Decisions
22/11/2023 - Best Start in Life Strategic Delivery Plan
The purpose of the paper is to provide the
Board with an update on the progress of the Health and Wellbeing
Strategy draft implementation plans for the two key priorities
‘Best Start in Life’ (BSiL) and ‘Good Mental
Health’ (GMH).
Decision Maker: Health and Wellbeing Board
Decision due date: 04/12/2023
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Lindsay MacHardy, Matt Pearce, Jade Richards
Notice of decision: 22/11/2023
Anticipated restriction: Open
21/11/2023 - Update on Internal Audit Recommendations
To review the progress of audit
recommendations implementation.
Decision Maker: Audit and Governance Committee
Decision due date: 12/12/2023
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Kevin Lloyd
Notice of decision: 21/11/2023
Anticipated restriction: Open
21/11/2023 - Q3 Performance Report
To review the performance for Quarter 3
2023/24 and to report the performance position across all
Directorates for this period.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 22/02/2024
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Kevin Lloyd
Notice of decision: 21/11/2023
Anticipated restriction: Open
20/11/2023 - Better Care Fund (BCF) Quarter 2 and Quarter 3 reports 2023-2024
To review the better care fund (BCF) Quarter 2
and Quarter 3 2023-2024 report as per the requirements of the
programme.
Decision Maker: Health and Wellbeing Board
Decision due date: 11/03/2024
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Marie Gallagher
Notice of decision: 20/11/2023
Anticipated restriction: Open
20/11/2023 - Community paradigm update
To update on the progress being made to
develop the community paradigm approach in Herefordshire
Decision Maker: Health and Wellbeing Board
Decision due date: 04/12/2023
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Hilary Hall, Sarah Harris
Notice of decision: 20/11/2023
Anticipated restriction: Open
17/11/2023 - Progress Report to the Minister of State for Children and Families on Children Services in Herefordshire Children’s Services
To update Cabinet on the content of the most
recent progress report of the Children's Commissioner to the
Minister of State.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 21/12/2023
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Darryl Freeman
Notice of decision: 17/11/2023
Anticipated restriction: Open
17/11/2023 - Q2 Performance Report
To review the Q2 performance report that
provides an overview of the performance position across the
Council.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 21/12/2023
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Amy Pitt
Notice of decision: 17/11/2023
Anticipated restriction: Open
15/11/2023 - Delivery Plan 2023-2024 and 2024-2028 County Plan Development
To scrutinise the draft 2023-2024 delivery
plan and to receive an update on the production of the 2024-2027
County Plan
Decision Maker: Scrutiny Management Board
Decision due date: 21/11/2023
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Amy Pitt
Notice of decision: 15/11/2023
Anticipated restriction: Open
15/11/2023 - Annual review of the councils Information Requests and Complaints 2022/23
To inform the committee of performance in the
areas of complaints, data incidents and requests for information
made to the council over the municipal year 2022/23.
Decision Maker: Audit and Governance Committee
Decision due date: 28/11/2023
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Helen Worth
Notice of decision: 15/11/2023
Anticipated restriction: Open
14/11/2023 - Capital Programme Review and Update
To recommend to Council for approval the
revised Cabinet proposals for the proposed capital investment
budget for 2023/24 onwards.
Decision Maker: Council
Decision due date: 08/12/2023
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Karen Morris
Notice of decision: 14/11/2023
This decision will be taken under urgency procedures.
Reason for urgency:
This issue was first published on 1 August 2023, due to revisions to the programme a new issue has been created and it is impracticable to provide the standard 28 days notice for this decision to be approved at Cabinet on 23 November 2023.
Anticipated restriction: Open
10/11/2023 - Approval for new and updated HR Policies
Approval for the new Dignity & Respect at
Work Policy and the updated Recruitment & Selection Policy to
be approved and implemented
Decision Maker: Chief executive
Decision due date: 30/11/2023
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Leanne Edwards
Notice of decision: 13/11/2023
Anticipated restriction: Open
09/11/2023 - Implementing the Environment Act 2021
Providing an update to Environment and
Sustainability Scrutiny Committee on the Environment Act
2021.
