Singh
Notice of decision: 03/08/2023
Anticipated restriction: Open
08/06/2023 - New care facility
To consider and agree the business case to
invest in and develop the council’s own care facility in
Herefordshire to meet future demand
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 01/05/2025
Lead officer: Hilary Hall, Hayley Doyle
Notice of decision: 08/06/2023