Agenda

To receive apologies from any Member who is unable to attend the meeting.

To invite Councillors to declare any disclosable pecuniary interests or personal interests they may have in any matter which is to be considered at this meeting, to confirm the nature of those interests and whether they intend to leave the meeting for the consideration of the item.

To receive questions from members of the public who wish to ask a general question in respect of matters within the Council’s area of responsibility or influence.

Subject to the Chair’s discretion, members of the public may ask one question and one supplementary question, which should relate to the original  ...  view the full agenda text for item 3.

To receive the record of proceedings of the Cabinet meeting held on 19 January 2026.

There are no exempt items.

Report from the Executive Director of Adult Care, Housing and Public Health.

Recommendations:

That Cabinet:

1.    Approve the permanent funding of the schemes that were previously part of the Discharge Grant commitments for 2026/27 and recurrently from 2027/28.

2.    Note the cost of extending the schemes will be £838k in  ...  view the full agenda text for item 6.

Report from the Executive Director of Adult Care, Housing and Public Health.

Recommendations:

That Cabinet:

1.    Note the high level of satisfaction with the baby packs, particularly in relation to the quality and usefulness of the items provided.

2.    Approve an open procurement exercise to ensure continuity of registering and  ...  view the full agenda text for item 7.

Report from the Executive Director of Children and Young People’s Services.

Recommendations:

That Cabinet:

1.    Note the performance and progress to date on SEND Sufficiency in line with the commitments within the Safety Valve Agreement.

2.    Approve the SEND Sufficiency Strategy 2026-2029 (Appendix 1) for implementation from April 2026.

Report from the Executive Director of Children and Young People’s Services.

Recommendations:

1.    That Cabinet note the contents of the Rotherham SCP Annual Assurance Report 2024/25.

Report from the Executive Director of Corporate Services.

Recommendations:

That Cabinet:

1.    Approve the Inclusion Strategy 2026-30.

2.    Approve the action plan for February 2026 to March 2027.

3.    Note the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Annual Report 2024-2025.

Report from the Executive Director of Corporate Services.

Recommendations:

1.    That Cabinet approve the applications for Discretionary Business Rate Relief for the organisations listed in Appendix 1 of this report and in accordance with the details set out in Section 6 to this report, for the 2026/27 financial year.

Report from the Executive Director of Corporate Services.

Recommendations:

That Cabinet:

1.    Note the current General Fund Revenue Budget forecast overspend of £3.4m.

2.    Note the projected overspend and that whilst the Council aims to manage this pressure, should that not be possible use of reserves will be required to  ...  view the full agenda text for item 12.

Report from the Executive Director of Corporate Services.

Recommendations:

That Cabinet recommend to Council:

1.    Approval of the Budget and Financial Strategy for 2026/27 as set out in the report and appendices, including a basic Council Tax increase of 1.95% and an Adult Social Care precept increase of 2%.

2.  ...  view the full agenda text for item 13.

Report from the Executive Director of Regeneration and Environment.

Recommendations:

That Cabinet:

1.    Accepts the £11.35 million CRSTS funding from SYMCA to progress the Full Business Case for Rotherham Gateway Station.

2.    Grants approval to consult as necessary on the outputs of the Full Business Case as they are developed  ...  view the full agenda text for item 14.

To receive a report detailing the recommendations of the Overview and Scrutiny Management Board in respect of the above items that were subject to pre-decision scrutiny on 3 and 4 February.  

The next meeting of the Cabinet will be held on Monday 16 March 2026 commencing at 10.00am in Rotherham Town Hall.

John Edwards,

Chief Executive.