Decision Maker: Environment and Sustainability Scrutiny Committee
Decision due date: 27/11/2023
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Richard Vaughan
Notice of decision: 09/11/2023
Anticipated restriction: Open
09/11/2023 - BT Consultation on phone box removal Autumn 23
To approve the retaining of 5 in response to
a
formal consultation by British Telecom (BT). As set out by The
Office of Communications
(Ofcom), BT has an obligation to consult with Herefordshire council
with regard to the
proposed removals. In some cases, a payphone can still be essential
local service, due to
local circumstances.
Decision Maker: Service Director - Communities
Decision due date: Before 21/12/2023
Wards affected: Aylestone Hill; Central; Newton Farm; Ross North;
Lead officer: Lorna Williamson
Notice of decision: 09/11/2023
Anticipated restriction: Open
07/11/2023 - Energy from waste loan update
To update the committee on the current status
of the energy from waste loan arrangement to enable
the committee to fulfil its delegated functions.
Decision Maker: Audit and Governance Committee
Decision due date: 28/11/2023
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Judith Tranmer
Notice of decision: 07/11/2023
Anticipated restriction: Open
07/11/2023 - Whitecross PFI contract - triennial review
To review the financial position of the
Whitecross PFI contract and inform Schools Forum of any necessary
action.
Decision Maker: Herefordshire Schools Forum
Decision due date: 19/01/2024
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Malcolm Green
Notice of decision: 07/11/2023
Anticipated restriction: Open
06/11/2023 - Appointments to Shareholder Committee
to appoint 4 members of cabinet to the
Shareholder Committee
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 21/12/2023
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Sean O'Connor
Notice of decision: 20/10/2023
Anticipated restriction: Open
31/10/2023 - Work Programme
To provide the Connected Communities Scrutiny
Committee with its draft work
programme until May 2024.
Decision Maker: Connected Communities Scrutiny Committee
Decision due date: 08/11/2023
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Danial Webb
Notice of decision: 31/10/2023
Anticipated restriction: Open
31/10/2023 - 2024/25 Budget and Medium Term Financial and Treasury Management Strategy - Revenue
To approve the 2024/25 budget and associated
medium term financial strategy and treasury management
strategy.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 14/12/2023
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Rachael Hart
Notice of decision: 31/10/2023
Anticipated restriction: Open
30/10/2023 - Special Educational Needs and/or Disability (SEND) Action Plan
The purpose of this report is to update on the
progress in implementing the SEND Strategy
Decision Maker: Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee
Decision due date: 14/11/2023
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Liz Farr, Caroline Marshall, Roz Pither
Notice of decision: 30/10/2023
Anticipated restriction: Open
26/10/2023 - Workforce Strategy 2024-2027 - Development and Consultation
To provide an overview of the work undertaken
to engage staff in the development of a new Workforce
Strategy for the period April 2024 to March 2027 and seek views
from Scrutiny Management Board on the
emerging themes of the strategy.
Decision Maker: Scrutiny Management Board
Decision due date: 07/11/2023
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Rachel Jones
Notice of decision: 26/10/2023
Anticipated restriction: Open
25/10/2023 - Procurement of new waste collection service - update
Further to the approved Cabinet report on the
5th October this report seeks approval to award the new waste
collection contact.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 25/01/2024
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Ben Boswell
Notice of decision: 25/10/2023
Anticipated restriction: Part exempt - view reasons
25/10/2023 - IT Strategy Renewal (Digital, Data and Technology Strategy)
To agree the renewed digital, data and
technology strategy outlining the approach and key activity that
supports the work of the council, assists people accessing council
services, creates efficiencies and keeps the organisation
operational and safe.
Decision Maker: Cabinet member corporate strategy and budget
Decision due date: 14/12/2023
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Amy SWIFT
Notice of decision: 25/10/2023
Anticipated restriction: Open
25/10/2023 - 2024-25 Proposed Budget Consultation Approach
This report provides an overview of community
engagement within a public sector context and sets out the proposed
approach for the budget consultation 2024/25.
Decision Maker: Scrutiny Management Board
Decision due date: 07/11/2023
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Rachael Hart
Notice of decision: 25/10/2023
Anticipated restriction: Open